Agere Systems Supplies W-EDGE(TM) Solution to Sony Ericsson for 3G Wireless Access
May 25 2005 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Agere Systems Supplies W-EDGE(TM) Solution to Sony Ericsson for 3G
Wireless Access Agere's Sceptre(R) HPU chip set and software powers
Sony Ericsson's GC95 UMTS/EDGE PC card for global wireless
connectivity in notebook PCs ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 25
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agere Systems (NYSE:AGR.ANYSE:AGR.B)
today announced that Sony Ericsson has selected Agere's W-EDGE(TM)
chip set and software for delivering high-speed wireless
connectivity in notebook PCs. Agere's Sceptre(R) HPU mobile
platform, which offers dual-mode 3G/UMTS and EDGE capabilities,
will be incorporated in Sony Ericsson's new GC95 PC card, to
provide laptop users with broadband-level data rates and global
wireless coverage for accessing the Internet, e-mail and personal
and corporate networks. Sony Ericsson's GC95 card is part of a
broad range of solutions the company is delivering based on
wireless machine to machine (M2M) technology. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040618/AGERELOGO ) Within
operators' 3G service deployment plans, W-EDGE PC cards are being
marketed for higher bandwidth services particularly in the
lucrative enterprise market, and it is important that suppliers can
demonstrate reliability and on-time delivery to meet operators'
service roll-out objectives. For business travelers and mobile PC
users, these cards offer a hassle-free alternative that delivers
true high-speed wireless broadband performance virtually anywhere
in the world. Agere's W-EDGE silicon and software ensures the
fastest possible access speeds, delivering up to 384 kilobits per
second (kbps) downloads in 3G/UMTS coverage areas and up to 247
kbps in GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. "We are developing highly
specialized products for M2M applications that make it easy for our
customers to get reliable connections at the fastest possible
speeds," said Anders Franzen, corporate vice president and head of
Sony Ericsson M2M communications. "Quickly, we are reaching the
point where it will no longer be acceptable for M2M solutions to be
based on handset chips, and this collaboration between Sony
Ericsson and Agere positions both companies to be performance
leaders in the rapidly developing M2M space." Agere's Sceptre HPU
solution includes integrated baseband and power management
functions, as well as a dual-mode software core leveraging a proven
and tested GPRS and EDGE protocol stack used in millions of mobile
phone handsets on the market today. Agere's GPRS/EDGE/3G solutions
have been designed in to more than 100 phone models across 70
networks worldwide, and Agere continues to actively develop mobile
products that advance network technologies beyond 3G to HSDPA data
services. "Agere's W-EDGE technology provides handset developers,
card makers and operators with the high-performance, field-tested
platform needed to ensure the best user experience in EDGE and 3G
networks," said Luc Seraphin, vice president and general manager of
Agere's Mobility division. "We are very excited to add Sony
Ericsson to the list of tier-one customers developing mobile
solutions with Agere chip sets and software." Agere expects to
begin shipping its Sceptre HPU solutions in production quantities
to Sony Ericsson in the second half of 2005. About Agere's W-EDGE
Solution The first in a portfolio of 3G/UMTS solutions, Agere's
Sceptre HPU is an integrated chip set and software solution for
mass market mobile products enabling seamless handovers between
3G/UMTS and 2.5G/EDGE networks. The solution integrates a dual-mode
software core based on a proven and tested GPRS and EDGE protocol
stack and programmable processing technology that has been
optimized for the size and low power consumption consumers expect
from mobile devices. Delivering up to 384 kilobit-per-second (kbps)
downloads in 3G/UMTS coverage areas and up to 247 kbps in 2.5G/EDGE
coverage areas, Sceptre HPU supports the higher data rates required
for such innovative multimedia services as CD-quality music and
feature-rich video. About Agere Systems Agere Systems is a global
leader in semiconductors for storage, wireless data, and public and
enterprise networks. The company's chips and software power a broad
range of computing and communications applications, from cell
phones, PCs, PDAs, hard disk drives and gaming devices to the
world's most sophisticated wireless and wireline networks. Agere's
customers include top manufacturers of consumer electronics,
communications and computing equipment. Agere's products connect
people to information and entertainment at home, at work and on the
road -- enabling the connected lifestyle. For more information,
customers may visit Agere's Web site at http://www.agere.com/ or
contact one of Agere's regional sales offices. Customers in the
U.S. may also call the Agere Systems Customer Response Center at
1-800-372-2447. Customers in Canada may call 1-800-553-2448.
Customers outside those countries may call 1-610-712-4323. Fax
inquiries may be directed to 1-610-712-4106, or e-mail queries to .
Written inquiries should be sent to Agere Systems, Room 10A-301C,
1110 American Parkway NE, Lehigh Valley Central Campus, Allentown,
PA, 18109, USA. Agere and Sceptre are registered trademarks, and
W-EDGE, Agere Systems and the Agere Systems logo are trademarks of
Agere Systems Inc. This release contains forward-looking statements
based on information currently available to Agere. Agere's actual
results could differ materially from the results stated or implied
by those forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and
uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, our reliance on major customers and suppliers, our
ability to keep pace with technological change, our dependence on
new product development, price and product competition,
availability of manufacturing capacity, customer demand for our
products and services, and general industry and market conditions.
For a further discussion of these and other risks and
uncertainties, see our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2004, and our quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Agere disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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