PrairieComm Introduces a Revolutionary New IS-136 TDMA Baseband Processor With Bluetooth Technology.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1999-- The promise of wireless technology to deliver convenient and reliable connectivity has just taken a huge leap forward. Arlington Heights Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. , Illinois-based PrairieComm, Inc. today announced the first IS-136 TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). baseband processor that will allow handset manufacturers to develop smaller, better, and more fully featured phones that connect to PCs and other devices without cables. Using a new short range RF technology labeled Bluetooth(TM), these phones will be able to exchange information with other phones, PCs, PDAs, and host of other Bluetooth-enabled devices in applications ranging from directory and calendar synchronization to email to full internet access See how to access the Internet. . The PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). 3620 is PrairieComm's latest and most advanced TDMA IS-136 baseband solution. The integration of Bluetooth capability enables handset manufacturers to deliver products that will allow users to connect to a wide range of computing and telecommunications devices without the use of cables. Representing the third generation of PrairieComm's TDMA baseband product solutions, The PCI3620 offers performance improvements on power consumption and audio quality. Additionally, the PCI3620 includes new functionality such as speaker independent voice recognition allowing phone users to dial by voice rather than keypunch To punch holes in a punch card. Although punch cards are obsolete, some people still say "keys are punched" on a keyboard. . "We are thrilled to offer travelers the first enabling technology to allow short-range wireless connectivity between a laptop computer and their cellular phone," said John Diehl, 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 PrairieComm, Inc. "The PCI3620 will open the door for a host of new applications and capabilities to be delivered over the cellular networks." Modem, voice encoder/decoder, acoustic signal processing See DSP. , analog interface to the RF, and support for Internet access are all integrated on the PCI3620 single chip. This enables phones developed on the PCI3620 platform to be the most competitive in size, power consumption and cost. Cellular users will benefit with the choice of a smaller, aesthetically pleasing phones that can exchange data with their PCs, function as a cellular modem, and don't require recharging as frequently. The PCI3620 meets or exceeds the specifications of the latest TIA/EIA-136 and IS-137A standards, and is a clear leader as the most feature-rich and cost-effective TDMA solution currently on the market. The product also supports data services including Short Message Service and IS-130/135 circuit switched data. About PrairieComm PrairieComm, Incorporated, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois Arlington Heights is an affluent village in Cook County, Illinois and a northwestern suburb of Chicago. It is located about 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. A 2003 Census recount gave the village a population of 76,422, the largest for a village in the United States , is at the heart of wireless personal communications. PrairieComm develops chipsets, embedded software and licensed intellectual property for 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. , GSM, TDMA and 3G wireless technologies that give it's customer-partners The Power To Compete in the worldwide digital cellular marketplace. For more information about PrairieComm and its solutions, please visit the company's web site at www.prairiecomm.com or call (847) 797-0280. (c) 1999, PrairieComm, Inc. All rights reserved. OneChip and The Power To Compete are trademarks of PrairieComm, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective companies. |
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