China Mobile Launches LTE Mobile Hotspot Powered by Marvell
January 06, 2014 at 07:17 am
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Marvell has announced that China Mobile has launched its self-branded LTE mobile hotspot powered by Marvell's Armada Mobile PXA1802 multimode LTE platform. The China Mobile CM408 LTE mobile hotspot enables mobile broadband connectivity on laptop computers, tablets and legacy handsets through China Mobile's LTE network. Leveraging Marvell's PXA1802, the CMCC CM408 LTE mobile hotspot supports multiple global access configurations including Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA), Frequency Division Duplex-Long Term Evolution (FDD-LTE) and Time Division Duplex-Long Term Evolution (TDD-LTE) and Enhanced Data for the GSM Environment (EDGE).
The new device also features Marvell's Avastar 88W8787 IEEE802.11n Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and 88PM801 Power Management Unit (PMU). In addition to the Marvell PXA1802, Avastar 88W8787 WLAN and 88PM801 PMU, China Mobile's CMCC CM408 features a 0.96 inch screen, 128MB ROM+32 MB RAM 3,000mAh battery.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd specializes in designing and marketing integrated communications and storage circuits intended for manufacturers of high-speed network equipment, hard disks, and consumer electronics. Net sales break down by area of application as follows:
- data centers (40.7%): artificial intelligence systems, data storage systems, Ethernet switches, servers, interconnection systems, etc.;
- enterprise networks (23.1%): routers, Ethernet switches, wireless access points, network equipment, workstations, etc. for campuses, small and medium-sized enterprises;
- telecom network infrastructures (18.3%): access multiplexers, Ethernet switches, optical transport systems, routers, wireless radio network access systems, etc.;
- consumer electronics (11.9%): broadband gateways and routers, game console systems, home data storage systems, home wireless access points, personal computer systems, printers and receiver terminals;
- automotive and industrial (6%): advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicle systems, embedded network systems, industrial Ethernet switches, video surveillance systems.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (11.7%), China (42%), Malaysia (6.6%), Thailand (6.6%), Singapore (5.6%), Taiwan (4.9%), Japan (4.4%), Finland (3.2%), Philippines (2.9%) and other (12.1%).
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