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To: gdichaz who wrote (42857)	5/21/2001 6:03:08 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 54805

Cha2, re: UK Rags Have Fun With BT & Intel - New INTC Mobile chips & 4G Thinking << But we have a long way to go before the clear full picture emerges. Separate subject: SURPRISE. Qualcomm awards Motorola a prize ! TSMC is easy to understand, but MOT????? >> "Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) was honored as Supplier of the Year for demonstrating the highest delivery quality and customer service performance throughout the year," Hmmm! Does Motorola SPS Fab for QUAlCOMM? ... I mean that is what this would indicate to me. No reason why they couldn't, but if so, it's a surprise to me. Speaking of mobile chips (which we are) and the gorilla Intel (which we aren't <g>), I always like the way the British Press irreverantly deals with things. They are generally a lot more fun than the US press. Meantime, I mean to check out "TTP Communications" from whom Intel is liensing software for GSM and GPRS mobile standards. >> Media Grok: Is BT Getting the Message? Tim Nott TheStandard.com Friday May 18, 2100 You don't see many of them around these days, but today Grok spotted not one, but two positive stories about British Telecom. First comes the BBC with an apparent exclusive at Grok time: BT is to launch a "new breed" of GPRS mobile phones today. These handsets are "always on" so there's no waiting, and subscribers are charged by the volume of traffic sent and received. The handsets are expected to cost £200 (320 euros), but whether the words "launch" and "today" mean that you will be able to walk into a shop and buy one today is not made clear. The other story is that BT and Intel are teaming up to develop chips for mobile phones and handheld computers. The idea, again according to the BBC, is to combine the radio, processor, memory and voice processing into a single chip, reducing energy consumption. An unnamed BT spokesman said: "It will make it possible to give a computer presentation to be displayed on people's handheld computers which may be in different countries." So, we will soon have the technology to be bored senseless internationally as well as on the move. ZDNet adds that one of the first fruits of the liaison will be "instant messaging on steroids", with collaboration products that enable handheld computers to automatically sense each other's presence and exchange information. BT's share price rose 10.5 pence on the news, according to the Times, but this was rather eclipsed by another Intel deal with UK company TTP Communications, whose shares soared 40 per cent and are now "just 2.5p below their flotation price". The deal involves Intel licensing software for GSM and GPRS mobile standards from the British firm, with some rather confusing tie-in with an ARM chip. << ... and on 4G: >> Intel Talks 4G/Next-Gen Mobile Phone Chips John Leyden 18/05/2001 The Register Intel has indicated that its wireless Internet on a chip could be available in as little as a year. As previously reported, Intel yesterday announced the development of an experimental chip that features a microprocessor, flash memory and analogue communications circuits on a single slab of silicon. According to Chipzilla, the technology, which will be developed in a family of chips, could be five times as powerful as those used in today's mobile phones, operate at speeds of up to 1GHz and provide "up to a month of battery life" (which sounds more than a tad optimistic). Leif Persson, director of Intel's wireless competency centre, described that the chips are based on its XScale processor - the first iteration of StrongARM technology Intel acquired from Intel. He added the chips would be available "within a year or so" and will feature super pipelining, for faster execution, and multimedia capabilities. The chips are targeted at next generation mobile phones and handhelds. Persson said these devices could be based on Linux, Microsoft's Pocket PC or Symbian's Epoc operating system. Asked whether given this agnosticism to operating systems, (Intel demos at its developer conference this week had almost exclusively featured Compaq iPaqs) he said, "Epoc devices are not easy to get hold of". We're not sure whether this is a disguised blagging request but since Symbian was a co-sponsor of the conference we're sure Leif won't find it too hard to get some kit if he really needed it. Maybe he's got better things on his mind. Though years away, Intel is already putting thought into what may feature in 4G telecommunications devices. Persson, who readily agreed the industry was still very much grappling with 3G (which after all hasn't arrived yet), did have a couple of interesting ideas about the features of 4G devices (though he hates the term). These include the ability to automatically move from a wireless Lan to a public network in order to access the Internet, and embedded Bluetooth support. << - Eric -