14 DAY TRIAL // The world's first TD-SCDMA HSDPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE multi-mode mobile phone has just been announced by Samsung, NXP Semiconductors and T3G Technologies. The device has also been presented at the PT/Wireless Exposition in Beijing on October 23rd and should soon hit the market.
Samsung SGH-T578H uses a software-defined modem, which is capable to achieve data transfer rates of 2.8Mbps. That's about 20 times faster transfers than GPRS, which should prove great when transferring personal files, music or even videos. The performance makes it possible to download a song or video in just a few seconds, bringing the performance close to that of 3G technology. "The T3G7210 is the first cellular system solution to use NXP's breakthrough embedded vector processor to support multi-mode and multi-standard platforms, also allowing us to deal with possible changes in the standard or operator requirements. It enables mobile phone makers to offer more commercialized handsets with a broad scope of 3G multimedia applications", commented Mr. Johan Pross, CEO of T3G.
The TD-SCDMA network is now expanding in China and will be upgraded for HSDPA support next year. This should make it possible to receive all the benefits of Samsung's new SGH-T578H mobile phone and progress towards current W-CDMA capabilities.
"The China 3G subscription is expected to grow rapidly. By realizing 3.5G capabilities on Samsung's SGH-T578H, NXP is driving the commercialization and adoption of next-generation wireless technologies - not only for China's TD-SCDMA standard, but also proving successful our EVP-based software-defined radio approach", said Marc Cetto, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Mobile & Personal Business Unit at NXP Semiconductors.
Again, the developers are thinking ahead, looking at the possibilities that this handset has to bring if it manages to hit the market before the Beijing Olympics. The T3G7210 system solution uses the world's first 2.8Mbps HSDPA modem and also brings quad-band EDGE and dual-band TD-SCDMA. This makes it possible to develop high end features in future mobile phones without complications.