Texas Instruments and Atelier Unveil Symbian-Based Wireless Platform for 2.5 and 3G Wireless Smartphones
TI DSP-based OMAP™ Platform, Atelier Telephony Software Deliver Fast Route to Wireless Device Development
DALLAS and PARIS (MAY 31, 2001)
The development of next generation (2.5 and 3G) wireless smartphones became easier for handset manufacturers today as Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and Atelier unveiled a wireless hardware and software platform for Symbian-based wireless devices. Leveraging TI’s digital signal processor (DSP)-based OMAP™ family of processors, combined with Atelier’s BC2 suite of wireless phone software components, wireless handset manufacturers will rapidly develop, test and deliver GSM, GPRS and 3G smartphones faster to market with enhanced system performance and battery life for wireless applications including multimedia messaging, audio and video streaming, e-mail, m-commerce and interactive gaming.
“By combining TI’s DSP-based OMAP platform with Atelier’s wireless phone software expertise, next generation mobile device developers will be able to take advantage of state of the art technology to produce compelling Symbian-based wireless information devices in record time,” said Jeremy Copp, Vice President, Business Relationships, Symbian. “This combined hardware and software platform will enable handset manufacturers to deliver a wide range of devices in a greatly reduced timeframe.”
TI's programmable DSP-based OMAP architecture, unveiled in May 1999, delivers advanced wireless Internet and multimedia functionality without compromising battery life essential to wireless communications devices. TI’s OMAP architecture is not only architected to support all 2G, 2.5G and 3G wireless standards, but also delivers an open software environment to provide new applications for wired and wireless downloading. TI’s OMAP platform is supported by a broad network of developers who design popular applications including multimedia, security, m-commerce, gaming and location based services, in addition to TI’s Code Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment and eXpressDSP™-compliant algorithms.
"Next generation wireless smart phones will be required to deliver the best of all worlds – high levels of performance, long battery life, and a multitude of dynamic, user friendly applications and services in a sleek handheld design," said Paul Werp, TI OMAP Platform Worldwide Marketing Manager. “By working with wireless leaders including Symbian and Atelier, handset manufacturers will possess the critical building blocks to deliver leading edge wireless devices and applications."
Atelier's BC2 Mobile Phone Software is highly optimized for TI's high performance, DSP-based OMAP platform. Atelier's BC2 Mobile Phone Software can be used at any stage of the development of a new wireless device and provides handset manufacturers with all the necessary phone software components to rapidly prototype, design and implement the telephony part of a 2.5 or 3G communicator or smartphone.
"Atelier’s BC2 mobile phone software cuts wireless handset design and development time dramatically," said Marc Menschenfreund, Atelier's CEO. "We are delighted to work with TI to provide handset manufacturers with a fast and optimized hardware and software route to creation of devices based on the Symbian platform."
Availability
Complete wireless solutions using TI’s OMAP processors and Atelier's BC2 Mobile Phone Software are available today for wireless handset development.
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About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. The company’s businesses also include sensors and controls, and educational and productivity solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at: http://www.ti.com
About Atelier
Atelier is a privately held company founded in 1992, with offices in Paris, France. Atelier is the leading expert in software for wireless devices using the Symbian Platform with a special focus on Telephony software as well as User Interface and Application design and development for future 2.5 and 3G phones. Atelier offers Phone Software Reference Designs as well as Consulting, Support and Development services to wireless phones manufacturers using the Symbian Platform. For more information on Atelier and Atelier's BC2™, visit www.atelier.tm
Trademarks:
OMAP is a trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated.
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