Product category:
Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: NXP Semiconductors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 November 2001
Philips and Flarion collaborate on
mobile comms
Philips Semiconductorsis to design and manufacture ASICs that support mobile datarates of up to 3Mbit/s to devices supporting Flarion's innovative flash-OFDM mobile communications system.
Philips Semiconductorsis to design and manufacture ASICs that support mobile datarates of up to 3Mbit/s to devices supporting Flarion's innovative flash-OFDM mobile communications system Laptop computers, PDAs, and smart telephones incorporating these low-power ASICs will bring true broadband mobile services to mass-market users, at prices comparable to those of today's standard cable modem Internet connections
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ASICs, which handle transmit-signal and receive-signal processing, will be available in early 2002, with availability of flash-OFDM mobile PC cards in the fourth quarter of 2002.
The ASICs will help drive down power requirements, size, and cost for end-user devices supporting Flarion's flash-OFDM mobile communications, the first end-to-end IP (Internet Protocol) solution for mobile data and voice communications.
The flash-OFDM technology, which originated in Bell Labs, enables mobile users to achieve the same broadband experience they already enjoy in business or at home, even in moving vehicles, and at communication speeds surpassing those of wired broadband services such as DSL or cable modems.
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Flarion's flash-OFDM technology allows the full Internet content to be accessed from mobile devices without requiring any changes to the IP protocol, applications, devices, or content.
The user experience remains unchanged.
"The flash-OFDM technology has the potential to unwire devices and offer all-packet connectivity to the Internet, unlike circuit-switched technologies", said Phil Marshall, Senior Wireless Analyst with the Yankee Group.
"Low cost, high-speed chipsets that support a wide range of devices will help foster the demand for mobile data services and create economies of scale".
"Philips Semiconductors is an acknowledged leader in semiconductors for mobile communications", said Ray Dolan, president and CEO of Flarion.
"Its leadership position and its mobile and wireless market experience, combined with Flarion's flash-OFDM technology, will enable us to meet time-to-market objectives for national mobile operators".
"With rates up to 3Mbit/s and extremely low latency, Flarion's flash-OFDM technology is very promising for a wide range of data applications that mobile users are demanding", said Peter Baumgartner, Vice President, Worldwide Communications Segment, Philips Semiconductors.
"We're pleased to collaborate with Flarion and to help bring this exciting technology to the mass market".
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