Java-enabled GPRS now available in Cannes

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Feb 19, 2002

TTPCom and esmertec will demonstrate technology for high-speed Java-enabled mobile phones and other wireless devices at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes from 19th to 22nd February.

TTPCom and esmertec will demonstrate technology for high-speed Java-enabled mobile phones and other wireless devices at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes from 19th to 22nd February.

TTPCom and esmertec have combined forces to integrate TTPCom's industry standard GPRS technology with esmertec's well-respected high performance Java Virtual Machine; Jbed Micro Edition CLDC.

The combined software offering is now available, delivering a complete, low-risk software solution to create a high performance J2ME capable handset.

Alternative solutions require many man-years of effort to achieve equivalent performance in software, or require the addition of further hardware components, increasing the Bill of Materials unnecessarily.

Integrating Jbed with TTPCom's GPRS software reduces development and system cost, allowing handset and mobile device developers to concentrate their resources on a unique look and feel for their product.

In addition to its Class 12 GPRS software, TTPCom provides additional software to integrate the esmertec Jbed J2ME solution into a handset environment.

Additional capabilities include: a WAP 1.2.1 browser that allows Java Midlets to be accessed from wireless portals, integral TCP/IP stack, filing system and safe download capabilities with digital certification of Midlets.

A Java API to allow Java applications to access the capabilities of TTPCom's Wireless Game Engine will also be available shortly.

esmertec's Jbed Micro Edition CLDC including Jbed Profile for MID (mobile information device) is based on the Sun Microsystems J2ME and MIDP standards, ensuring platform independence and guaranteeing to dynamically download CLDC and MIDP compliant Midlets.

Dynamic class loading is also supported.

Jbed uses esmertec's compiler technology in place of interpretation to deliver a significant speed advantage over existing JVMs, increasing the performance of Java applications including fast installation and compilation time, zero start up time and high-speed execution.

Jbed uses only a small amount of additional memory, and does not require an additional CPU to support Java technology.

Native firmware code such as MMI, browser and messaging clients can also be run in Java technology.