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How will new technologies affect InterDigital?
Updated June 24, 2006 Most recent posts are by: ed ferrari, The Net, enyaw, GAMCO, My3sons, MSDC290, lastchoice, ed ferrari, revlis, Bill_Dalglish, Data Rox, mschere, lastchoice, Dishfan, Learning2vest, Mooseo1, kikoboer, cls and songioan
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Posted by: redbarn Who Makes What: (for weekend reading) http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=91012&WT.svl=reports1_3
Posted by: Data_Rox
Posted by: mschere Runcom Touts Mobile WiMax 09.01.05 Israeli silicon vendor Runcom Technologies Ltd. has emerged as a potential lead player in the mobile WiMax market, talking up a number of high-profile deals for Korea’s version of the wireless MAN technology. Founded in 1997, the company has so far kept a low profile in the WiMax sector, a surprise move in light of its market knowhow. In 2000 Runcom introduced its proprietary Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) technology, initially targeting the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) space. Five years on and OFDMA technology is now widely recognized as the basis of future mobile WiMax deployments. The mobile WiMax 802.16e standard is expected to be ratified by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) in the next few weeks, with commercial deployments touted for launch around the 2007/2008 timeframe.
The vendor has won a deal with Samsung Corp. for the supply of its silicon into the Korean company’s WiBro devices. A staunch supporter of the technology, earlier this week Samsung demonstrated handoff between WiBro basestations at speeds of up to 80 MPH (see Samsung Mobilizes WiBro). “We’ve had deals with Samsung going for more than three years which have generated much more than $10 million already in revenue,” says Runcom’s Oren Elkayam, VP of strategic business. “That was our first major success and customer.” Following the Samsung deal, Elkayam claims the company has scored “two additional manufacturers in Korea that are focusing on a base-station solution.” He notes that both companies are “subsidiaries of the two main operators," KT Corp. and SK Telecom (Nasdaq: SKM - message board). With Korea cracked, Runcom pursued the Japanese market for WiBro and now cites “three corporations” as signed customers. Elkayam adds that the vendor will next week release its sample 802.16e SOC (System-On-a-Chip) for client devices, putting it a year ahead of competitors such as Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC - message board). “As a silicon provider it is good to have the technology, it’s good to have a system that is working, and it’s good to have OEM manufacturers to work with. Runcom’s advantage over others is that we are first to market with a solution.” Of course, the true measure of Runcom’s success lies in its potential to grab market share in European and U.S. markets once work on mobile 802.16e deployments is underway. “It’s important to promote this technology worldwide,” admits Elkayam. “We have approached the U.S. market and are trying to progress slowly but steadily.” — Justin Springham, Senior Editor, Europe, Unstrung mschere
Posted by: revlis Data,
I come up with this link to the ETSI LTE release 7 standard. http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/imt2000/200509/presentations/S1-3-3_Scrase.pdf 23 revlis Posted by: Data_Rox Date:6/23/2006 9:32:24 AM
revlis....but you think IDCC has ESSENTIAL patents to LTE? What leads you to that conclusion? I think we're positioned much better on the WiMAX front, and possibly on the TD-CDMA front (IPWireless isn't paying much attention to us)
Posted by: revlis REPORT: HSDPA to take 65% of booming mobile broadband market
As this week's launch by Vodafone shows, operators are racing to deploy and launch mobile broadband services, which will lead 3.5G subscribers worldwide to boom from 2.5 million at the end of 2006 to more than 200 million in 2010, according to Future Mobile Broadband: HSPA, EV-DO, WiMAX & LTE, a new Strategic Report from Informa Telecoms & Media.
"Vodafone has just launched HSDPA services in the UK but it is far from alone," says Mike Roberts, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media and co-author of the report. "There are already 34 live HSDPA networks worldwide and another 43 in deployment, just six months after the first HSDPA service was launched. Most WCDMA operators have clearly decided that the benefits of upgrading to HSDPA - including download speeds of 1-2Mbps compared to 384Kbps for WCDMA, and much lower latency - are well worth the costs, particularly given the emergence of competing systems such as EV-DOrA/B and Mobile WiMAX."
