Intel Mobile Communications, a vendor of advanced mobile semiconductors offerings for handheld devices, has introduced the XMM 2138 platform supporting Dual-SIM Dual-Standby (DSDS) operation.
The XMM 2138 Dual-SIM platform is based on the X-GOLD 213 EDGE baseband chip, an EDGE single-chip offering for mobile Internet (browsing & messaging).
The new DSDS generation provides the ability to have two active SIM simultaneously using only one transceiver and enables the functionality of two mobiles in one device whether for separating business and private operation or when roaming.
Further, the XMM 2138 platform supports touch screen, WQVGA display for enhanced mobile browsing capabilities, Bluetooth for file sharing and WLAN for Internet access.
It also provides high audio and video performance with its on-chip integrated FM radio and the computing power of the ARM11 core in the X-GOLD 213.
The XMM 2138 is based on the common ARM11 architecture, which offers handset manufacturers a scalable path from 2G to 3G due to reuse of a common hardware across the entire IMC portfolio.
Intel Mobile Communications president Hermann Eul said the XMM2138 is available in two flavors; the UTA-based XMM 2138 platform offering Tier 1 customers maximum re-use and design flexibility while the turnkey platform enables mobile phone manufacturers to produce optimised and cost-effective products with short time-to-market for the increasing demand for Dual-SIM handsets.
