Kineto, NXP Add UMA
MILPITAS, Calif. — Kineto Wireless,
the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, today
announced that it is working together with NXP to create a UMA-enabled
3G solution based on NXP’s Nexperia cellular system solution for UMTS.
“UMA as a technology addresses the needs of consumers and fits the
strategy of many mobile operators. With several commercial rollouts of
UMA-based dual-mode handset services worldwide, operators and handset
manufacturers are now focused on delivering UMA phones with 3G
capability,” said Ton Van Kampen, vice president of business
development for NXP. “NXP is continuing its successful relationship
with Kineto to meet this demand by UMA-enabling our leading Nexperia
cellular system solutions for 3G.”
Kineto’s UMA client software is fully compliant with the latest
3GPP GAN specifications (version 6.10). 3G handsets with embedded UMA
technology allow customers to seamlessly roam and handover between the
cellular 3G UMTS network, the 2.5G GSM/EDGE network, and home or
enterprise Wi-Fi access networks.
“So far Kineto’s collaboration with NXP has produced a number of
UMA chipset platforms now in commercial deployment in some of the best
dual-mode UMA handsets,” said Mark Powell, vice president and general
manager of client solutions at Kineto. “This new collaboration will
build on our 2G success and in the near future enable some of the best
3G/UMA capable devices available to UMA operators worldwide.”
Kineto Wireless Inc.
NXP Semiconductors
