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Wireless
December
5, 2003
BenQ's P30 Smartphone takes CSR's
BlueCore
UNITED
KINGDOM -- BenQ recently selected Cambridge Silicon
Radio (CSR) for supplying Bluetooth wireless technology
for its latest mobile handset, the P30. The P30 is BenQ's
first Smartphone and uses the Symbian operating system.
CSR's BlueCore was selected to provide the P30 with
Bluetooth technology and maximise the potential of the
Smartphone's extensive list of functions.
Besides
Bluetooth, the P30 comes multimedia-ready with a feature
set including tri-band GPRS and MMS, 16-bit TFT screen,
VGA digital video with MPEG-4 and MP3 audio plus Java.
This gives the user access to graphics intensive applications,
Web browsing, and games. Bluetooth complements this
feature set by delivering a wireless connection to a
range of devices such as headsets, PCs, PDAs and other
Smartphones, which in turn supports the P30's rich multimedia
functionality.
To
ensure smooth connectivity to a full range of Bluetooth
devices, the P30's Bluetooth software supports all the
necessary profiles, including dial-up networking, headset,
handsfree and object push. These profiles, which ensure
that Bluetooth devices work together smoothly and easily,
as well as specifying the minimum implementations of
the Bluetooth protocol stack for typical applications,
were specifically chosen to provide the P30 with wireless
access to a full range of compatible devices and services.
Harrison
Chang, senior associated vice president of BenQ, Networking
& Communications Business Group said: "Bluetooth
provides the perfect fit into our multimedia handsets.
CSR made it easy for us to implement its Bluetooth silicon
by offering its BlueCore that delivers superior power
management and high levels of integration with the Symbian
OS. These were prime concerns in developing our first
Smartphone, which includes so many multimedia features."
Matthew
Phillips, vice president of sales for Asia, CSR added:
"With BlueCore now fully supported in the Symbian
OS, integrating CSR's BlueCore Bluetooth technology
into Smartphones, such as BenQ's P30, has become very
straightforward. BenQ has designed a phone with a terrific
feature set and CSR is delighted to have been chosen
by this leading handset manufacturer to deliver Bluetooth
to its designs."
Contact:
www.csr.com
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