Sandbridge Technologies says that it has successfully implemented a complete 3G multimedia handset design that perform all baseband and multimedia functions within software. Widely regarded as a wireless "holy grail," flexible baseband processing promises to free handset manufacturers from a wide range of hardware-based design constraints - and to enable wireless operators to easily upgrade network performance and services via simple OTA (over-the-air) updates.
"A breakthrough development with broad and potentially disruptive implications for the wireless industry," said Will Strauss Principal analyst of Forward Concepts. "Sandbridge has developed a truly innovative DSP architecture that could revolutionize the design of advanced mobile devices by eliminating manufacturer dependence on fixed-function hardware."
The SB3010 baseband processor platform departs radically from dedicated baseband hardware by allowing manufacturers to create, test, modify and execute their designs entirely in software. Coupled with intuitive programming tools and a supercomputer class "C" compiler, the SB3010 not only reduces risk, cost, complexity and time-to-market. The SB3010 also provides manufacturers with a method of differentiating and extending the usability of their designs by streamlining the development and integration of new features and applications.
"The importance of this achievement cannot be overstated," said Guenter Weinberger, Sandbridge President and CEO. "It proves that our solution can provide 100% flexibility for multimode/multimedia wireless handhelds. The advanced functional capacity of this platform has the potential to transform today's humble handset into tomorrow's personal computing device of choice."
Posted to the site on 26th July 2005
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