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NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu and Sharp develop HSUPA platform (Japan)

  • October 17th, 2008
  • 7:35 am

Four Japanese firms NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu Limited and Sharp join hands to develop SH-Mobile G4 single-chip LSI device and platform to support HSUPA, HSDPA, W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE.
The 45 nm platform will provide enhanced functionality and improved performance for applications handling HD video and 3-D graphics. In addition to HSDPA cat.8 for a maximum of 7.2 Mbps downlink speeds, the G4 will support HSUPA to boost uplink speeds to a maximum of 5.7 Mbps.
NTT DoCoMo and Renesas have been working on this from past four years. The development work has since progressed to include handset makers such as Fujitsu and Sharp as partners in the development of mobile phone platforms. Each platform has a SH-Mobile G series product as the core component and includes a basic software suite (OS, middleware and drivers) and a reference chipset in a single package.
The will be completed by Q4′09. Renesas plans to make the platform available to the worldwide mobile phone market.

   

Intel to support development of China’s mobile TV standard CMMB (Taiwan)

  • July 29th, 2008
  • 12:31 pm

According to sources in the Taiwan handset industry, Intel will support the development of China’s mobile TV standard China mobile multimedia broadcasting (CMMB) by supporting mobile Internet device (MID) and ultra mobile PC (UMPC) platform products supporting CMMB technology.

In line with Intel’s move, a number of IT makers, including Asustek Computer, Lenovo, Haier, Samsung Electronics and Fujitsu, are reportedly planning to launch CMMB-compatible MID or UMPC products, the sources indicated.

The upcoming CMMB-compatible MID/UMPC devices will feature a display ranging from 6- to 10-inch sizes and run on either Windows Mobile or Linux operating systems, the sources noted.

The development of CMMB MID and UMPC products follows the steps that have taken by Dopod, Samsung and Motorola in the development of CMMB-compatible handsets, pointed out the sources.

   

Reggefiber picks Cisco equipment for FTTH roll-out (Netherlands)

  • December 10th, 2007
  • 1:54 pm

Dutch operator Reggefiber has selected Cisco equipment for its roll-out of fibre-to-the-home services in three cities. The company is using the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network architecture and Cisco Ethernet FTTH technology. Reggefiber already owns an extensive FTTH network in the Netherlands and current planned projects will add approximately 100,000 to 200,000 households. It has recently started laying fiber in the city of Deventer, which it plans to extend to Almere and another city within the next few months. The network will give residents access to broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps initially, and up to 1 Gbps in the future. The operator said it chose Ethernet point-to-point FTTH architecture because “it is future-proof and maximizes return on such an important infrastructure investment”. Reggefiber will deploy Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches as the E-FTTH access platform at its new optical points of presence and a 10 Gigabit Ethernet core network to make optimum use of the increased capacity provided by Cisco 7600 Series Routers. Fujitsu Services will supply, install and support the Cisco equipment.

   

Fujitsu wins USD 1.5 bln network deal from Flag

  • September 4th, 2007
  • 3:43 pm

Fujitsu has won a USD 1.5 billion order from Flag Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications. Fujitsu will lay a multiterabit, DWDM undersea cable system for Flag, connecting India to Hong Kong and Egypt to France. A letter of intent was also signed for cables connecting India to Kenya and Japan to the US west coast. Upon completion the project will nearly double the length of Flag’s network to 115,000 km from 65,000. Flag expects to complete the network expansion project in 2009-10.

   

Fujitsu Introduces 802.15.4/ZigBee Wireless Solution

  • June 2nd, 2007
  • 8:10 am

Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd has announced what it claims to be the industry’s first 2.4GHz 802.15.4/ZigBee demo kit, aimed at making it easier for customers to add wireless control functions to existing systems. Named WiLeKit, the kit supports IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee standard and greatly reduces the complexity of wireless ZigBee interconnections with a Fujitsu-patented simple network control protocol.

Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, ZigBee is a wireless communication technology for short distances (within 100m), low data rates (up to 250kbps), low power consumption (operating life from six months to two years with ordinary alkaline batteries) and high reliability. Unlike Bluetooth (802.15.1), which is used to transfer voice data, and WiFi (802.11a/b/g), which is used to transfer Email and images, the ZigBee system emphasizes multi-node monitoring, control and sense networking applications.

Andy Chang, deputy marketing director of Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai), said: “Customers always expect to immediately add wireless control functions into their existing systems. The market has been looking for an easy-to-use ZigBee solution. As the industry’s first ZigBee wireless solution with simple networking protocol delivered by Fujitsu, WiLeKit fully meets market needs. There are almost unlimited applications for many fields, such as intelligent community systems, power sub-station monitoring and wireless measure instruments.”

Today most systems used in medium- to small-scale corporations generally have no more than 255 nodes. Since it is not required to support a complex mesh network, simple star/tree topology network architecture is sufficient Users want to adopt a simple network control protocol, without expensive certification fees, and quickly implement ZigBee wireless control functions with high-reliability. The WiLeKit demo kit, with its uniquely simple network control protocol, satisfies the market need. Fujitsu Microelectronics is providing an optimal solution for this rapidly-increasing market through continuous innovation.

   
 

Fujitsu to upgrade Japan-US cable network

  • May 15th, 2007
  • 9:28 am

Fujitsu has signed a contract to upgrade the Japan-US cable network, a submarine fibre-optic cable system, with a consortium of telecom carriers. The consortium includes AT&T, KDDI, NTT Communications, Qwest Communications International, Reach Global Networks, Softbank Telecom and Verizon Business. With the transpacific contract, Fujitsu’s Flashwave S650 submarine line terminal equipment will be implemented at three landing points each in Japan and the US. The new contract for the Japan-US cable network will add the following locations to the regions where the Flashwave S650 series is installed: Morro Bay, Makaha, Manchester, Mie prefecture, Chiba , Ibaraki prefecture . Fujitsu’s Flashwave S650 series will provide a capacity upgrade to the existing system and increase the original design capacity of 640 Gbps to 1.28 terabits per second.