Leading Mobile Telephony
Innovators Gather at VIA Technology Forum
Driving forward mobile data
and voice solutions, VTF will bring together some of the leading
telecommunications companies to define the future of wireless technologies
Taipei, Taiwan, 07 October 2002
- VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip
technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced that leading wireless
developers will converge for the ‘Totally Connected Mobility’ technology track
at VTF 2002, that starts tomorrow in Taipei.
The mobile phone market is
currently undergoing many challenges, with competing advanced technologies,
delays in new network deployment, and consumer reluctance about added costs. The
Mobile Telephony session at VTF2002 promises to explore many of these issues,
and probe groundbreaking new technologies that will bring real solutions to the
mobile market.
“With the ongoing convergence
of PC and mobile telecommunications, these evolving technologies are key to the
continued advancement of the industry and so form a natural part of VTF,”
commented Richard Brown, Director of International Marketing, VIA Technologies,
Inc. “The event will also showcase the impressive array of products and services
developed by these leading edge solution providers that will usher in a new
generation of mobile devices.”
The Mobile Telephony session of
the Totally Connected Mobility technology track at VTF2002 will be held on Day 2
of VTF Taipei, Wednesday 9th October, and will feature a wide range of subjects,
from the status of wireless markets to cutting edge technologies like mobile
GPS, presented by the following companies:
VIA Telecom, Inc.
VIA Telecom, Inc. is a leading
innovator and developer of Baseband Processors for 3G CDMA2000 Mobile Devices.
VIA Telecom Baseband Processors are used in a wide range of 3G devices spanning
voice, data, and GPS-enabled 3G applications. The VIA Telecom 3G design center
is located in San Diego, California with branch offices in Taiwan and China. For
additional information, please contact Kang Hee Kim at kanghee@via-telecom.com.
VIA Telecom, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of VIA Technologies, Inc.
DSP Group
DSP Group is a global leader in
licensing DSP cores for telecommunication, wireless communication and consumer
electronics industries, with its SmartCores™ and the OpenKey™ application
solution family.
Magnolia Broadband
Magnolia
Broadband, Inc., is leading the wireless industry efforts of integrating Smart
Antenna solutions for mobile handsets. With a combination of world experts in
wireless signal processing and RF ASIC design, Magnolia is positioned to work
with wireless handset manufacturers and operators to integrate its solution for
the global wireless market.
Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. was
formed through the merger of Alpha Industries, Inc. and Conexant Systems, Inc.’s
wireless communications business. The combination of these two complementary,
high-growth businesses uniquely positions Skyworks as the world’s leading
wireless semiconductor company focused on RF and complete semiconductor system
solutions for mobile communications applications.
uNav
u-Nav develops and markets
embedded and mobile GPS Chipset and software solutions. U-Nav offers, in a
single solution and in the smallest form factor available today, the features
and functions of both network assisted A-GPS and conventional GPS. u-Nav’s
easy-to-integrate GPS chipset is targeted for battery powered mobile
applications, including wireless handsets and personal precision navigation and
tracking devices.
About VIA Technology Forum
2002
Through the event theme of
‘Total Connectivity: From Vision to Reality,’ the objective of VTF2002 is to
provide leadership and innovative ideas in a very uncertain market environment,
generating increased focus on emerging new Total Connectivity market
opportunities through a closer linking of hardware with communications and
applications. VTF2002 has garnered support from leading industry players,
including Advantech, AMD, Hynix, Infineon, Maxtor, Micron, Microsoft, Phoenix
and Wyse.
VTF2002 will open in Taipei,
Taiwan tomorrow with a
compelling two-day program of keynote presentations given
by senior executives of VIA, industry experts and high level representatives of
industry partners, and a series of three Technology Tracks in which VIA and our
partners will deliver in-depth market, technology and product information
seminars following the themes of the Totally Connected Home, Enterprise and
Mobility. VTF Taipei will be followed one week later by a one-day event in
Beijing on 16th October. Running alongside the seminars at both
venues, VIA will host the VIA Technology Platform Innovation Showcase, an
on-site exhibition for industry partners to demonstrate their latest
technologies, products and services.
About VIA Technologies, Inc.
VIA Technologies, Inc. is a
leading innovator and developer of PC core logic chipsets, microprocessors, and
multimedia, communications, optical media and networking chips. VIA delivers
value to the PC industry by designing, marketing, and selling high-performance
VIA Apollo core logic chipsets for the full range of PC platforms, and
cost-effective VIA C3™ processors for Value PCs and Internet Appliances, as well
as developing complete solutions for the PC platform through its VPSD Business
Unit. Its customers include the world's top OEMs, mainboard manufacturers, and
system integrators. VIA is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, at the center of the
Greater China high-tech manufacturing engine, and has branch offices in the US,
China and Europe. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE2388),
and achieved annual revenues of nearly US$1 billion in 2001. Additional
information can be found at the Company’s website at:
www.via.com.tw.
