TI's Optimized Wireless Infrastructure DSPs Capture the Bulk of China's TD-SCDMA Trials

TI's Optimized Wireless Infrastructure DSPs Capture the Bulk of China's TD-SCDMA Trials

July 10, 2007

Existing 3G Designs Plus Ease of Use Speed Deployment for
2008 Olympics


    DALLAS and BEIJING, July 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Working with two of China's leading telecommunications
companies ZTE and Datang Mobile, Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that the
majority of China's Time Division Synchronous Code Division
Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) trials will deploy the company's
wireless infrastructure optimized digital signal processors
(DSP) in Node B base station equipment. The trials, which
began in April in 10 Chinese cities, are an important step
towards deploying the 3G technology for the 2008 Beijing
Olympics. China will provide 3G services in all cities
hosting Olympic venues and activities. 

    (Logo:
http://www.xprn.com.cn/xprn/sa/20061107170439-20.jpg )

    According to industry analyst firm iSuppli, ZTE and
Datang Mobile have been awarded 83 percent of the base
station orders issued. Deployments will occur in Shanghai,
Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and
Xiamen.

    In January, the Ministry of Information Industry (MII)
of the People's Republic of China formally announced that
TD-SCDMA would be the country's standard of 3G mobile
telecommunication. According to a recent In-Stat China
study, TD-SCDMA subscribers in China will increase rapidly
in 2008 and reach 52 million in 2011. "We predict that
more than 10,000 TD-SCDMA base stations will be located in
2007," said Kevin Li, an In-stat analyst. 

    "We are thrilled to join with our customers ZTE
and Datang to lead the deployment of TD-SCDMA in
China," said Brian Glinsman, general manager of TI's
Communications Infrastructure and Voice Group. "The
efforts of both ZTE and Datang Mobile will enable the
people of China, the Olympic athletes and attendees to
experience the benefit of 3G communications through China's
TD-SCDMA network. By leveraging TI's technology across the
range of Node B products, together we will enable more data
and multimedia applications, delivering a richer
experience." 

    TI has provided its wireless infrastructure optimized
DSP for both the indoor/outdoor macro and micro Node B
products. The single-chip TMS320TCI100 DSP delivers
exceptional performance, power and cost-per-channel.
Manufactured in 90nm, this base-band DSP enables base
station OEMs to optimize the number of processors needed
for a full carrier of TD-SCDMA. The TCI100 gives wireless
service providers the heightened bandwidth needed to
deliver wider network coverage areas and clearer signals.
TI announced the availability of this product in 2004 at
the 3G Hong Kong conference as the first wireless
infrastructure DSP for the China market. For more
information about TI's wireless infrastructure products, go
to http://www.ti.com/wi .
    
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and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more
than 25 countries.

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