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• Simcom Wireless, Gsm Gprs Module
• West Bridge, West Bridge Antioch
• Wind, Chip Debugging
• Wimax Forum, Mobile Wimax Certification

Simcom Wireless Solutions Limited and eDevice announce they partnership to provide the market with powerful GSM/GPRS modules with AT# Internet interface. The collaboration between the two companies has resulted in the availability of eDevice's packaged TCP/IP solution, including integrated email (POP3 / SMTP) & FTP clients and TCP & UDP sockets, in new SIM305 and SIM345 modules manufactured by Simcom Wireless. For the first time in the wireless market, a Quad-band GSM/GPRS module will natively offer AT# commands making it easier and faster for OEMs to integrate TCP/IP enabled wireless connectivity.The availability of TCP/IP technology in M2M applications enables significant reduction in both communication and development costs and delivers the benefits of using standard non-proprietary tools...

The results found by Semiconductor Insights demonstrate the next level of performance and connectivity that Cypress's West Bridge Antioch peripheral controller makes possible. Our West Bridge architecture is gaining momentum with the major handset manufacturers as they recognize the tremendous value it brings in freeing up an embedded processor to focus on its primary function. - Alakesh Chetia, Cypress. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced that its peripheral controller delivered the fastest transfer of multimedia files from a PC to a mobile handset in a recent comparison by industry analyst firm Semiconductor Insights. The comparison discovered that the phone using the CYWB0124AB West Bridge(TM) Antioch(TM) controller transferred 49...

To fully realize and harness the power of processors for the mobile market requires a solid development foundation..

The beginning of Mobile WiMAX certification enables our member companies to deliver on their business commitments, and ultimately moves WiMAX service providers closer to bringing the mobile broadband Internet experience and new applications to consumers around the globe next year. - Ron Resnick, WiMAX Forum. The WiMAX Forum announced its lead certification lab is now open for formal Mobile WiMAX certification testing and evaluation of Mobile WiMAX products. WiMAX Forum vendors may begin immediately submitting their 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz Mobile WiMAX equipment for testing. The WiMAX Forum's lead certification lab is headquartered at AT4 Wireless in Spain. The WiMAX Forum expects its four other certification labs in the U.S., Taiwan, China, and Korea to open for formal Mobile WiMAX certification testing shortly...