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Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 October 2006
Chip makers drive ultra-low-cost handset
market
Rapid product development from leading semiconductor players will enable 48 million ultra-low-cost handset shipments by the end of 2007.
The Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies Service report: "Texas Instruments and Infineon blaze trail to enable 19 million ULCH in 2006", finds that rapid product development from leading semiconductor players will enable 48 million ultra-low-cost handsets (ULCH) shipments by the end of 2007 Chris Ambrosio, Director of the Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) service, states: "In addition to Texas Instruments and Infineon, other chip makers, including Freescale, Qualcomm and Philips, have rapidly made single chip solutions available"
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Bonny Joy, Analyst in the Wireless Device Strategies Service, adds: "While current interest from operators appears quite low, push-to-talk (PTT) could potentially be one of the applications to drive subscriber growth in the medium term".
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