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TI Debuts Chipset For Microsoft\u2019s 2.5G Smart Phone Platform <\/b>News from E-InSite<\/b>
Now you can access Microsoft Outlook on your cell phone. At least that\u2019s theannouncement coming out of Texas Instruments Inc. and Microsoft Corp. as the two companiestoday introduced an integrated hardware and software platform for cell phone handsetmanufacturers.
The wireless platform is designed for GSM\/GPRS-enabled handsets and other mobilecomputing devices such as PDAs. The platform is based on Microsoft\u2019s smart phoneplatform, known as Stinger, and TI\u2019s DSP-based GSM chipset. This is the fruition ofMicrosoft\u2019s and TI\u2019s joint development agreement to bring multimediaapplications to cellular handsets. The first 2.5G products based on this platform areexpected to start shipping mid-way through 2001.
Some of the key applications the Stinger platform was able to accomplish during arecent demonstration in London were secure e-commerce transactions, streaming video andaudio, as well as email, according to Kevin Dallas, director of marketing for Microsoft\u2019sMobile Devices Division.
\u201cThere are some 14 million (Microsoft) Exchange users who want to uses theirmobile phones to access Outlook,\u201d Dallas said. \u201cThey want Windows Media Playerto access audio and video streaming on their 2.5G enabled phones. As far as security, wewill be including end-to-end secure connections to corporate data storage sites.\u201d
The Stinger platform is based on TI\u2019s dual processor architecture, with a DSPrunning the radio and modem functions of the communications link, and the ARM basebandprocessor executing the applications of the cell phone, according to Kevin Ostler,marketing manager of Texas Instruments Wireless Components Division.
\u201cAlthough we are using high performance processors in this platform, this jointventure is also designed to save money and reduce power consumption,\u201d Ostler said.\u201cWe clearly have a leadership in that area because we just don\u2019t throwmicroprocessor horsepower at a solution. Developers and consumers are asking, \u2018Is itthe right size?\u2019 Can it execute the applications I want without me having to carryand extra battery power on my back?\u2019 \u201d
The end result of the cooperation is that cell phone manufacturers have a more completepackage with both silicon and software. That is expected to yield cell phones with aadvanced user interface to access web-based services and provide manufacturers with a wayto get new, feature-rich handsets to market sooner.
Ostler also pointed out that the platform is likely to attract third party applicationdevelopers, much in the way that that Windows did for the PC market. That in turninvigorated demand for the PC as it is expected to drive the demand for new cell phones.
Microsoft provided the operating system-Windows CE, designed specifically for cellphones-the interface with the radio processor and the application software, which runs onthe baseband processor. Dallas said one of the keys in making the Stinger platformsuccessful is to ensure the interoperability across other platforms, such as TI\u2019s ownOpen Multimedia Applications Platform.
Texas Instruments supplies cell phone ICs to some of the biggest manufacturers such asNokia and Ericsson. Ostler said the Stinger platform could have tremendous regional impactin regions such as Asia, where Internet browsing on desktop platforms is limited due to\u201cpay-per-minute\u201d dial-up access services. Strong demand for \u201cPocket PC\u201dtype devices have been proven with I-mode phones in Japan.
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