BERKELEY, Calif.-TCSI Corp. announced it has successfully completed development and testing of software for the Japanese Personal Digital Cellular standard’s newest Revision C.
The company said this milestone is the result of a 1996 award of more than $1 million from a major semiconductor company to sponsor TCSI’s efforts in the PDC software market. This includes development of a real-time operating system, a choice of compilers, fax and data support, and a Telephone Application Programming Interface user interface for the PDC standard.
TCSI said Revision C represents the newly enhanced standard for the growing Japanese digital cellular market, which is expected to reach 30 million users by the year 2000. The revision provides for dual voice quality capabilities-7.2 kilobits and 3.5 kilobits.
“Our software for the updated PDC standard means twice the capacity to carriers, which will reduce their operating costs,” said Hatch Graham, TCSI’s senior vice president and general manager.
“In addition, our new real-time operating system is a first for manufacturers because it emulates what will actually happen in the field. The operating system runs the software at the same rate at which the cellular phone will operate, making the manufacturing process easier and more efficient. This PDC software technology is an essential ingredient to any manufacturer that wants to get cellular technology into Japan and be competitive in that market,” he said.
