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29 Apr.2007
Conquering the Challenges of Convergence
With mobile WiMAX now being widely recognized as the important first step in 4G communications, there is little doubt that cellular and WiMAX will be expected both to co-exist and to work together within the same handsets. This has been affirmed by the convergence plans announced by major service providers for mobile WiMAX and cellular, and is a trend that will drive demand for flexible and future-proof architectures that are capable of supporting both standards. These architectures are expected to focus on enabling mobile Internet convergence through advanced baseband processors. Leading cellular operators Sprint, Korea Telecom and NTT DoCoMo have either committed to deploy or are conducting trials with WiMAX.
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20 Jan.2004
TI EDGE platform: wireless phone, Bluetooth, GPS, WLAN
Texas Instruments Inc. has corralled into a single reference design all the parts necessary for a complete Edge-enabled smart phone with integrated Bluetooth and add-on modules for wireless LANs and global positioning.
The Class 12-capable design is based on the company's OMAP platform and puts an applications processor, digital baseband, analog baseband, power management, an audio codec and a single-chip Bluetooth device on a credit-card size board.
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10 Aug.2003
EDGE operators grab opportunity to deliver 3G applications
European operators no longer see EDGE as a niche market
In 1999, anyone who focused on developing products, protocols and technologies for EDGE networks was taking an immense gamble. UMTS was the buzzword and many European operators publicly affirmed that UMTS roll-out would happen by 2001 at the latest.
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5 May.2002
Evolving GSM to 3G
The promise of 3G technologies is a combination of high-speed wireless access with Internet Protocol (IP)-based services that will bring the world to our fingertips. It is a world in which we will be able to check emails, book holidays, organise share portfolios, hold video conferences or download video clips of the latest film, instantly and simply, from our mobiles. The capability of mobile networks to pinpoint a mobile user's location opens up opportunities for the creation of new 'situational' services?for example, traffic reports, or information on, and directions to, the nearest restaurant or hotel
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1 May.2002
High-speed data in EGPRS - A physical layer challenge
The enhanced general packet radio system (EGPRS) is a subset of the enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE)....
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12 Feb.2002
EDGE is pushed to center of global technology stage
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9 Jan.2002
BACK FROM THE BRINK
Until recently EDGE was not really an option for operators looking to upgrade their networks for the next generation of services. But now that US carriers have put it back on their migration path, European operators may need to think again. Is EDGE really a cheap and easy way to improve ARPU while UMTS deployment is delayed?
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