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Atmel Introduces a Ready-to-Use
Ultra-Low-Power MP3 Decoder for Mobile Phones
New Chip Provides Increased Functions,
Optimized System Size, Cost and Time-to-Market
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a
global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions,
announced today a new ready-to-use single-chip MP3 decoder combining all the features to
allow a mobile phone to play MP3 music and ring tones and to convert it into a pen drive.
With time-to-market being key in the
mobile phone market, the AT83SND2CMP3 requires minimal firmware development. An
easy-to-implement protocol can be added to the baseband firmware. The baseband processor,
acting as a master, controls the slave player with simple commands such as: Play, Pause,
Stop, Next, Copy File, Get File. In case of a call, the player is stopped and any MP3 ring
tones can be activated. The call is directed by the AT83SND2CMP3 to the earphone or to the
speaker. Its low power consumption down to 37 mA offers longer battery life compared to
currently available MP3 decoder solutions.
The AT83SND2CMP3 can also act as a mass
storage controller for NAND Flash, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Xd-Picture Card, Secure Digital,
allowing phones using this chip to play MP3 files or store pictures from a mobile
phone-camera.
'The AT83SND2CMP3 converts your mobile
phone into a versatile, portable multimedia player,' said Bernard Bancelin, Marketing
Manager of Audio Line at Atmel. 'You can quickly create two products in one: a mobile
phone and a pen drive. It can be implemented in less than a month by adding basic commands
to the baseband protocol. While other MP3 decoder suppliers offer more expensive
solutions, Atmel lets mobile phone manufacturers eliminate the MIDI generator and combine
USB-Disk, MP3 Player and MMC/SD Card Reader into the same housing for only an extra
dollar,' he added.
SMS in the U.S. - The Right Technology for Cellular Messaging Success?
Company: visiongain
Address: 40, Tooting High Street
Zipcode: SW17 0RG
City: London
Country: UK
Tel: 44(0) 20 87 676711
Fax: 44(0) 20 87 675001
url: www.visiongain.com
According to the latest visiongain report " SMS in the U.S. - The
Right Technology for Cellular Messaging Success?” text Messaging, or
SMS, has been hugely successful in many parts of the world, but not
so in the United States. The report question why this is and debates
whether SMS ever be as popular in the U.S. market compared with the
rest of the world.
With 270 billion messages sent globally
last year, and the figure
continuing to grow year-on-year, this communications tool has
revolutionized the way that consumers and businesses across the world
interact. Pricing issues and a lack of awareness of the service, are
both factors that can be easily overcome by American carriers,
however the results show the US market failing to embrace SMS
technology as widely as the rest of the world. Speculations of other
non-voice cellular communications technology, such as MMS, Mobile
Instant Messaging or Mobile E-mail, could be the reason for fueling
data-revenue growth in the U.S. instead.
The U.S. market for cellular
communications grew 13.5% from 2002 to a
value of $88 billion in 2003 and the market for wireless service in
the U.S. is extremely concentrated with the top six companies sharing
more than 70% of the total market. As of second quarter of 2004 the
number of U.S. wireless subscribers was 163.5 million, up from
slightly under 154 million at the close of 2003. The top-tier
national carriers are no longer adding subscribers at the sustained
rates of the past, and other factors such as ARPU, CPGA, and churn
are becoming a more critical basis upon which to assess their
relative strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities.
In the United States, more than 33% of
mobile users are actively
using text messaging- a total of 38 million. As of first quarter of
2004, mobile subscribers in Western Europe reached 332 million, for a
penetration rate of 85%. Fifty million of these subscribers live in
the United Kingdom, and 73% of UK subscribers use text messaging. As
in continental Europe, text messaging in the UK is appealing to
mobile users of all incomes and education levels. However in America
texting is biased to the young - 57% of SMS users (of the 53% of
mobile owners) are within the 18-25 year old age bracket.
By studying trends and business models
from Europe and Asia, and the
SMS strategies and solutions of the major U.S. carriers this report
provides recommendations and forecasts to help companies understand
the market potential of SMS, and other non-voice cellular
communications technologies in the U.S. The studies of the psychology
of both the European and American consumer in order to offer an
understanding of what action needs to be taken to realize the market
opportunities in the U.S.
The report “SMS in the U.S. - The
Right Technology for Cellular
Messaging Success?” investigates the American market, and explains
why SMS has not reached European levels of usage. The report also
details what work must be completed to tap into this vital non-voice
revenue potential, and where MMS, mobile IM and E-mail will be
positioned in the market over the coming years.
There are extensive examples across the
globe of how the SMS market
has exploded into a wealth of instant communications situations,
thereby vastly improving the quality, interactivity and cost of
advertising, media, and business, and at the same time generating
vital revenues across the wireless industry. Globally, consumers and
businesses have applied SMS to their daily business applications and
have received startling results. Visiongain believes that currently
270 billion messages are sent globally each year, and growth in many
European markets continues to soar.
Visiongain predicts that SavaJe
could take a 17 per cent
share of the middle level handset market by 2009
Company: visiongain
Address: 40, Tooting High Street
Zipcode: SW17 0RG
City: London
Country: UK
Tel: 44(0) 20 87 676711
Fax: 44(0) 20 87 675001
url: www.visiongain.com
Visiongain predicts that SavaJe could take a 17 per cent share of the
middle level handset market by 2009
Visiongain Publishing According to the
latest visiongain report "SavaJe -
Challenging the Mobile Operating Market", the mobile handset market
operating system market has evolved rapidly in the last 3 years as
handsets become increasingly sophisticated. SavaJe (pronounced savage
- the name is an comes from of Java SE) is one of a handful of
companies hoping to compete in the market which is currently
dominated by Symbian, with Microsoft also vying for control.
