MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
home, networking and mobile applications, today announced that it
teamed with SpeedUp, a brand of PT MLW Telecom, and MIPS licensee
Ingenic Semiconductor, to rapidly bring Ingenic's MIPS-Based™
Android™ 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' tablet to the Indonesia market.
The SpeedUp® Pad Ice, introduced by MLW Telecom, is the first
Android 4.0 tablet in Indonesia, and features broadband service
from Telkom Indonesia. MIPS Technologies will show the tablet
during Mobile World Congress, being held February 27 – March 1,
2012 in Barcelona, Spain.
The SpeedUp® Pad Ice will be available starting this week in a
broad range of retail shops and tradeshows across Indonesia. It
will be available for the promotional price of Rp. 299,000
(approximately US$33) with a six-month contract of broadband
services, which includes free hot spot connectivity at more than
3,000 locations in Indonesia. In addition, Gameloft's cutting-edge
video game Spider-Man: Total Mayhem will be embedded on the
devices.
"Just two months after the introduction of the world's first
Android 4.0 tablet, we are pleased to bring that same MIPS-based
tablet design from Ingenic to consumers in Indonesia. It was very
easy to work with Ingenic Semiconductor and MIPS Technologies,
resulting in extremely fast time-to-market for this tablet that
offers great features bundled with broadband service at an
affordable price point," said Rahmad Widjaja Sakti, vice president
of product and marketing, MLW Telecom.
"Through SpeedUp, the same performance-efficient design that we
recently introduced in China is now proliferating into the
Indonesia market. With its high performance, ultra-low power
consumption and low-cost bill of materials, this tablet design is
ideal for emerging and rapidly growing markets, and will help drive
mainstream adoption of Android tablets across the world," said
Qiang Liu, chairman and CEO, Ingenic Semiconductor.
"It is a testament to the elegance of the MIPS architecture,
Ingenic's processor design expertise, and the flexibility of our
combined business models that we were able to help SpeedUp bring
this innovative tablet to market so rapidly. SpeedUp was quick to
recognize the possibilities of offering this MIPS-Based Android 4.0
tablet to the rapidly growing consumer market in Indonesia, and its
customers can now benefit from this insight," said Gideon Intrater,
vice president of marketing, MIPS Technologies.
"The market for consumer mobile devices is growing rapidly in
Indonesia, driven by increasingly affordable products, expanded
brand and model choices, and a highly competitive mobile broadband
landscape," says Jeff Orr, group director consumer research, ABI
Research. "The availability of low-cost media tablet solutions is a
boon for Indonesian citizens. Pair this with some of the world's
most affordable mobile broadband tariffs and the value proposition
for mobile consumer devices in Indonesia is very compelling."
The SpeedUp® Pad Ice is powered by Ingenic's JZ4770 mobile
applications processor, which leverages a MIPS-Based XBurst™ CPU
running at 1GHz. The XBurst processor's power-efficient
architecture provides extended battery life—the tablet draws less
than 400mA during active web browsing. The tablet features a white
color design and a 7" capacitive multi-touch screen. It includes
support for WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, USB 2.0 and microSD (up to 32GB),
and is 3G USB dongle/modem ready. It includes 3D graphics with the
Vivante GC860 GPU, a hardware 1080p video decoder and 8GB of
internal flash storage.
For more information about the MIPS-Based SpeedUp® Pad Ice
tablet, visit http://www.mlwtelecom.com.
For more information about MIPS Technologies at Mobile World
Congress, visit http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/kit/ma5n. To
schedule a demonstration at Mobile World Congress, contact
info@mips.com.
About MLW Telecom
Established in 2005, PT MLW Telecom, through its brand,
"SpeedUp" is a local company in Indonesia that provides both
hardware and software technology primarily for the
Telecommunications Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE) market. It
presents "SpeedUp" as its hardware brand (SpeedUp Broadband,
SpeedUp Pad and SpeedUp TV) and "Studio9" as its software brand
that provides cloud-based digital content/applications stores
(Studio Music, Studio Games, Studio Magz, Studio Books, Studio
Social, Studio News). Through these stores and the SpeedUp Apps
Store for SpeedUp Devices, users have access to more than half a
million pieces of content/applications.
MLW Telecom has built strong strategic alliances with leading
technology companies, leading telecom providers (broadband and
3G/4G) and major publishers and applications developers. MLW
Telecom's distribution channel includes over 1,000 retail shops;
more than 20 locations of after-sales services are also available
to accommodate the needs of its customers. For more information,
visit www.mlwtelecom.com or email marcomm@mlwtelecom.com.
About Ingenic Semiconductor
Ingenic Semiconductor was founded in Beijing in 2005 to develop
innovative processor technology. Based on the MIPS architecture,
Ingenic designs its own CPU core called XBurst. The XBurst CPU
adopts an innovative micro-architecture which consumes very little
power under high performance. Powered by the XBurst CPU, the
company's JZ47xx series application processors are widely deployed
in embedded devices and consumer electronic products including
PMPs, educational electronic devices, eBooks, biometrics and more,
with more than 30 million units shipped to-date. For more
information, visit http://www.ingenic.cn/.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) is a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
home, networking and mobile applications. The MIPS architecture
powers some of the world's most popular products, including
broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices
from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top
boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit
microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from
Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For
more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.
Follow MIPS on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, RSS, Twitter and
MIPS Blog.
The MIPS Technologies, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=11351
MIPS and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered trademarks in
the United States and other countries of MIPS Technologies, Inc.
All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their
respective owners. Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
CONTACT: Media Contact:
Jen Bernier-Santarini
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
+1 408-530-5178
jenb@mips.com
Mips Technologies, Inc. (MM) (NASDAQ:MIPS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
Mips Technologies, Inc. (MM) (NASDAQ:MIPS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024