Ericsson and Bellwave sign license agreement for mobile platforms.Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2004 Bellwave has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ERICY) Mobile Platforms' solution G200 for its next generation GSM/GPRS products. The license agreement is the first with Bellwave, one of the world's fastest growing ODEs (original design engineers). In line with the agreement, Bellwave is developing 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. phones based on Ericsson's core mobile platform technology. The agreement also includes an option to license both Ericsson's EDGE and the dual mode GPRS/WCDMA mobile platforms. "We are very happy that Bellwave has chosen Ericsson Mobile Platforms Ericsson Mobile Platforms is the name of the company within the Ericsson group that supplies mobile platforms, i.e. the technological basis on which a cellular phone product can be built. ," said Sandeep Chennakeshu, President of Ericsson Mobile Platforms. "Bellwave is a fast growing and innovative company and the choice of the G200 platform allows them to continue to offer exciting products with the latest technology and high quality to their world-wide customers." "Ericsson Mobile Platform brings vast experience, innovation, leadership and a complete platform offering," said Ki-Gon Yang, President 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 Bellwave. "We selected the platform due to its rich feature set, flexibility, stability, low power consumption and small size. Furthermore, the structure of their portfolio is such that we will be able to re-use the know-how we will have gained and also easily port application suites developed in the GPRS project to future projects with Ericsson's EDGE and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. platforms." Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet See broadband. communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press About Ericsson Mobile Platforms Ericsson Mobile Platforms offers a complete, end-to-end interoperability tested platform portfolio across 2,5 and 3G. A common software platform for GSM/GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA terminals enabling application portability, stability, security, state-of-the-art power consumption and size. Ericsson Mobile Platforms portfolio offering includes reference design, platform software, ASIC's and development boards, core applications and UI toolkit, development and test tools, industrialization industrialization Process of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant. The changes that took place in Britain during the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and 19th century led the way for the early industrializing nations of western Europe and solution, support, training and documentation. Technology is based on Ericsson's global standardization leadership and the world's strongest Intellectual Property Rights for 2.5 and 3G systems. Ericsson Mobile Platforms is wholly owned company within the Ericsson Group. Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press. About Bellwave Bellwave Co., Ltd, founded in September 1999 and headquartered in Seoul, has experienced phenomenal growth, emerging as the largest handset design (ODE) company in the industry. Bellwave specializes in innovative, feature-rich products including GSM, GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA See WCDMA. handset designs and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. wireless data modules. Bellwave licenses its fully tested and certified, mass-manufacturing-ready handset designs to OEMs who manufacture and distribute worldwide. For more information on Bellwave, visit www.bellwave.com. |
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