Infineon First to Bring Voice-Over-WLAN to Low-Cost Mobile Handsets
March 17 2008 - 7:00AM
Marketwired
NEUBIBERG, GERMANY and SAN JOSE, CA (NYSE: IFX), a leading
provider of communication ICs, is the first semiconductor supplier
to offer Voice-over-IP functionality for low-cost mobile phones,
enabling operators to offer fixed-mobile convergence by integrating
Wi-Fi on its mobile phone platform. The solution helps to
significantly reduce the bill-of-materials (BOM) cost for Wi-Fi
enabled cell phones by up to 50 percent compared to existing
solutions.
At the Spring VON.x Conference and Expo in California, USA,
Infineon today announced availability of its reference platform for
a low-cost dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi solution. Together with Atheros
Communications, Inc., a leading developer of Wi-Fi solutions for
mobile, networking and computing products, Infineon has developed a
fully-functional, low-cost, dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi mobile platform.
The complete reference solution will bring Wi-Fi technology to
low-cost mobile phones, enabling millions of users worldwide to
make high-quality VoIP calls at virtually no cost when connected to
wireless local area networks (WLANs).
The XMM(TM)1013 platform delivers VoIP capabilities as well as
GSM services for mobile handsets. To date, Wi-Fi technology has
been used as a connectivity option for accessing Internet data in
high-end smartphones. This new platform adds full VoIP capabilities
to cellular handsets at unprecedented price points.
"The market for dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi handsets is expected to grow
from 186 million units in 2008 to 250 units million in 2010," said
Will Strauss, principal analyst of Forward Concepts. "Given
Infineon's market success with its popular second generation ULC
GSM chip and the strong industry adoption of Atheros' ROCm(TM)
family of mobile WLAN solutions, I expect this new combination of
cellular and WLAN solutions to also be successful."
"The new reference design expands the possibilities for
providing mobile VoIP to millions of users worldwide," said Sam
Endy, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Wireless
Business Unit for Atheros. "The two companies have jointly
engineered a compelling dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi phone that is
user-friendly and extremely cost-effective to manufacture, enabling
Wi-Fi to become a mainstream feature in new, mobile handsets."
"While many people want to make inexpensive VoIP phone calls at
home and on-the-go (or while travelling), there is a growing demand
for easy-to-use handsets with accessibility to GSM mobile networks
as well as Wi-Fi hotspots", said Weng Kuan Tan, Vice President and
General Manager of the Entry Phone Business Unit at Infineon's
Communication Solutions business group. "Our field proven and
best-selling low-cost solution paired with Atheros' wireless VoIP
system enables attractive price points for new, dual-mode handsets
that offer users savings through VoIP calls at any open access
point."
About the XMM(TM)1013 platform
The XMM 1013 integrates the world's lowest-cost cellular
solution, based on Infineon's established single-chip
X-GOLD(TM)101, which has been sold over 50 million units and
Atheros' single-chip AR6101 ROCm(TM), which is the industry's
lowest-cost wireless VoIP solution. This highly-integrated platform
for cellular and Wi-Fi results in Infineon and Atheros pioneering
the lowest price points for dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi phones. Besides
supporting VoIP clients such as MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo and FON,
enabling users to make flat rate calls within Internet communities,
the solution also provides high quality call performance and a talk
time of six hours in VoIP mode.
Availability
The XMM 1013 platform is sampling to handset manufacturers now
and volume production starts in the second quarter of 2008.
For more information on XMM 1013 please visit:
www.infineon.com/XMM
For more information on VoIP please visit:
http://www.infineon.com/press/VoIP
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers
semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central
challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, communications,
and security. In the 2007 fiscal year (ending September), the
company reported sales of Euro 7.7 billion (including Qimonda sales
of Euro 3.6 billion) with approximately 43,000 employees worldwide
(including approximately 13,500 Qimonda employees). With a global
presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the U.S.
from Milpitas, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore, and
in Japan from Tokyo. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol:
IFX).
Further information is available at www.infineon.com.
This news release is available online at
www.infineon.com/press/
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