In fact the success of EV-DO mobile broadband services has driven some competing WCDMA operators to upgrade to HSDPA, which in turn is leading EV-DO operators to upgrade to EV-DOrA. For example Verizon Wireless launched EV-DO in September 2003 and the success of its BroadbandAccess EV-DO service helped drive Cingular Wireless to launch the world's first commercial HSDPA service in December 2005. Now Verizon is trialing EV-DOrA and rival Sprint Nextel plans to launch EV-DOrA services in 1Q07.
However the transition to broadband creates as many challenges as it does opportunities for mobile broadband operators. "These range from major strategic challenges such as how to successfully navigate convergence and competition with fixed broadband providers, to key operational challenges such as when and how to launch mobile broadband services, what end-user segments to target with what devices and at what prices, and how to differentiate services in an increasingly competitive market featuring incumbent fixed and mobile operators as well as new entrants using new technologies operating in new spectrum," Roberts says. Mobile infrastructure and component suppliers face similar challenges and will have to make major strategic moves to establish strong positions in the emerging mobile broadband and convergence markets. "In the infrastructure market Nokia is merging with Siemens Communications and Alcatel with Lucent, so other mid-tier vendors such as Motorola and Nortel will have to respond soon," says Roberts. Interesting thoughts, especially that HSDPA will gain 65 % market share while HSUPA will only catch 19 % until 2011. Nevertheless, as with GSM before, its successor UMTS (and HSDPA/HSUPA) is the clear winner. http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3123
Posted by: lastchoice
sometimes it's easier/cheaper/succesful to use two chips. the 40nm for digital and a proven, mature 65/90 nm for the analog. bottomline, the technology is moving forward. moore's law has been right for decades--100% improvement every 18 months. it is how people knew well before 3g was practical that it was only a matter of time, not science or black magic. rf is especially hard--physics really--that challenges both semi expertise as well an communications system theory. that's why it really, Really, REALLY safe to say to the DE judge that nok has benefited billions from idcc's efforts and has screwed them at every turn. another corrolary to moore's law is that features will move so fast that replacement cycles keep handset sales cranking. a cell phone could be $35 today, if you didn't want bandwith, tv, mp3, camera, video camera, battery life, OLED screens, email, etc... think about how many phones you've owned. that's very fortunate for idcc. we all get new phones every two years! two BILLION, with a 'B', users and an unprecedented replacement rate. unprecedented market size, too.
this play has years to it. that's why i say a secondary at some high price is better than mergers or acquisitions. we could all be holding some of our stock in 2010 as a growth company...(I HOPE). Billion--with a 'B'
Posted by: lastchoice IBM says they’ve developed speedier transistor
Reuters SAN FRANCISCO - IBM has built a transistor that runs about 100 times faster than current chips, a development that could pave the way for ultra-fast computers and wireless networks, the computing giant said Monday.
