Agere Systems Introduces 3.6 Megabit-Per-Second HSDPA Chipset Solution For Mass-Market, Wireless Feature Phones

Agere Systems Introduces 3.6 Megabit-Per-Second HSDPA Chipset Solution For Mass-Market, Wireless Feature Phones

Agere has announced that samples are available for a chipset solution enabling development of HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) capable phones and Smartphones.

X455 chipset solution enables sub-$150 mass-market HSDPA phones, providing data downlinks at rates nearly 10 times faster than current W-CDMA solutions.

Phones and PC cards based on Agere's X455 HSDPA product will support true mobile broadband connectivity by enabling data downlinks at up to 3.6 megabits per second (Mbps), nearly ten times faster than the peak rates of W-CDMA solutions.

Agere's X455 is designed to address manufacturer and service provider demand for products that enable very quick and easy migrations from W-CDMA to HSDPA technology. At present, service providers have launched a total of 100 W-CDMA networks in 42 countries around the world with many of them announcing plans to further evolve their networks with HSDPA trials and service deployments in the near future. To achieve this goal, they want leading-edge HSDPA solutions that can deliver an enhanced user experience for such revenue-generating applications as real-time audio and streaming video, interactive gaming, Internet browsing and push-to-talk services.