Infineon's Dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi Reference Platform Enables Voice-over-WLAN in Low-cost Mobile Handsets

(Top News, 19 Mar 2008)

Infineon Technologies AG has launched a reference platform for a low-cost dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi solution, which offers Voice-over-IP functionality to low-cost mobile phones, and enables operators to offer fixed-mobile convergence by integrating Wi-Fi on its mobile phone platform. Developed in collaboration with Atheros Communications Inc., the XMM 1013 fully-functional, low-cost, dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi mobile platform will enable millions of users worldwide to make high-quality VoIP calls at virtually no cost when connected to wireless local area networks (WLANs).

The XMM 1013 platform delivers VoIP capabilities as well as GSM services for mobile handsets. To date, Wi-Fi technology has been used as a connectivity option for accessing Internet data in high-end smartphones. This new platform adds full VoIP capabilities to cellular handsets at unprecedented price points.

The XMM 1013 integrates what is said to be the world's lowest-cost cellular solution, based on Infineon's single-chip X-GOLD 101, and Atheros' single-chip AR6101 ROCm, which is the industry's lowest-cost wireless VoIP solution. Besides supporting VoIP clients such as MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo and FON, enabling users to make flat rate calls within Internet communities, the solution also provides high quality call performance and a talk time of six hours in VoIP mode.

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