"What we've been doing in the last several years is pushing the absolute limits of silicon technology," said Bernie Meyerson, head of semiconductor research for International Business Machines Corp. "What we've done in demonstrating this is that we're nowhere near having tapped the limits of silicon performance, and that's very encouraging," Meyerson said. The transistor achieved a speed of 500 gigahertz, which is more than 100 times speedier than the fastest PC chips sold today, and about 250 times faster than the typical mobile telephone chip, Meyerson said. That speed was hit only when IBM researchers, working with counterparts from the Georgia Institute of Technology, cooled the transistor to near absolute zero, but Meyerson said the device still ran at 300 gigahertz at room temperature. Clay Ryder, president of Sageza Group, a technology market research firm, said the breakthrough should lead to faster processors, but ones that will run far below the top speed demonstrated by IBM. "We can build a (race car) that can go 240 miles per hour, but is that what you're going to drive to work? No, but you learn things that you can put in mass-produced cars," Ryder said. Most improvements in chip speeds over the years have come from shrinking the size of transistors, but IBM's approach is to tweak the silicon on the atomic level, meaning that transistors can be designed from the ground up with very specific applications in mind. "That means you can have Babe Ruth-style scenarios where you step up and point the bat to left field and nail a shot there," Meyerson said. Meyerson forecasts that the advances will show up in real products within a couple years, probably in chips to power super-fast wireless networks capable of moving a DVD-quality movie in as little as 5 seconds. (c) Reuters 2006. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. Billion--with a 'B'
WL: Pop ups on IHub getting too annoying? Here's a suggestion by lastchoice. Another idea - purchase a premium IHub membership and avoid ALL the ads. Posted by: lastchoice wilco, go to IE's tools menu, manage add-ons, and turn off shockwave. you can turn it on any time you want animation, but in the meantime, you get rid of so much BS!
Posted by: ed_ferrari Check out the participants: http://www.ibctelecoms.com/hsxpa/default.asp?url=associated Posted by: The_Net Review of 802.20 Is Halted Panel's Study of Technology Promoted by Qualcomm Is Derailed by Intel Protest
An influential standard-setting organization has temporarily halted its review of an advanced wireless technology favored by Qualcomm Inc., the outgrowth of a squabble that reflects heightened competition with Intel Corp.
The action, prompted partly by a complaint from Intel engineers, could also shed light on corporate maneuvering in technical committees that can influence how markets evolve. IEEE working groups define specifications to ensure that technology products work together. Participants are typically engineers from companies or other organizations, but are expected to vote as individuals. The IEEE standards board last week disclosed that it has suspended activities of the so-called 802.20 working group, which was established to review technologies that could provide faster high-speed Internet access than most cellphones have today. The action was reported Thursday by EE Times, a trade publication. In January, the group narrowed its consideration to a joint technology proposal from Qualcomm and Kyocera Corp. of Japan. Intel and some other WiMAX backers, including Samsung Electronics Co., have been trying since November to get the committee to consider alternative proposals. They have been repeatedly voted down, minutes of the group's meetings show. An Intel engineer in January filed a statement asserting that the working group included 20 or more consultants that appeared to be engaging in improper voting as a block. Two other Intel engineers later filed an appeal, arguing that the committee chairman violated IEEE procedures. The chairman, Jerry Upton, has disclosed that he is a consultant for Qualcomm. He referred questions to Steve Mills, the IEEE board's chairman. Mr. Mills wrote in an online posting last week that the board was suspending the working group's activities, while it reviewed appeals from the Intel engineers and others. "Recent activity in the group appears to have become highly contentious -- significantly beyond what is normally experienced," Mr. Mills wrote. The posting said a preliminary investigation revealed what Mr. Mills called a "lack of transparency" -- a reference to whether representatives of the working group properly disclosed their company affiliations -- and possible "dominance" by parties he didn't identify. IEEE officials said they couldn't comment further. But Qualcomm is widely viewed as holding effective voting control over the working group, since a disputed 2003 election that included heavy participation by consultants to the San Diego company and other makers of cellphone technology. Jeremy James, a Qualcomm spokesman, declined to comment on its relationship with Mr. Upton or any other consultants. But he said his company believes the working group "has been managed and handled within IEEE rules, and appropriately." Qualcomm is best known for a cellular technology called CDMA, for code-division multiple access. The 802.20 group was initially expected to back a CDMA alternative being developed by start-up Flarion Technologies Inc., based on a technology called OFDM -- for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing -- that also forms the technical foundation for WiMAX.
