Switzerland-based u-blox (News - Alert), a semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions, has rolled-out a new wireless voice and data modem, LISA-C200, supporting the CDMA2000 1xRTT mobile communications standard.

According to u-blox, LISA-C200 is a low-cost, surface-mount module ideal for a wide range of machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. Based on CDMA technology gained through the recent acquisition of San Diego-based Fusion Wireless (News - Alert), it is packaged in the company’s micro-miniature LISA LCC (leadless chip carrier).

Completing family of layout-compatible modems for CDMA, W-CDMA and GSM, the new LISA-C200 modem offers pin/pad compatibility with the LEON GSM/GPRS and LISA W-CDMA module families.

With first customer samples available in Q1, 2012, the LISA-C200 supports analog and digital voice in the 800 MHz and 1900 MHz bands, up to 153 kb/s forward and reverse data communications and OTA provisioning methods (OMA/DM, FUMO, OTASP and OTAPA).

In addition, the LISA-C200 modem includes an embedded TCP- and UDP/IP stack and is scheduled for certification by US CDMA operators Sprint (News - Alert), Verizon and Aeris.

“The addition of the LISA-C200 now offers our customers a complete range of wireless modules with a consistent form factor supporting all popular mobile communication standards in the Americas,” said Nikolaos Papadopoulos, president of u-blox America, in a statement. “With this concept, our customers can create a single hardware design that supports multiple standards throughout the world.”

Recently, u-blox acquired all assets and intellectual property of Australia-based SigNav, a company offering precision-timing and reference frequency technologies required by consumer femtocell and mobile basestation applications.

TMCnet also had reported that u-blox recently acquired San Diego-based Fusion Wireless, a provider of CDMA wireless modules for consumer and M2M applications in North America. Under the terms of this deal, both the companies will integrate their technology and modules in the area of CDMA wireless technology in several form factors.

With the acquisition Fusion Wireless, u-blox has become the preferred wireless module provider to Sprint, a U.S.-based telecommunications carrier. The deal includes fast-track modem certification as well as joint business activities to develop M2M devices using u-blox's compact CDMA and GPS modules.


Jayashree Adkoli is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jayashree's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jennifer Russell