SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. began shipments of its Mobile Station Modem 3300 chipset samples and system software, and its IFR3300 chip, an intermediate frequency-to-baseband receiver enabling integration of a GPS-band radio without additional external radio frequency or IF chips.
Qualcomm said the MSM3300 chipset and system software’s higher on-chip integration incorporates its Wireless Internet Launchpad suite technology and software, including the gpsOne position-location solution featuring SnapTrack technology, Bluetooth connectivity capabilities, removable user identity module controller and CDMA subscriber identity module controller. In addition, the chipset includes multimedia features such as Qtunes Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-3 player software and Compact Media Extension Musical Instrument Digital Interface-based multimedia software.
Qualcomm also announced the successful completion of a third-generation CDMA 1X Multi-Carrier wireless data transmission at speeds up to 153 kilobits per second on both forward and reverse channels.
The transmissions were conducted between a CDMA wireless handset using Qualcomm’s MSM5000 chipset and system software, and a base station using its CSM5000 Cell Site Model chip.
Demonstrated applications included live two-way video conferencing, simultaneous streaming video, chat, Web browsing and file transfer protocol operations. The video conference demonstration was conducted between a stationary laptop computer and an in-vehicle laptop while driving.
During the FTD data transmission, the system transferred a 1 Megabyte file in 59 seconds, compared with an estimated five minutes required for a 28.8 kbps landline modem, according to Qualcomm.
