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News Release from: Agere Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 May 2005
Wireless chipset selected for M2M duties
Sony Ericsson has selected Agere's W-Edge chipset and software for delivering high-speed wireless connectivity in notebook PCs.
Sony Ericsson has selected Agere's W-Edge chipset and software for delivering high-speed wireless connectivity in notebook PCs Agere's Sceptre HPU mobile platform, which offers dual-mode 3G/UMTS and Edge capabilities, will be incorporated in Sony Ericsson's new GC95 PC card, to provide laptop users with broadband-level datarates and global wireless coverage for accessing the Internet, e-mail and personal and corporate networks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Jan 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Sony Ericsson's GC95 card is part of a broad range of solutions the company is delivering based on wireless machine to machine (M2M) technology.
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Agere's W-Edge silicon and software ensures the fastest possible access speeds, delivering up to 384Kbit/s downloads in 3G/UMTS coverage areas and up to 247Kbit/s in GSM/GPRS/Edge networks.
"We are developing highly specialised products for M2M applications that make it easy for our customers to get reliable connections at the fastest possible speeds", said Anders Franzen, Corporate Vice President and Head of Sony Ericsson M2M Communications.
"Quickly, we are reaching the point where it will no longer be acceptable for M2M solutions to be based on handset chips, and this collaboration between Sony Ericsson and Agere positions both companies to be performance leaders in the rapidly developing M2M space".
Agere's Sceptre HPU solution includes integrated baseband and power management functions, as well as a dual-mode software core leveraging a proven and tested GPRS and Edge protocol stack used in millions of mobile phone handsets on the market today.
Agere's GPRS/Edge/3G solutions have been designed in to more than 100 phone models across 70 networks worldwide, and Agere continues to actively develop mobile products that advance network technologies beyond 3G to HSDPA data services.
"Agere's W-Edge technology provides handset developers, card makers and operators with the high-performance, field-tested platform needed to ensure the best user experience in Edge and 3G networks", said Luc Seraphin, Vice President and General Manager of Agere's Mobility Division.
"We are very excited to add Sony Ericsson to the list of tier-one customers developing mobile solutions with Agere chip sets and software".
Agere expects to begin shipping its Sceptre HPU solutions in production quantities to Sony Ericsson in the second half of 2005.
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