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March 26, 2009

Comsys Mobile Intros WiMAX/GSM-EDGE Smartphone Platform

By Anshu Shrivastava
TMCnet Contributor

Comsys Communication and Signal Processing Ltd. reportedly has announced the launch of its latest ComMAX reference design platform, the CM1125RD.
 
Ehud Reshef, director for WiMax product marketing at Comsys (News - Alert) Mobile, said that CM1125RD is the latest in a series of platforms developed for OEM/ODMs, following company’s ComMAX Evaluation Board and ExpressCard/34 reference design.
 
“The platform will facilitate OEM/ODMs efforts in meeting the market’s increasing demands for handsets and smartphones supporting mobile WiMAX (News - Alert)/GSM-EDGE,” he added.
 
CM1125RD is an optimized multimode mobile WiMAX/GSM-EDGE smartphone reference design platform that is based on the ComMAX CM1125 baseband processor. According to company officials, it integrates solutions from Comsys Mobile’s Ecosystem partners.
 
Here’s how the company diagrams the technology:
 
 
Also, the new offering incorporates all the features and functionalities required of smartphones, from antennae up to application processor, said officials.
 
Along with in multimode mobile WiMAX/GSM-EDGE, the CM1125RD integrates WLAN, BT (News - Alert), FM radio and GPS connectivity. Officials said that this enables coexistence of radios for all usage scenarios.
 
Moreover, the solution complies with WiMAX Forum (News - Alert) mobile WiMAX requirements and 3GPP GSM/EDGE standards. Also, it supports multimode mobile WiMAX/GSM-EDGE voice call continuity between WiMAX VoIP and GSM CS voice based on a standard IMS platform.
 
Officials said that CM1125RD features a dedicated debug support unit incorporating Comsys Mobile’s proprietary testing software toolset including the CMon SoCLogger Acquirer applications, IOT and WiMAX/GSM-EDGE field trial testing of clients’ manufactured devices.
 
“With numerous real network rollouts of WiMAX technology this year, the availability of dual mode devices will be very important,” said Randall Schwartz, principal consultant at Wireless 20/20 (News - Alert).
 
He said that not only operators with both GSM and WiMAX operations, but WiMAX operators in countries with significant GSM coverage will need dual mode devices. These devices will be required to provide advanced data and voice services in both their initial coverage areas and traditional coverage areas.
 
“The Comsys solution has the performance and long battery life to enable interesting form factors for end user devices,” Schwartz said.
 
Earlier in February, ECS EliteGroup Computer Systems and Comsys Communication and Signal Processing announced the launch of a second ECS mobile device featuring Comsys Mobile’s ComMAX chipset.
 
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Anshu Shrivastava is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anshu’s articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Michael Dinan


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