In an important step of their collaboration, RTX Telecom A/S and PRISMA Engineering S.r.l. have tested their TD-SCDMA 3G terminal against a live network. The phone is a handheld and battery operated device with voice and data capabilities and a multi-media capable user interface. Thus it is ideal to demonstrate the 3G services that the TD-SCDMA networks will offer their future users.
In October 2002, the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry announced China's mobile telecom frequency plan, where a wide frequency range has been allocated to TD-SCDMA systems. All the leading telecom manufacturers are now looking for solutions that can enable them to quickly market commercial TD-SCDMA products. PRISMA Engineering and RTX Telecom have developed a unique mix of know-how and technical achievements in this specific field and can thus help manufacturers to make a timely start in this huge market thanks to their ready-made hardware and software designs and advanced test solutions.
CEO Jorgen Elbaek, RTX Telecom, comments: “This is a very important milestone towards our goal to enable our customers to mass produce the first TD-SCDMA phone by mid 2004. We have now demonstrated that the TD-SCDMA technology is mature for the mass market and that the timeframe is realistic.”
About TD-SCDMA
TD-SCDMA stands for Time Division - Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access. TD-SCDMA is a third generation mobile telephony standard developed by CATT (China Academy of Telecommunications Technology) in collaboration with Datang and Siemens. China is expected to make a final decision on the standard during 2003. TD-SCDMA enables surfing the Internet at a speed of up to 2 Mbit/s, or 35 times faster than an ordinary 56k modem and telephone line link. It also allows supremely efficient use of the infrastructure.
About RTX Telecom A/S
RTX Telecom (www.rtx.dk) is one of the world’s leading independent suppliers of Total Product Development Solutions, focusing exclusively on advanced wireless communication standards such as GSM/GPRS, CDMA, TD-SCDMA, DECT, 2.4GHz, Bluetooth, and 802.11a/b/g. RTX Telecom is a highly focused company, solely dedicated to the development and design of advanced wireless communication products for the telecommunications, manufacturing and medical industries. RTX Telecom is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and is member of the GSM Association and TD-SCDMA Forum.
About PRISMA Engineering S.r.l.
PRISMA Engineering (www.prisma-eng.it) is a dynamic company operating in the fields of telecom, avionics and industrial test systems. For the telecom sector, PRISMA Engineering is specialized in the development of efficient and reliable software protocols for the mobile telephony (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TD-SCDMA and UMTS) and provides turnkey solutions for the test of mobile networks, based on its line of test products. PRISMA Engineering is member of the GSM Association and TD-SCDMA Forum.