The PCI5110 Enables 3G Handsets With 2G Form Factor
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- PrairieComm, Inc., an
industry leader in UMTS baseband technology for wireless terminals, today
announced the world's first single-chip baseband processor achieving both UMTS
and GSM voice calls. PrairieComm's PCI5110 integrated baseband processor
facilitates the design and production of 3G handsets similar in size to
today's 2G handsets while increasing speed, improving performance and enabling
advanced data applications. Voice calls have been demonstrated in
PrairieComm's laboratories in Rolling Meadows, Ill. and this demonstration
will be on display at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France,
February 19-22.
"As the world's first provider of a single-chip UMTS/GSM/GPRS solution,
PrairieComm is leading and facilitating the testing of 3G networks and
handsets," said John Diehl, president and CEO, PrairieComm. "As a result,
PrairieComm is enabling its customer-partners to be the first to market with
3G multi-mode devices. No other company is able to offer this advanced
technology at this point in time."
"With the number of worldwide GSM subscribers forecast to exceed
750 million in 2002, handset manufacturers are desperately looking for an easy
and cost-effective means to incorporate 3G capabilities into their many
existing GSM product lines," said Allen Nogee, Sr. Analyst, Wireless Component
Technology, Cahners In-Stat/MDR. "PrairieComm's PCI5110 is one of the best
such solutions, as it provides manufacturers with an easy way to incorporate
UMTS functionality into their terminals, while still maintaining a small form
factor and low total parts count."
PrairieComm's PCI5110 is the ideal baseband solution for multi-mode
UMTS/GSM/GPRS terminals. Incorporating an ARM microprocessor and a TeakLite
DSP core into its design, the PCI5110 enables a chip count comparable to that
found in 2G handsets. With the PCI5110, the only major semiconductor
components required to build a UMTS handset are industry-standard Flash, SRAM
and WCDMA/GSM RF.
With PrairieComm's multi-mode single-chip solution, 3G handset
manufacturers can design and market competitively sized handsets with advanced
features. Because the PCI5110 incorporates UMTS/GSM/GPRS on one baseband
processor, carriers can rollout 3G networks using their existing 2G roaming
agreements -- allowing them to provide ubiquitous coverage to consumers.
About PrairieComm
PrairieComm, Inc., based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., develops and markets
chipsets, embedded software and licensed intellectual property for CDMA, TDMA,
GSM and 3G UMTS wireless technologies that give its customer-partners "The
Power To Compete" in the worldwide digital cellular marketplace. PrairieComm
is at the heart of wireless personal communications providing chipsets for
mobile wireless products from the world's leading consumer electronics
manufacturers. For more information about PrairieComm and its solutions,
please visit the company's Web site at http://www.prairiecomm.com or call
(847) 871-1800.
The Power to Compete is a trademark of PrairieComm Inc. All other
trademarks are properties of their respective companies. For further
information about PrairieComm, please visit their Web site at
http://www.prairiecomm.com .
For further information, please contact Patrick Hall of The Townsend
Agency, +1-858-457-4888, phall@townsendagency.com, for PrairieComm, Inc.; or
Jeff Bennett of PrairieComm, Inc., +1-847-871-1881, jeff.bennett@prairiecom.
SOURCE PrairieComm, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.prairiecomm.com
CONTACT:
Patrick Hall of The Townsend Agency,
+1-858-457-4888, phall@townsendagency.com, for PrairieComm, Inc.;
or Jeff Bennett of PrairieComm, Inc., +1-847-871-1881,
jeff.bennett@prairiecomm.com
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