14 DAY TRIAL // Royal Philips announced that Samsung Electronics has launched the world's first Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) WLAN handset, the SGH-P200, incorporating Philips Nexperia cellular system solution 6120. The Samsung SGH-P200 handset is available to consumers in Italy.
Samsung is taking advantage of the early availability of the Philips Nexperia cellular system solution 6120 for UMA to provide consumers with access to GPRS and EDGE mobile services on the same handsets using wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, which use unlicensed radio spectrum. Consumers are able to roam and switch seamlessly between fixed and mobile services to make inexpensive calls without compromising the service or voice quality.
Philips Nexperia cellular system solution 6120 uses the Philips BGW211, a low-power 802.11g WLAN system-in-package that integrates the baseband/MAC, radio, power amplifier and all necessary front-end components to complete the solution. The support of enhanced Wi-Fi features like Unscheduled Power Save Delivery allows UMA talk time of over nine hours.
"Samsung's SGH-P200 exemplifies the emerging demand for high-quality, cost effective fixed-mobile services on a converged handset," said Carsten Schimanke, international product marketing manager for connectivity & broadcast, Philips Semiconductors. "Philips Nexperia cellular system solution 6120 is enabling consumers to truly enjoy the benefits of fixed-mobile convergence without compromising on quality."