Visiongain expects the mobile OS market
to shift rapidly in the next
five years as mobile network operators look to implement a uniform
user experience on mobile handsets, potentially at the expense of
established handset manufacturers such as Nokia. Visiongain predicts
that SavaJe could take a 17 per cent share of the middle level
handset market by 2009.
Although handsets based on the SavaJe OS
are not yet commercially
available at Q4 2004, the entrance of SavaJe to the mobile operating
system market is timely. As the mobile market continues to evolve,
network operators are increasingly wary of becoming overly dependent
on handset manufacturers or software companies. Handsets are becoming
increasingly sophisticated in terms of features and functions, and
network operators are seeing a rise in the proportion of revenue that
comes from data rather than voice services. Visiongain predicts that
the global average for non-voice ARPU will almost double from 16% in
2004 to 33% in 2009, when it will account for more than €55 billion
in revenue.
Simon Burnett, visiongain’s
Telecommunication’s analyst comments, in
2003, smartphones only accounted for around 3% of the total handset
market. Of 560 million phones shipped, only around 16 million were
what could be termed smartphones. In many emerging markets where
sales of handsets are high in volume, for example, China, India and
Latin America, handsets are marketed primarily as voice-led devices
albeit with SMS capacity. The most obvious reason for this is price
driven. Handsets in these territories need simply to be functional
for voice, and be mass-market affordable.
In markets such as Japan or the UK,
smartphones account for a larger
proportion of the market place as greater proportion of consumers are
able to afford emerging technology. Visiongain estimates that
extended-feature smartphones accounted for 7% of new handset sales in
the UK in the first quarter 2004. Demand for value-added features
grows as market-awareness spreads. Unlike older, less complex voice-
oriented handsets, feature phones and smartphones require an
operating system that works in much the same way as that of a PC. An
OS looks after and enables many important functions such as the user
interface, access to applications and the phone's memory. The leading
mobile OS from 2000-2004 has been Symbian, predominately through its
adoption by Nokia and several other leading manufacturers.
Smartphone handsets that use an advanced
operating system will grow
in volume in the medium term, i.e. the next five years, from a global
total of 3% in 2003, to over a quarter of the total handset market by
2009. “This growth will mainly stem from business users and the wider
consumer market. An important factor in this growth will be how
smartphones meet the demands of different markets through offering a
wide variety of applications to meet differing needs”, states
Burnett.
Wireless services in iraq –
b2b conferences (visiongain)
Company: Visiongain
Address: 40 Tooting High St
Zipcode: SW17 ORG
City: London
Country: UK
Tel: 44 (0) 20 8767 6711
Fax: 44 (0) 20 8767 5001
url: www.visiongain.com
email: Senh.ip@visiongain.com
Attend the visiongain’s b2b
conference, wireless services in iraq -
opportunities for wireless companies in the deployment of wireless
infrastructure and services in iraq. This conference’s objective is
to provide a unique forum to discuss the technical, financial and
logistical challenges to deploy wireless services in Iraq.
Years of instability, war and economic
sanctions have left Iraq with
low levels of fixed line telephony services, allowing wireless
communications to play a significant part in the country's developing
telecommunications market. Six months after the transfer of
sovereignty in Iraq investment opportunities are plenty for companies
willing to play a role in the rebuilding of Iraq’s wireless
telecommunications network. With 3 GSM licences awarded in 2004 and
opportunities in alternative wireless solutions, the need for
wireless infrastructure, masts, antennae, and mobile handsets is
pressing.
This conference comprehensively examines
the investment, trading and
contracting opportunities in Iraq’s wireless network. Debates will
also cover how wireless deployment projects can be managed on the
ground and how to overcome the challenges related to security and
finances.
The WIRELESS SERVICES IN IRAQ CONFERENCE
2005 will take place on
January 26th & 27th at the Hilton Hotel, Kensington, and London. The
conference will begin January 26th with opening remarks from the
conference chairman, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of Talal Abu-
Ghazaleh Organization (TAGI), the largest Arab group of professional
service firms based in Jordan.
For more information about this event,
please visit
www.b2bconferences.com
More than just VOIP
Company: Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)
Address: 227 Marsh Wall
Zipcode: E14 9SD
City: London
Country: UK
Tel: 08707606064
Fax: 08707606064
url: http://www.voipfone.co.uk
email: press@voipfone.co.uk
Voipfone, a young upstart in the Voice
over IP market has launched a
one-stop shop for the communication needs of residential and business
customers including a unique range of voip broadband packages.
From today, consumers can have their
broadband, voice calls, sms,
fax, web hosting and email all from one provider.
The company have drawn on it’s
wealth of experience in the
convergence sector and have brought together the features of today’s
diverse telecoms market under one roof, advancing the day when
traditional analogue telephone calls and services will drop off the
wire and onto the digital backbone.
This is not just a one way conversation
either. Consumers get a
geographic incoming UK telephone number of their choice so that
anyone can call them from any telephone.
Business users get a virtual PBX with 25
extensions for a fraction of
the cost of traditional solutions with the added benefit that it will
work globally.
SMS text messages can also be sent from
the user’s web based control
panel, which also includes the ability to send multiple messages to a
group of users. This feature is invaluable for organisations that
need to communicate quickly and cheaply with a large number of
people. Users can elect to have the replies sent to a normal mobile
or to a virtual mobile number and receive the replies directly into
their web based account and sent to them by email.
Of course voice is primarily what VOIP is
about and that has become
synonymous with cheap calls, and the company also prides itself on
offering the cheapest call rates to UK landlines and mobiles.
The Voipfone connect broadband products
offer consumers an
unrestricted broadband connection and all they need to get setup with
a voip line including free calling time to over 40 countries.
This truly is the future of
communications crossing interstate and
intercontinental boundaries enabling the global market place.
