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Compaq And Qualcomm Showcase Next Generation 3G Wireless Solution at Cdg World Congress
November 01, 2001 08:58:00 (ET)
SAN DIEGO, Nov 1, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation (CPQ, Trade) and QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM, Trade) continued to prove their leadership and commitment to high-speed wireless data solutions by demonstrating next generation (3G) wireless multimedia data services today at the CDG World Congress in San Diego.
Using a Compaq Evo Notebook N600c and 1xEV-DO Compaq MultiPort Module, the companies showcased advanced wireless data services such as wireless Web browsing, mobile e-mail and video streaming all at speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps. The 1xEV-DO Compaq MultiPort Module delivers on both companies' shared vision of enabling high-speed wireless data anytime, anywhere.
"Demonstrating the 1xEV-DO Compaq MultiPort Module at the CDG World Congress is an important milestone in realizing a vision for pervasive high- speed wireless data," stated Kevin Frost, vice president of mobile products business, Compaq Access Business Group. "The Compaq MultiPort design provides a superior platform on which to integrate next generation wireless technology as proven by today's demonstration with QUALCOMM."
The two companies will continue to work together to make 1xEV-DO enabled Compaq notebooks available for use in upcoming network field trials.
"Compaq's MultiPort design provides superior performance and flexibility for integrating wireless capabilities such as 1xEV-DO into a notebook computer," stated Barbara Noerenberg, vice president of program management for QUALCOMM. "This demo pairs industry leading QUALCOMM 3G technology with industry leading notebooks from Compaq that have been optimized for integrated high-speed wireless data."
The demonstration used the Compaq Evo Notebook N600c, one of the latest additions to the Compaq Evo line of notebooks PCs. The Evo Notebook N600c features up to a 1.2 GHz -M Mobile Intel Pentium III-M processor, ATI Mobility Radeon graphics adapter with 32MB of DDR (double data rate) SDRAM memory, 14.1" SXGA+ TFT display and high performance DVD/CD-RW optical drives.
Additional information on the Compaq Evo N600c can be found at compaq.com |
