Broadcom Demonstrates Premier Solutions Enabling Advanced SmartPhone Features for Next Generation Mobile Devices at 2011 Mobile World Congress
Barcelona, Spain February 14-17, 2011
http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/
Smartphone features continue to inspire consumers and drive growth in mobile device markets. Stunning multimedia and graphics, extensive connectivity like integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, location services based on GPS, and many other exciting features are defining what people want in their next handset or tablet device. Broadcom is among the top suppliers of technology that enables these features in the most popular handsets and tablets around. With leading products addressing technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, cellular, multimedia and applications processing among others, the company is a recognized leader in defining the mobile user experience. Broadcom will be demonstrating its broad portfolio of products at Mobile World Congress, the industry's premier tradeshow, showing how it can partner with device makers to create the next generation of compelling mobile products.
Key Themes
Highlighting the company's leadership in technologies for smartphones and other mobile devices, the following technologies and products will be demonstrated at the 2011 Mobile World Congress:
- Cellular Baseband - Broadcom will demonstrate its new smartphone platforms based on the BCM28150 and BCM21654 baseband processors, featuring integrated applications and media processing, including its new Merlyn™ applications processor. These new baseband SoC solutions feature support for Android™ and other open operating system, with complete wireless connectivity platform support that includes Bluetooth, FM, Wi-Fi® and GPS capabilities.
- GPS - With a new GPS + Bluetooth + FM combo chip (BCM2076) and new stand alone GPS transceiver (BCM45711), both supporting the new GLONASS satellite constellation as well as an upgraded assisted GPS (A-GPS) network, Broadcom demonstrates how the company is driving the inclusion of GPS as a feature in wider ranges of mobile devices and improving navigation in the urban canyon.
- Wireless Convergence - Broadcom "combo" chips enable the cost effective integration of multiple wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio into space and power constrained mobile devices. Broadcom's new combo solutions include the latest versions of these popular technologies and include the company's InConcert co-existence technology that allows them all to work better together. Demonstrations include the latest high-speed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies seamlessly communicating with a number of wirelessly connected consumer devices.
Press Releases
- 02/15/11 - Broadcom's New Bluetooth Chip Family Enables Stereo Headsets With Voice Recognition Capabilities
- 02/14/11 - Broadcom's New Combo Chip Integrates 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS and FM to Bring New Multimedia Applications to Smartphones, Tablets and Other Mobile Devices
- 02/09/11 - Broadcom Announces Smartphone Baseband Chip with HSPA+ Cellular Modem and Merlyn™ Applications Processor Capable of 1080p Video and Graphics
- 02/09/11 - Broadcom's New Smartphone Chip Delivers Android™ with Advanced Graphics at an Affordable Price Point
- 02/09/11 - Broadcom Upgrades Its A-GPS Data Service and GPS LTO Product/Service with GLONASS Satellite Support
- 02/09/11 - Broadcom Introduces Its Most Advanced GPS Solutions Featuring GLONASS Satellite Support
