Motorola joins up with Qualcomm for W-CDMA chips
15th Nov 2006, 03:37 GMT
Filed under: Cellular, Specifications, Business Qualcomm, the CDMA pioneer who also makes most of the chips used in global CDMA handsets, will now be supplying global handset manufacturer Motorola with W-CDMA chips. W-CDMA is the migration path from TDMA-based GSM technology to a CDMA-based GSM technology that allows for more flexibility as more and more subscribers sign on with wireless carriers. Since Nokia has been just about as stubborn as anyone in their W-CDMA plans with its Qualcomm dealings, this new partnership should solidify support for W-CDMA as the standard that GSM is moving to as time goes on. As HSDPA is a data standard, one of these days GSM voice will be changing to the W-CDMA standard. Who knows when, though. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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