Agere Ships 100 Millionth GSM Chipset

Agere Systems says that it has now shipped in excess of 100 million GSM based wireless chipsets for mobile phones operating on more than 70 networks worldwide. Agere is a provider of baseband chipset solutions addressing the high-end, mid-tier and low-end segments of the mobile phone market. The company began supplying solutions for GPRS mobile phones in limited quantities in 2000, achieving its highest shipment levels over the last two years.

"Reaching the 100 million mark in GSM chipset shipments proves the strength Agere brings to the marketplace," said Denis Regimbal, executive vice president of Agere's Mobility Division. "We expect we will easily ship our next 100 million units in half the time as we look ahead to increasing levels of demand for EDGE and 3G technologies, including HSDPA, in the future."

Recently, the company announced a 3G offering that combines W-CDMA and EDGE technology, as well as its first chipset solution based on the Vision mobile handset architecture."

Posted to the site on 20th January 2006