Qualcomm Introduces Complete Solution for Ultra Mobile Broadband

Qualcomm has announced the addition of an end-to-end solution for Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) to its roadmap. Qualcomm's Cell Site Modem, CSM8900 and Mobile Data Modem, MDM8900 modem chip solutions will support the latest 3GPP2 UMB standard, expected to be finalized within the first half of this year.

UMB technology incorporates the benefits of OFDMA, CDMA and other air interface techniques with MIMO and advanced antenna technologies to offer features such as support for broadband speeds, greater capacity and coverage, and an enhanced user experience for future mobile services.

"Qualcomm's commitment to driving the adoption of the newest technologies by offering the most advanced products and working closely with industry leaders remains unchanged for UMB," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, chief operating officer of Qualcomm and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "The growing base of subscribers that demand increasingly advanced services will expect the performance and new possibilities that UMB will deliver by 2009."

The MDM8900 modem solution, which will provide support for up to 40 Mbps on the downlink and 10 Mbps on the uplink, will interface with the Mobile Station Modem MSM7850 to offer a complete mobile device solution that takes advantage of new services enabled by UMB. The CSM8900 cell site solution features a new single-sector architecture and leverages Qualcomm's Snapdragon technology. The CSM8900 also supports 4x4 MIMO and serial input/output to help drive the deployment of next-generation wireless capabilities. Sampling of the MDM8900 is scheduled for the first quarter of 2008, and sampling of the CSM8900 is scheduled for the second quarter of 2008."

Posted to the site on 29th March 2007