Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: i.200 and i.250
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 22 November 2002
Innovative Convergence for Chinese handsets
TCL Mobile Communications is adopting Motorola's i.200 and i.250 Innovative Convergence platforms to develop advanced handsets that will deliver voice and high-speed data services.
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TCL Mobile Communications is adopting Motorola's i.200 and i.250 Innovative Convergence platforms to develop advanced handsets that will deliver voice and high-speed data services to consumers and mobile professionals. The new i.200 and the i.250 platforms for 2G enhanced voice and 2.5G cellular handsets and smartphones offer TCL a complete product portfolio, ranging from voice centric applications to GPRS rich data features such as Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), as well as built-in camera functionality for handheld devices. "Our rapid growth over the past year demands reliable and rapid product enhancements as we strive to deliver the highest quality GSM/GPRS handsets to millions of consumers", said Dr WAN Mingjian, CEO of TCL Mobile Communications.
"For this, we were looking for a fully scalable platform for designing and developing handsets and smartphones in a high-potential, high-growth environment.
Motorola provides us with advanced wireless and semiconductor experience.
The i.200/i.250 platforms give us the industry's most comprehensive, fully integrated platforms for rapid implementation of next generation handsets for high volume production at low cost".
Established in 1999, TCL Mobile Communications recently announced that it will boost its annual mobile phone capacity from the current 3 million to 12 million units by the end of 2002.
Already a leading designer and manufacturer of GSM/GPRS handsets, TCL plans to expand its production schedule and strengthen its market position by leveraging the time-to-market and cost advantages offered by Motorola's Innovative Convergence wireless platforms.
"Today's announcement with TCL marks our 10th major Innovative Convergence customer win since January", said Pete Shinyeda, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's Wireless and Broadband Systems Group.
"Motorola is redefining wireless and forging a de facto industry standard that offers designers and manufacturers one-stop shopping to create smaller, cost-effective wireless communications products with better battery power performance.
This enables them to provide consumers with effective use of rich features such as multimedia, J2ME, EMS, MMS and built-in cameras".
Innovative Convergence platforms feature a highly integrated chipset, comprehensive reference designs, field-proven GSM/GPRS software, and development tools, as well as test environments and services.
This complete system approach allows customers such as TCL to focus their resources on product differentiation and customising handset features to fulfil their customers' requirements.
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