Atheros Communications Delivers a Cellular/Wi-Fi Connectivity Solution Compatible with QUALCOMM Chipsets
Atheros announced a collaboration with QUALCOMM to develop interoperability between Atheros’ single-chip Radio-on-Chip for Mobile and QUALCOMM Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets.
Strategic Collaboration Contributes to the Development of Advanced Cellular Mobile Handsets with Wi-Fi Connectivity
The ROCm solution will initially interoperate with the MSM6550 for CDMA2000 networks and the MSM6280 chipset for WCDMA (UMTS) networks.
The combined solutions will enable cellular devices to support 802.11g and 802.11a/g wireless LAN (WLAN) technology.
“We are pleased to work with QUALCOMM, the recognized leader in CDMA and 3G cellular technologies,” said Craig Barratt, president and chief executive officer of Atheros Communications. “Our relationship has resulted in the combination of two of the world’s most popular wireless technologies in a single solution. This will result in true mobility, enabling wireless users to achieve anywhere, anytime connectivity to people, content and services”.
The ROCm solutions supported by QUALCOMM’s MSM chipsets will provide handset OEMs and ODMs with an additional way to address the rapidly growing market for advanced mobile phones that deliver voice, data, multimedia content and services across both cellular and Wi-Fi networks. WLAN technology offers support for applications such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP), voice calls with simultaneous data transfer and other data-intensive applications.
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