Comsys and Sasken in Strategic Partnership to Develop Edge Mobile Handset Software; Synergy Will Cut Time to Market For Next Generation Handsets.Business/High Tech Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2002 Comsys Communications & Signal Processing Ltd., a leader in cellular physical layer solutions for emerging cellular standards, and Sasken Communication Technologies Sasken Communication Technologies Limited (formerly, Silicon Automation Systems, Inc. (SAS)) is a publicly traded (Stock) company based out of Bangalore, India, and offers research and development consultancy, wireless software products and software Ltd., experts in wireless protocol stack software development, announced today they have entered into a strategic partnership. In the first stage, the two companies will jointly develop high performance software platforms for EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) mobile terminals. Complementing each other's expertise -- Comsys' in DSP algorithm development and Sasken's in wireless protocol stack software -- the partnership will enable the two companies to bring new mobile handset designs quickly and effectively to market, thereby cutting time to market for EDGE implementation. This will ensure that when EDGE mobile infrastructure is deployed -- first in North America and later in Asia and Europe -- EDGE handsets will be available to the general public. Strategically, the partnership opens new vistas for both entities. Together they will be able to offer complete software reference designs reaching Layer 1, Layer 2 and Layer 3 features. Development work is also being undertaken in middleware components such as MMI (Man Machine Interface) See HMI. 1. MMI - Man-Machine Interface. 2. (company) MMI - The company which developed the first Programmable Array Logic devices. MMI was bought by AMD. (Man-Machine Interface) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services (messaging) Multimedia Messaging Services - (MMS) A feature of some mobile telephones that allows them to send messages including text, sound, images and video. ) that will translate to availability of end-to-end mobile software solutions for customers who wish to license the offerings. "We are very excited with this opportunity to work with Comsys. Through this partnership, we aim to leverage our leadership position in next generation wireless terminal software and Comsys' strengths in DSP algorithms to come up with products that can serve the needs of our customers better. Having signed up many wireless semiconductor partners, Sasken is all set to play a significant role in shaping the future of next generation wireless terminals," said Rajiv Mody, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sasken. Dr. Eli Plotnik, Comsys CEO commented, "Working with Sasken, a leader in its class, is an exciting move for Comsys because it gives us a needed next step for our product development. As the next generation of cellular technology evolves, this partnership will ensure that both Comsys and Sasken remain at the forefront of providing easy to implement, cost effective, and superior quality platforms." About Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd.: Sasken Communication Technologies Limited is a leading provider of telecommunications software solutions and services to mobile terminal manufacturers, network equipment vendors and semiconductor companies. Sasken's software solutions for wireless terminals includes next generation wireless protocol stacks such as UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. , EDGE and Multimode; middleware components such as MMS and MMI, as well as multimedia codec engines such as MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 4. Founded in 1989, Sasken has been assessed at SEI CMM Level 5. Please visit Sasken at www.sasken.com. About Comsys Communications & Signal Processing: Comsys Communications and Signal Processing Ltd, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , is enabling the next generation voice and data over cellular networks. Comsys develops and integrates physical layer solutions for today's and tomorrow's wireless standards -- including: GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , EGPRS See EDGE. (EDGE) and W-CDMA See WCDMA. . Its intelligent baseband processing solutions enable silicon vendors, handset manufacturers, laptop producers, cellular modules (e.g. PCMCIA cards) developers and base stations manufacturers to significantly reduce cost and time to market and create a new horizon for voice and data over cellular applications. Founded in 1995, Comsys corporate headquarters and R&D facilities are located in Herzelia, Israel. Please visit: www.comsysmobile.com |
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