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News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: 2.5G and 3G handset reference designs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 February 2003
Handset reference designs halve time to
market
Motorola reckons its latest 2.5G and 3G handset reference designs can reduce by as much as 50% the development time needed to create innovative handsets running Symbian OS operating system.
Motorola reckons its latest 2.5G and 3G handset reference designs can reduce by as much as 50% the development time needed to create innovative handsets running Symbian OS operating system Symbian OS is the open global standard operating system for advanced mobile phones and is licensed by the world's leading handset manufacturers, accounting for more than 80% of worldwide mobile phone sales
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The reference designs provide handset manufacturers with an integrated, off-the-shelf package of Motorola's platform design, tools and Symbian OS.
The result is that the designs may enable handset manufacturers to accelerate the development time for Symbian OS-enabled mobile phones - as well as applications that take advantage of the latest integrated voice and data capabilities- by greatly simplifying the integration process.
Based on Motorola's i.250 and i.300 Innovative Convergence wireless platforms, combined with the Motorola i.MX Media Extension applications processors, the 2.5G and 3G reference designs feature low part counts and advanced development tools that will enable the development and manufacturing of smaller, portable, low-cost and power efficient mobile phones.
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In addition to the benefits offered by the i.250 platform - voice and data functionality, open-standards, and multimedia capabilities - the i.300 platform offers OEMs and ODMs advanced voice, data, imaging and video, optimised product cost, size and yield, and greater design flexibility.
"Motorola's Innovative Convergence family presents one of the most advanced wireless platform portfolios on the market today.
Manufacturers taking advantage of Symbian OS can design and build high-performance and cost-effective advanced Symbian OS phones in a significantly reduced timeframe", said David Wood, EVP, Partnering, Symbian.
Motorola's Innovative Convergence portfolio includes high performance, power-efficient chipsets and a suite of development tools, reference designs, and support packages that offer advanced multimedia capabilities optimised for building cost-effective wireless products.
Symbian OS is an advanced, open-standard operating system specifically tailored to meet manufacturers' requirements for rich functionality in their products.
Together, Motorola and Symbian are designed to deliver a powerful solution that incorporates the best of handheld computing technology with voice communication, Internet access and computing functionality.
"The wireless industry is in the midst of a significant shift from simple voice-only phones to data-enabled smartphones that offer access to information from a variety of sources", said Pete Shinyeda, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's Wireless and Broadband Systems Group.
"Consumers demand high-performance, low-cost products and wireless device manufacturers want integrated solutions that offer flexibility and reduce time to market.
Motorola and Symbian give them the best of both worlds - multimedia capabilities combined with a world-class operating system".
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