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Broadcom Intros WiFi Phone Single-Chip VoIP ProcessorBY JOHANNE TORRES
TMCnet VoIP Minute Watch Columnist
Broadcom Corp. introduced the Broadcom BCM1161mobile VoIP processor, designed specifically for WiFi phones featuring advanced multimedia and telephony capabilities, the company announced on Monday.
The new single-chip VoIP processor enables new multimedia voice and video apps for the home including video streaming, digital photography, video conferencing and data connectivity. "The performance and voice quality achieved through our BroadVoice32 technology allow phone calls to be near CD-quality," said Patrick Sullivan, vice president and general manager of Broadcom's VoIP phone products. "This provides a significant differentiator to those service providers who offer VoIP service when compared to traditional phone service."
The BCM1161's multimedia features include polyphonic ring-tone support, a 2 Megapixel digital camera, voice record/playback and video clips record/playback. The device also supports telephony features including 3-way conferencing and speaker phone support, and high-fidelity voice capabilities through the use of Broadcom's BroadVoice technology. It also integrates an ARM9-based CPU, analog voice codec with a direct microphone and high-output speaker interface, 262k color LCD display interface and a USB 2.0 interface.
The BCM91161 with the Broadcom's xChange VoIP software suite, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call signaling stack, WLAN OneDriver and a LinuxOS-based board support package, including all necessary drivers and software development tools is currently available and will be offered in WiFi phones from Alpha Networks, Moimstone and Wistron Neweb.
Broadcom made news back in May when the company announced it began federal litigation against Qualcomm Incorporated for alleged patent infringement. Broadcom claimed that San Diego, CA-based Qualcomm infringed the company’s patents related to wired and wireless communications and multimedia processing technologies.
Qualcomm then hit Broadcom back with a lawsuit in July for infringement of seven Qualcomm patents. Qualcomm noted in a news release that it was suing the company because "Broadcom is infringing six of the patents by the manufacture and sale of integrated circuits for use in GSM Standards handsets and is infringing the remaining patent by the manufacture and sale of semiconductors for WiFi devices."
QUALCOMM is in the process of seeking an injunction against Broadcom's continued manufacture and sale of these products as well as monetary damages.
No word on results of any of the lawsuits' outcome at press time.
Broadcom Corporation
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