In August 2005, Qualcomm agreed to buy Flarion for as much as $818 million if the combination achieves certain milestones. The next month, Qualcomm proposed a set of OFDM-based technologies for consideration by the 802.20 committee. Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm's chief executive officer, said in a recent interview that the internally developed 802.20 technology, in addition to Flarion's technology, will provide the company with other options if wireless carriers decide against using CDMA. "We are committed to the 802.20 process," said Mr. James, the Qualcomm spokesman. "We look forward to the process getting back on track." Write to Don Clark at don.clark@wsj.com
Posted by: revlis
The country's wireless data service market is expected to grow 11.8 percent, to 3.8 trillion won ($3.96 billion) from an estimated 3.4 trillion won (roughly $3.52 billion) in 2005. Of that total, according to the report, the HSDPA market is expected to account for roughly $2.6 billion, while the market for services based on Korea's WiBro wireless standard is expected to claim about $1.25 billion. Conventional wireless data services will account for the remainder. South Korea last month became the first country to launch commercial 3.5G HSDPA service, an advanced version of the 3G wireless CDMA technology. WiBro service is slated to debut by the end of this month. http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189500324
Posted by: ed_ferrari Check out the participants: http://www.ibctelecoms.com/hsxpa/default.asp?url=associated
Posted by: enyaw InterDigital Presents Advanced HSDPA/HSUPA Architecture at HSxPA Conference KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jun 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- InterDigital Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:IDCC) today announced that Dr. Behrooz Lessani, Vice President of Business Development for InterDigital, will present findings from the company's advanced research and development of HSxPA solutions at the HSxPA Conference being held in Prague, Czech Republic, June 20-22.
InterDigital is among the first companies to develop a fully functioning HSDPA modem solution. InterDigital's HSDPA solution is currently being integrated by several leading semiconductor companies. In addition, the company is developing an HSUPA modem compliant with Category 6 capable of uplink data speeds of 5.76Mbps. Dr. Lessani's presentation on "Examining The Challenges In Combining HSUPA With HSDPA" highlights: -- Careful design considerations needed for future complex HSxPA-enabled converged devices -- Appropriate use of software-controlled hardware accelerators as key to achieving high data rates, low latency and low power consumption -- Diversity advanced receiver as a preferred approach for high rate downlinks -- HSDPA + HSUPA benefiting downlink intensive, uplink intensive and symmetric services -- VoIP combined with other IP-based applications highlighting the capacity advantage of HSDPA/HSUPA. "By sharing our expertise in advanced 3G modem development with mobile chip makers, terminal unit manufacturers, and network operators, InterDigital continues to lead in advancing the wireless industry," commented Mark Lemmo, Senior Business Development and Product Management Officer. InterDigital frequently presents its technical approach to advanced 3G solutions at leading industry events around the world. About InterDigital
Posted by: mschere
Carriers deploying WTDD in micro and pico cell environments as a complement to Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) can make efficient use of available bandwidth and meet the growing demands for data traffic as 3G networks are deployed. When coupled with FDD, WTDD technology delivers the complete 3G WCDMA solution.
