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NEC Corporation (NEC) announces that it will be showcasing its latest mobile and telecoms innovations spanning Access, Backhaul, Network Applications and Next Generation Networks (NGN) at stand 8A125 at Mobile World Congress 2008,Barcelona.
NEC representatives will be available to present NEC's strategies in areas LTE, WiMAX, femtocell and mobile backhaul. NEC's stand will also have live demonstrations of new solutions within LTE, WiMAX, femtocell, and next generation related products. In addition, Dr. Botaro Hirosaki, Executive Vice President of NEC, will participate in the congress "Convergence-The Real Story(CC-201)", at 11:30-12:50,Wednesday 13 Feb 2008.
Dr. Botaro Hirosaki of NEC commented: "2008 will be another challenging and fast-paced year for the industry. As demonstrated at previous events, some of the key trends will emerge at MWC and operators and vendors alike will be watching developments closely. As one of the world's major technology providers with proven expertise in delivering mobile innovation and commercial success, NEC will unveil its latest solutions in areas that reflect predicted growth, uptake and revenue-generation for operators, such as LTE, WiMAX and femtocell. The roadmap and evolution of existing investments, such as 3G-network infrastructure, will also be front of mind for operators and NEC will present its strategies in these.”
At MWC 2008, NEC aims to provide visitors with education and insight, for example, introducing how the development of Next Generation Networks will help realise an ubiquitous networking society and demonstrating how operators' networks can be improved with an increasing range of value-add applications. NEC is also committed to the evolution of 3G and beyond, leveraging its proven heritage in this area.
NEC will also exhibit the first LiMo-compliant mobile handsets. LiMo's world's first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile devices is now available in the worldwide market. The LiMo Foundation, a global consortium of mobile leaders delivering an open handset platform for the whole mobile industry, will also showcase handsets in Booth 8b135, Hall 8.
The commercial LiMo handsets which are introduced at MWC in Barcelona are the FOMA N905i, N905iÉ , N705i, N705iÉ for NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan sold in the Japanese market. Of the software modules contributed to the LiMo Foundation, "MSB" and "Window Manager" are included in these four handsets. These modules are key software components for mobile phones.
NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide.
NEC exhibits latest solutions and live demos at stand 8A125.
11-2-08
August ’07 – SOC (system-on-a-chip)
NextWave Broadband Inc., a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), announced it has begun shipping samples of its NW1000 Series WiMAX chipset, comprised of the NW1100 baseband system-on-a-chip (SOC), matched NW1200 multi-band RFIC, and associated system software, to consumer electronics and mobile device manufacturers.
NextWave's NW1000 Series is designed to provide wireless device manufacturers with an advanced platform to develop next-generation WiMAX mobile terminal products. The chipset incorporates numerous NextWave innovations to improve performance, reduce power consumption, lower manufacturing costs, enable advanced mobile-multimedia applications, and allow seamless operation and roaming across worldwide WiMAX frequencies and profiles.
"These chipsets, in conjunction with the full-form-factor reference designs we have developed, will help subscriber terminal manufacturers quickly and cost-effectively produce the innovative WiMAX terminal products needed to meet increasing market demand for true mobile broadband services," said Mark Kelley, Chief Division Officer of NextWave Broadband's Advanced Technology Group.
"The chips we are now shipping are part of an extensive family of advanced mobile WiMAX chipsets being developed at NextWave - a chipset family being designed to offer innovations such as dual TDD/FDD support, extreme low-power consumption, and advanced mobile broadcast capabilities."
Key features of the NW1000 Series chipset platform include:
NextWave's NW1000 Series chipset and innovative reference designs are a key element in the company's strategy to provide advanced, end-to-end system solutions optimized for mobile-multimedia applications such as mobile TV, streaming audio and video, and video surveillance, to mobile terminal OEMs and ODMs, including the international device vendors the company is currently working with.
Headquartered in San Diego (USA), NextWave Broadband Inc., a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc., develops next-generation wireless broadband products and technologies for mobile device and network equipment manufacturers and for wireless service operators. The company's products and technologies include WiMAX baseband ASICs, multi-band RFICs, device reference designs, and end-to-end network solutions. With over 370 employees, NextWave Broadband has additional offices in Canada, Brazil, and Korea.
u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, announced a deal that sees its LEA-4S GPS module included in a revolutionary smartphone produced by innovative design house Tranzda Technologies Co. Ltd.
The PM328 is a NEWPLUS Linux-Core smartphone that integrates phone, PDA, GPS and other multimedia entertainment functions in a product that is 16 mm thin.
The PM328 has an embedded GPS engine, voice navigation software and maps of 400 cities. This enables users to easily locate and navigate to any location using nothing but their mobile phone. The PM328's WAP 1.1 / 2.0 browser means users can search for restaurants, museums, cinemas, or similar on the Internet and then use the phone's GPS functionality to navigate to the chosen location. Other features include a USB interface, Bluetooth support, and Data Synch functions that enable SMS, contacts, email and music synchronization with the user's PC.
"The PM328 offers everything a handset user could dream of, including phone and PDA functionality, several multimedia features and, of course, the latest must-have for handheld devices: A high performance GPS engine that provides accurate, uninterrupted positioning indoors and outdoors," said Thomas Seiler, u-blox CEO.
Tranzda chose u-blox' LEA-4S GPS module for its outstanding performance and power consumption of 38 mA that ensures the smartphone has a long battery times. The LEA-4S measures a mere 17 x 22.4 mm and comes with SuperSense®, u-blox' award-winning -158 dBm high sensitivity technology that enables coverage indoors and other difficult signal environments where other positioning engines lose the GPS signal and interrupt tracking.
"We needed a small, low power and cost-effective GPS engine that could be easily integrated," commented Li Ming, Tranzda CEO. "The accurate and reliable LEA-4S greatly exceeded all our expectations, ensuring our smartphone users enjoy uninterrupted positioning as they navigate through shopping malls, urban canyons and other difficult signal areas," added Mr. Li.
The LEA-4S's small size and SMT pads allow for fully automatic assembly processes with standard pick-and-place equipment and reflow soldering, enabling cost efficient, high volume production. Moreover, the module supports A-GPS services such as u-blox' AssistNow® Assisted GPS solutions that ensure instant positioning anywhere, anytime.
Other u-blox and Tranzda joint developments will follow as the two companies continue to deliver innovative mass-market mobile solutions.
u-blox is an international company headquartered in Switzerland, with sales organisations in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1997, u-blox develops leading positioning technology, products and services based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), including GPS and Galileo, for the automotive and mobile communications markets.
Tranzda Technologies Co. Ltd. is a high tech enterprise specialising in smart phone production, ID/MD design, hardware, software and operating system (LINUX OS) development.
