Global Locate and Infineon Join Forces to Offer A-GPS Mobile Phone Platform
February 23 2004 - 7:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
Global Locate and Infineon Join Forces to Offer A-GPS Mobile Phone
Platform SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Locate
Inc., a leading provider of assisted GPS semiconductor and network
products has successfully integrated its IndoorGPS(R) chip set into
the Infineon (NYSE: IFX; FWB: IFX) multimedia platform which
supports UMTS, EDGE and GPRS cellular standards. Working handset
prototypes based on the multimedia platform will be demonstrated
during the 3GSM World Congress show in Cannes, France. The Global
Locate IndoorGPS(R) chipset, consisting of the GL-20000(TM)and
GL-LN-22(TM) will offer multimedia platform customers Assisted GPS
(A-GPS) functionality for a variety of models all based on the same
architecture. The multimedia platform based on the Infineon S-GOLD
family enables the designers of GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS handsets
to build highly optimized, A-GPS capable, form-factor phones. The
design supports mobile station based, mobile station assisted and
autonomous functionality and meets the A-GPS performance
requirements for 3GPP. "Our customers require complete platform
solutions including A-GPS with proven end-to-end performance.
Global Locate's industry leading performance, low power
architecture and highly integrated design make them the preferred
A- GPS partner for Infineon," said Dominik Bilo, CMO, Secure Mobile
Solutions Group at Infineon Technologies. "Global Locate is excited
to be a partner for Infineon's very successful and proven S-GOLD
product family of wireless baseband products. We share many common
design goals such as high levels of integration, reduced component
count, ultra-low stand-by power and fast time-to-market," remarked
Ross Hayden, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing for Global Locate.
The working handset prototypes will feature a unique fantasy-based
treasure hunt game which will demonstrate the end-to-end capability
of Global Locate's A-GPS product suite including the World Wide
Reference Network(TM) (WWRN), A-GPS Server and integrated
IndoorGPS(R) chipset. The game will be demonstrated on the 3GSM
exhibit floor at the Infineon booth (Hall1, Booth #A19) throughout
the trade show. About Global Locate Global Locate, Inc. is a
privately held company that provides A-GPS products and services
for wireless devices and networks. Headquartered in San Jose, CA,
the company has offices in the New York, Tokyo and Madrid. Global
Locate's A-GPS product suite includes the World Wide Reference
Network (WWRN), A-GPS Server and integrated Global Locate
IndoorGPS(R) Chip Set. For more information see
http://www.globallocate.com/ DATASOURCE: Global Locate Inc.
CONTACT: Boaz Efroni Rotman, Senior Marketing Manager of Global
Locate, Inc., +1-408-371-0580, ext. 278, or Web site:
http://www.globallocate.com/
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