Qualcomm and Teleepoch Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October 6, 2007

MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6, 2007

Brazilian government to publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007

KTF 3G service suffers from technical problems, October 6, 2007

Argentina’s Personal lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007

Russia has it's first 3G network, October 6, 2007

AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007

Enea Extends License Agreement with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007

LG to unveil premium handsets in Brazil, October 2, 2007

KTF 3G subscribers doubled in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007

3G policy in India will be non-uniform, October 2, 2007

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Freescale accelerates 3G with Rohde & Schwarz

October 11, 2005

In a ground-breaking demonstration, Freescale Semiconductor will be streaming video using high speed download packet access (HSDPA) category five, 3.6 Mbps class technology with its partner Rohde & Schwarz on the 3G dual core modem i.300-30 platform.

"With a platform capable of 3.6 Mbps today and a roadmap that has 10 Mbps chipsets in the near future, followed closely by 14 Mbps chipsets, Freescale is blazing the trail with HSDPA supported on both the i.300 and MXC platforms," said Thierry Cammal, general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Freescale's Wireless and Mobile Systems Group.

HSDPA is essential to realizing the power of and maximizing network operator investments in 3G. It provides the bandwidth for advanced applications and a mobile alternative to broadband DSL and cable, while reducing the cost per megabyte of data transmission for the cellular operator.

Partnering for success

For demonstrating and testing of HSDPA, Freescale partnered with Rohde & Schwarz for its Wideband CDMA Radio Test Unit (R&S CRTU-W) protocol tester and software products. Layer 1 test software implementations in WCDMA and HSDPA terminals, the official tree and tabular combined notation (TTCN) conformance test cases, plus the Rohde & Schwarz R&S CRTU-WT02 C++ programming interface played an important role in Freescale's development of the HSDPA-enabled i.300-30 platform.

To truly speed time-to-market for manufacturers, integrated hardware and proven software aren't enough. Freescale complements this hardware and software with full featured tool suites to make certification and interoperability testing easier for manufacturers. For RF certification of the Freescale platform, Freescale will use the Rohde & Schwarz R&S TS 8950G/W test system, including Radio Resources Management (RRM) capabilities.