SyChip recently introduced the VWLAN7100 Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) CSM, a part of its SyVoice family of products for smart phones, feature
phones, and PDA Phones. The VWLAN7100 CSM is a complete end-to-end Voice
over Wireless LAN solution that can be quickly integrated into mobile phones to
support the emerging dual-mode cellular and local area networks.
"SyVoice is our family of highly integrated and programmable modules
that is targeted to the VoIP market.We are excited to release this product as
the convergence of cellular and WLAN is rapidly taking hold in the wireless
market space" said Moses Asom, co-founder and senior vice president of
marketing and business development at SyChip. "We have one of the first
products that is specifically targeted to the dual-mode
cellular phone market".
The VWLAN7100 CSM offers plug-n-play solution and includes all the hardware and
software necessary to add VoIP and data functions to a standard cell phone. The
module allows a mobile phone to roam between a cellular network and a WLAN
network, giving the user the flexibility to maintain the most
cost effective voice connection. The module also allows a high-data-rate data
connection over a WLAN network for standard data functions like Web browsing and
email access.
"Market interest for dual-mode phones combining cellular and Mobile VoIP
technology has seen an upward growth this year and will explode with adoption
over the next few years," said J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., principal analyst of
MobileTrax. "SyChip's SyVoice product offers an elegant combination of
voice and Wi-
Fi in a single module. The implementation of multiple filtering technologies and
a VoIP engine deliver a solution that addresses both quality of voice and
service, as well as an efficient use of battery power." Long battery life
is a critical requirement for mobile phone manufacturers.
The SyVoice VoIP engine is optimized to reduce power dissipation by
offloading all the functions necessary to maintain a VoIP call from the host
processor. The VoIP engine allows phones to have talk times of five plus hours
and standby times of 100+ hours.
VWLAN7100 combines a VoIP processor and an 802.11b/802.11g WLAN modem. The
module is designed to easily interface with most baseband and application
processors on the market. The module also incorporates software features such as
a SIP 2.0 stack; VoCoders G.711, G.723, G.726, G.729AB, jitter buffer;
call
control functions including origination/termination, forwarding, hold, waiting,
transfer and 3-way; audio control; and IPSEC. SyChip will provide the driver to
support operating systems such as Rex®, Windows Mobile®, Linux®, Symbian®
and Nucleus® Operating Systems.
The WLAN section of the CSM supports features including WMM, Quality of Service
(QoS) traffic prioritization critical for VoIP and multimedia applications, WPA2
(IEEE802.11i) security and Bluetooth co-existence.
Pricing and Availability
The VWLAN7100 will be available for general sampling in July and comes in a near
Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) package. Pricing for the modules will be below $20 per
unit in volumes of 10,000. For more information on VWLAN7100, or other SyChip
product, please visit http://www.sychip.com/products.htm.
About SyChip, Inc.
SyChip designs, develops and markets Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and
Chip Scale Modules for the wireless mobile market. For more information
about SyChip, please visit http://www.sychip.com.