As the volume of data traffic over 3G networks increases, InterDigital sees applications for WTDD not only at capacity hot spots such as shopping malls and airports, but also for enterprise systems, such as intranets and extranets, and integrated services in Virtual Private Networks. InterDigital believes that the topography of most offices makes WTDD technology an ideal solution for enterprise applications. InterDigital's complete WTDD solution consists of the baseband modem, a software protocol stack and an RF reference design. It will be particularly effective in delivering advanced voice and data capability to smart phones, wireless personal digital assistants, laptop computers, and other innovative wireless terminals. mschere
Posted by: mschere Carriers deploying WTDD in micro and pico cell environments as a complement to Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) can make efficient use of available bandwidth and meet the growing demands for data traffic as 3G networks are deployed. When coupled with FDD, WTDD technology delivers the complete 3G WCDMA solution. "Operators deploying WTDD can efficiently provide peak data rates to their customers and thereby deliver a high quality of service. Many in the industry are projecting that, as new data applications and content are made available, asymmetric data traffic will increase substantially," Mr. McEntee noted. "In today's wire line environment, the data asymmetry is currently 8:1. Analysis conducted by InterDigital and other leading firms demonstrate that at this level, WTDD is 35% more spectrally efficient than FDD." As the volume of data traffic over 3G networks increases, InterDigital sees applications for WTDD not only at capacity hot spots such as shopping malls and airports, but also for enterprise systems, such as intranets and extranets, and integrated services in Virtual Private Networks. InterDigital believes that the topography of most offices makes WTDD technology an ideal solution for enterprise applications. InterDigital's complete WTDD solution consists of the baseband modem, a software protocol stack and an RF reference design. It will be particularly effective in delivering advanced voice and data capability to smart phones, wireless personal digital assistants, laptop computers, and other innovative wireless terminals. mschere
Posted by: revlis Ovum: HSDPA to take off in 2008 Press release, June 16; Eric Mah, DigiTimes.com [Friday 16 June 2006]
"2008 will be the year when the HSDPA market truly takes off," says Julien Grivolas, wireless technology analyst with Ovum. "This is when HSDPA mobile phone handsets become widely available to the public, more affordable, and therefore reach the mass market." "Until that point, HSDPA will remain a data card market for enterprises," says Grivolas. "In the initial stages, operators will focus their launches on business use through laptops via data cards." Ovum estimates that the number of connections will reach 635,000 in Western Europe by the end of the year and will grow to 50 million by the end of the decade. Ovum attributes the fast development of HSDPA to its low cost and relative ease of implementation. "Rolling out HSDPA only requires a software upgrade of the existing UMTS radio network infrastructure and re-uses UMTS spectrum," says Grivolas. "It allows mobile operators to leverage their UMTS investments used for 3G, a strong plus point. By 2008 it's very likely that most UMTS operators throughout the world will have deployed it." HSPDA enables high speed downloads to mobile phones and laptops, enhancing data applications such as web browsing, mobile streaming and content download -a promise long awaited, yet to be delivered, from 3G. "Because HSDPA can deliver the real benefits of 3G, its fast development will have a considerable impact on the success of alternative broadband wireless technologies such as mobile WiMAX (16e standard)," says Grivolas. "In areas where HSDPA becomes widely available, like Western Europe, and where well-suited spectrum for 16e is rare, the window of opportunity for mobile WiMAX will be quite limited." HSDPA is mostly being introduced in mature 3G markets such as Germany and in countries where there is intense competition with rival technology EV-DO, such as the US. However, due to the small incremental cost of HSDPA rollout, the technology is also being deployed in less developed 3G countries such as South Africa, noted Ovum. http://www.digitimes.com/telecom/a20060616PR200.html
Posted by: revlis Vodafone first German cellco to offer HSDPA-enabled handset Vodafone Germany has announced that it will begin offering the Samsung SGH-VV50; it is the first HSDPA-enabled handset to be sold in Germany. HSDPA-enabled data cards have been available in the country since Mar-06. Vodafone is currently in the process of upgrading its W-CDMA network to HSDPA in 1,800 towns and cities, corresponding to approximately 70% of the German population. http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=13011&email=html
Panasonic 3G Phone Shipping Panasonic Mobile says that it has begun shipment of "FOMA P901iTV" mobile handsets to Japan's DoCoMo. The P901iTV is NTT DoCoMo's first mobile handset to receive terrestrial digital broadcasting signals in addition to conventional analog signals. The handset was created in response to the planned launch of mobile digital broadcasting in April 2006.
The P901iTV focused on user-friendly features which customers value the most. By turning the highly flexible antenna towards the right angle, users can enjoy watching TV programs. In addition, users can instantly start watching TV by either pressing a TV button or only turning the handset head towards the 90 degree angle. Depending on the handset angles, the P901iTV display screen automatically rearrange its direction, from right to left or top to bottom, to best fit for the viewing.
