Ericsson and Arima sign agreement for 3G platforms

June 14, 2005

Arima Communications Corporation has selected Ericsson Mobile Platforms for their global WCDMA/GPRS handsets. The products will be based on the Ericsson U250 platform, which is the new generation of WCDMA/GPRS (3G) platform from Ericsson.

Sandeep Chennakeshu, head of Ericsson Mobile Platforms, says: "We are very pleased to enter into this cooperation with Arima to build products based on our U250 platform."

With the agreement, the two companies will combine Ericsson's WCDMA/GPRS platform technology and Arima's full-range of vertically integrated core technologies to design, manufacture and deliver state-of-the-art solutions.

Owen Chen, President Arima Communications Corporation, says: "Ericsson Mobile Platform brings vast experience, innovation, leadership and a complete platform offering. We selected the platform due to the compact size, low power consumption and rich feature set. Ericsson has also demonstrated that its 3G platforms are the most stable in volume production. The U250 platform provides advanced multimedia application enablers such as support for multi-megapixel cameras, advanced network signaling features required by operators, a very compact size and low power consumption."