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Nokia Divests 3G Chip Business

Aug 8, 2007, 7:49 AM by (staff)

Nokia has decided to hand off its 3G chip development to STMicroelectronics. STMicro will license Nokia's 3G technology to design and build chips for cell phones. Nokia is also going to license its modem technology to other manufacturers. The move comes as Nokia is in the midst of restructuring its internal organization. It had traditionally used Texas Instruments to build its chips, but Nokia will now use STMicro, Broadcom, Infineon and Texas Instruments to supply a range of GSM, EDGE and WCDMA chips for its handsets. The new arrangement will allow Nokia to draw from a wider base of suppliers and let it refocus on other core competencies.

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mingkee

Aug 9, 2007, 11:16 AM

how about AWS?

T-Mobile mainly utilizes AWS for UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, and it makes sense at&t will also use AWS for that
then does the chip support AWS band 3G?

Djanifer9512

Aug 8, 2007, 9:04 AM

And Now Mabye HSDPA!!

I maybe now we get a fully us capable HSDPA handset from good ol' Nokia...

evrodude

Who cares! I wish Nokia would release a good 3G CDMA phone for Verizon without the ****ty Verizon UI.

...

pauldg

Naw...that'd just be too easy 😛

i've all but forgot about the rumored N95 with US 3G 😢

en102

Aug 8, 2007, 12:50 PM

No Qualcomm here, but use of Broadcom

It had traditionally used Texas Instruments to build its chips, but Nokia will now use STMicro, Broadcom, Infineon and Texas Instruments to supply a range of GSM, EDGE and WCDMA chips 😁

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