Qualcomm has unleashed a flurry of new products today including, including HSPA+ chipsets.
The company launched three Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets for mobile handsets and and single MSM solution for data applications. All of the mobile handset solutions integrate a 1.2 GHz Scorpion processor using a 45nm process for ultra-low power consumption. Supports include 3D/2D interfaces, up to a 16 megapixel camera, 1080p HD video playback and recording, DTS/Dolby 5.1 surround sound, assisted GPS with support for Glonass satellites, and up to 24-but 1280 x 800 WXGA display. All three chipsets support HSPA+ data speeds from 28 Mbps at the lower end to 42 Mbps with a dual-carrier solution, plus are backward compatible for use in areas that don’t support HSPA+.
The MSM chipset for data applications supports dual-carrier HSPA+ for download speeds up to 42 Mbps and upload speeds of 11 Mbps. Furthermore, bandwidth is a full 10 MHz.
The QTR8610 transceiver supports all 3G bands worldwide, fits GPS, Bluetooth, and FM radios on a single chip and is compatible with all three mobile chipsets. We’ll probably see the new Qualcomm chips in 2010 handsets.
Finally, Qualcomm also announced the Mobile Station Modem MSM7227 chipset designed for mass market, sub-$150 smartphones. Featuring 600 MHz processing speed, the MSM7227 supports all the major mobile operating systems including Android, as well as 3G HSDPA/HSUPA data speeds, 3D graphics, 8 megapixel photos, and video. The chipset features integrated Bluetooth and GPS radios. Smartphones based on the MSM7227 are anticipated to launch later in 2009.
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