Qualcomm's LTE-Capable Gobi 4000 Platform Now Commercially Available

Qualcomm has another embedded data connectivity platform available commercially, namely Gobi 4000, which is based on the company's multimode 3G/4G wireless modems, the MDM9600 and MDM9200.

The new Gobi 4000 platform comes with a common software interface (Gobi API) to enable the development of connection management, and enables the delivery of both LTE/HSPA+ and LTE/EV-DO designs.

Qualcomm also announced that Gobi 4000-based modules are available at the moment from both Novatel Wireless and Sierra Wireless.

“Embedded modules based on our new Gobi 4000 technology are designed to give consumers an uncompromised mobile connectivity experience, both in terms of download speeds and flexibility,” said Cristiano Amon, senior vice president of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies.

“To make Gobi 4000 available to as many consumers as possible, Qualcomm has worked hard to ensure that OEMs can use the platform on many commonly used personal computing, tablet and e-reader operating systems, including Windows and Android, and hardware architectures, such as our powerful Snapdragon dual-core and quad-core processors.”

The new Gobi-enabled 4G platform comes with the Gobi Application Programming Interface (API) and also sports LTE extensions while being compatible with a variety of connectivity standards.

The platform offers support for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A and B, HSPA+, dual-carrier HSPA+, and LTE with backwards compatibility to HSPA and EV-DO.

The new Gobi 4000 platform arrives on the market with software improvements aimed at select MDM chipsets so that it would offer a common interface for facilitating the connecting, locating and managing of 3G/4G devices no matter the OS.

This interface is also expected to result in streamlined product development, while also expanding the application development to more third-party software developers, not to mention that it provides device manufacturers with increased flexibility.

“We are offering multiple 4G LTE platforms incorporating Qualcomm’s Gobi 4000 technology within our Expedite Module portfolio,” said Rob Hadley, CMO, Novatel Wireless.

“With our long-standing tier-one carrier and OEM relationships and our leading design, integration and certification expertise, we are excited to help our customers bring commercial 4G LTE-capable laptops, tablets and the rapidly growing number of other devices requiring 4G connectivity to market.”