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remember that there are a lot of TDD implementations today in which IDCC does not participate....the LTE standard is still far out, but we should continue to monitor
With ratification still pending, the South Koreans are pushing ahead with their own home-grown mobile variant, known, unhappily, as WiBro. And it’s here that Runcom has scored some early success.
If TDD becomes an important feature to LTE, then IDCC will have essential patents to LTE.
HSDPA will account for the majority of 3.5G mobile broadband subscribers worldwide in 2011, followed by HSUPA, EV-DO Revision A (EV-DOrA) and EV-DO Revision B (EV-DOrB). The top two regions for HSDPA subscribers through 2011 will be Western Europe followed by Asia-Pacific, with North America a distant third. Asia-Pacific will account for the majority of EV-DOrA/B subscribers through 2011, followed by North America.
revlis, you asked a question about sammy's next-gen semi process. it's a long story, but... all the semi companies will be getting there more or less at the same period. all products will benefit, as you've seen in all technology--moore's law just commoditizes everything. the 40 nanometer stuff will initially effect the simple logic, (gates and memory), and migrate from there. analog or special mixed-signal circuity takes much longer. some analog cells need voltages that would break down the basic digital gates. so, the semi companies need to design special 'cells' from the ground up, sometimes with individually designed transistors.
3g is still in its infancy. 3.5G is a strength of idcc. mobile wimax was chaired by idcc [Brian Kiernan (l)], heterogeneous switching is a strength of idcc.
Transistors are the basic building blocks of the processors found in everything from supercomputers to digital music players, and IBM achieved the record speeds by building one from silicon laced with exotic chemical element germanium.
The unusual move by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers might delay adoption of a technology that could compete with WiMAX, a technology that Intel has been promoting to provide long-range broadband access for laptop computers and other mobile devices.
Following the disputed 2003 committee election, little was heard publicly about 802.20, which was overshadowed by interest in WiMAX.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's wireless data service market will reach nearly $4 billion this year, thanks in part to the introduction of high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) service as well as the country's own spin on mobile WiMax service, according to a report from the Federation of Korean Information Industries.
HSxPA technology describes the third generation (3G) cellular High Speed Packet Access protocol that combines both the High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) modes for high performance WCDMA systems. HSxPA brings dramatic improvements to the overall capacity and data speeds of 3G networks and provides a true broadband experience for mobile voice, data, and multimedia.
InterDigital Communications Corporation designs, develops and provides advanced wireless technologies and products that drive voice and data communications. InterDigital is a leading contributor to the global wireless standards and holds a strong portfolio of patented technologies which it licenses to manufacturers of 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 802 products worldwide. Additionally, the company offers baseband product solutions and protocol software for 3G multimode terminals and converged devices. InterDigital's differentiated technology and product solutions deliver time-to-market, performance and cost benefits. For more information, please visit InterDigital's web site: www.interdigital.com. InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital.
"Operators deploying WTDD can efficiently provide peak data rates to their customers and thereby deliver a high quality of service. Many in the industry are projecting that, as new data applications and content are made available, asymmetric data traffic will increase substantially," Mr. McEntee noted. "In today's wire line environment, the data asymmetry is currently 8:1. Analysis conducted by InterDigital and other leading firms demonstrate that at this level, WTDD is 35% more spectrally efficient than FDD."
According to new forecasts released by research firm Ovum the number of HSDPA connections will reach 16.5 million by the end of 2008 in Western Europe. This will grow from a small base of half a million at the end 2006, as UMTS operators throughout the region start deploying this new high speed wireless technology, stated the firm.
The handset's main display is a 2.5-inch and beautiful wide-view LCD screen. Approximately 3 hours of continuous digital TV viewing is possible. The P901iTV allows users to enjoy services that blend mobile communications and broadcastings. For instance, when you are watching the TV program, you can go to websites related to its TV program simply by clicking the URL shown on the display during the broadcasting.
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