Greetings:
The handset chip and the base station chip below ARE THE SOLUTION for the wireless data/voice market in my opinion. They are on schedule for what Q said in its Feb analyst meeting this year. These chips should do everything phones and PDAs (palm pilot type devices) need to do plus allow folks to connect their laptops at dsl speeds.
This performance should be unmatched by any system including WCDMA.
This is the Evil Empire's competition.
Caxton
biz.yahoo.com
Thursday October 26, 7:36 am Eastern Time
Press Release
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Announces 1xEV High-Speed Data Chipset and System Software for Handsets
MSM5500 Solution Supports World-Leading 2.4 Mbps Data Transmission
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2000--QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM - news), developer of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the MSM5500(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset and system software, a high-capacity and high-speed wireless data solution that supports the industry-wide 1x Evolution (1xEV) standard, capable of supporting peak rate transmission speeds of up to 2.4 megabits per second (Mbps) for wireless data communications. The MSM5500 solution, which also supports cdma2000 1x as well as offering backward compatibility with IS-95 CDMA systems, provides wireless device manufacturers the most advanced, feature-rich solution available for high-speed wireless Internet services. It also provides wireless operators with the easiest and lowest cost migration path to high-speed data capabilities.
The 1xEV standard evolved from Qualcomm's development of High Data Rate (HDR) technology. 1xEV uses a spectrally efficient 1.25 MHz channel to provide a peak rate data throughput of 2.4 Mbps on the forward link. This technology will provide the lowest cost per bit of any existing technology for wireless high-speed data transmission.
``Our MSM5500 chipset and system software will be a significant enabler for the wireless industry to truly place the Internet in the palm of your hand,'' said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT). ``Wireless device manufacturers are already working on products, applications and services that utilize the capabilities provided by 1xEV and our new solutions. The results will be the creation of a ubiquitous, high-speed mobile Internet lifestyle, allowing any type of information to be accessed anywhere at any time by any device.''
The MSM5500 chipset and system software includes the full feature set of QCT's MSM5100(TM) chipset, providing Bluetooth, gpsOne(TM) and SnapTrack(TM) position location capabilities, and multimedia features such as Qtunes(TM) MP3 player software and Compact Media Extension (CMX(TM)) MIDI-based multimedia software. In addition, the MSM5500 is designed to take full advantage of new Moving Pictures Expert Group-4 (MPEG-4) video and other advanced features offered by the MSP1000(TM) chipset and system software for fast development of tightly integrated smartphone, automotive and other Internet appliances. The MSM5500 solution also incorporates dual-receive chain diversity that enhances a device's data throughput.
The MSM5500 chipset will be offered in a 0.8mm ball pitch 208-pin Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) package with operating voltage of 2.5-3.0V. In this package, the receive diversity is multiplexed through the keypad and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) pins. This configuration is MSM5100 pin-compatible to enable rapid development. The diversity-receive functionality configuration will also be packaged in a 0.8mm ball pitch 320-pin Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) package, where the diversity pins are dedicated.
Samples of the MSM5500 chipset and system software are expected to be available during the second quarter of 2001, with production quantities expected during the third quarter of 2001.
biz.yahoo.com
Thursday October 26, 7:35 am Eastern Time
Press Release
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Announces High-Speed Data Cell Site Modem Solution for the 1xEV Standard
CSM5500 Chipset and System Software Supports World-Leading 2.4 Mbps Data Transmission
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2000--QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), developer of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the CSM5500(TM) Cell Site Modem (CSM(TM)) chipset and system software, a high-capacity and high-speed solution that supports the new 1x Evolution (1xEV) standard, capable of supporting peak rate transmission speeds of up to 2.4 megabits per second (Mbps) for wireless data communications. The CSM5500 solution offers wireless infrastructure operators the most advanced, feature-rich solution available for high-speed wireless Internet services.
The 1xEV standard evolved from Qualcomm's development of High Data Rate (HDR) technology. 1xEV uses a spectrally efficient 1.25 MHz channel to provide a peak rate data throughput of 2.4 Mbps on the forward link. This technology will provide the lowest cost per bit of any existing technology for wireless high-speed data transmission.
``Our CSM5500 cell site modem once again demonstrates QUALCOMM's commitment to providing proven, end-to-end solutions for infrastructure operators,'' said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. ``The CSM5500 solution, with its high-capacity and high-speed wireless data capabilities, supports the delivery of the full spectrum of wireless Internet functionality to the broad consumer market. This includes streaming video and other multimedia content that is available today in practical terms only over fixed networks.''
The CSM5500 device is an end-to-end tested 1xEV solution that is verified against Qualcomm's MSM5500(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) 1xEV chipset, and is a pin-compatible replacement for the existing Qualcomm 1xEV field-trial chipset, offering substantial cost and power savings. Each CSM5500 device can operate in one of three modes: modulator, demodulator or decoder, and when implemented in Qualcomm's current 1xEV modem architecture, provides support for three sectors with up to 32 users per sector. The CSM5500 comes with a full set of reference notes, designs and software to reduce product development time and equipment cost, encourage consistency between infrastructure implementations, and leverage existing CSM expertise and design knowledge.
Samples of the CSM5500 chipsets and system software are expected to be available during the second quarter of 2001, with production quantities expected during the third quarter of 2001. QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) is a developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools, with more than 115 million MSM chips shipped worldwide. QCT offers wireless position location technology by SnapTrack, a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM. QCT supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers including: Acer Peripherals, Inc., ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.; KYOCERA CORPORATION; LG Information and Communications, Ltd.; Samsung Electronics Ltd.; SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.; and Toshiba Corporation, among others. |
