Incremental Improvements Define The 2012 Mobile World Congress |
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Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief
The usual players all showed up at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with lots of improved devices, but no real game-changing breakthroughs... |
Trio collaborates to develop 3G single-core reference design
Freescale Semiconductor, Nokia Corp. and Symbian Limited are joining hands to create the first 3G mobile phone reference design using Freescale’s single-core modem, targeted to run Nokia’s S60 software on Symbian operating system...
Generation 2 firmware upgrades RFID reader modules
RF solutions provider WJ Communications, Inc. has announced the availability of a firmware upgrade to support the EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 standard for its MPR series PCMCIA type II reader cards...
WiFi/Bluetooth combo card taps fractal antennas
Fractal antenna technology developer Fractus has collaborated with CSR, the wireless technology provider and supplier of Bluetooth connectivity, to develop an example design of a Bluetooth/WiFi combo card that provides VoIP and Bluetooth calls running at the same time inside a mobile handset device. ...
Low-power solution drives GPS onto mobile consumer navigation devices
GPS solutions provider SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. has unveiled a new SiRFstarIII-LT architecture for a wide range of GPS-enabled consumer mobile devices...
Europe develops EDA tools for next-generation wireless applications
Implementing multi-mode, multi-band wireless connectivity within the size, weight, cost and power consumption limitations of consumer products will require the challenging RF circuits to be integrated into increasingly complex nanoscale silicon chips. ...
Kyocera Wireless, Marvell enter strategic alliance to enable convergence
Kyocera Wireless Corp. and semiconductor supplier Marvell Semiconductor have entered into a strategic alliance to enable convergence of WLAN/cellular...
New architecture brings GPS to mobile phones
The SiRF Technology GSCi-5000 self-contained GPS reciever is the RF Design Product of the Month for February 2006....
IEEE 802.11n delivers maximum video performance in wireless entertainment applications
A new breed of wireless entertainment network must provide higher bit rates to support the distribution of multiple-quality video and HTDV streams from a central location, along with total home coverage. These video applications cannot tolerate bandwidth fluctuations. Therefore, guaranteed bandwidth and quality of service (QoS) are essential requirements in order to provide wire-like performance regardless of changing environmental conditions....
Ultra wideband alliances move apart and forward
Despite the recent vote to disband by the UWB IEEE task group, IEEE 802.15.3a, the two member alliances plan to seek certification from different standards bodies as they venture to market with their two different UWB technologies...
Certification gives wireless sensor module flexibility
Wireless sensor module manufacturer Moteiv Corp. has received FCC and IC certification for its recently launched mote platform Tmote Sky...
Industry First Cordless Ring Scanner for Bluetooth-enabled Mobile Computers
Freescale Broadens RF Power Transistor Options for WiMAX Base Stations
Ultra Low Cost Omni Directional Antennas for Mesh Technology and WiMAX in ISM Bands
Bluetooth Skyrockets; Cambridge Silicon Radio Stays Ahead of Powerhouse Competitors
Total Consumer Wi-Fi Equipment Market in Asia/Pacific to Reach $243.6 Million in 2010
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