The chipset, which uses the company’s VoIP, wireless LAN and multimedia technologies, promises affordable, low-power video phones. While Irvine, California-based Broadcom did not announce any customers for the product, the company hinted that was currently in discussion with several partner OEMs
Video phones on the market today lack the price point and video quality needed for mass market adoption – our new chipset and software will radically improve both of these key market drivers, said Broadcom’s director of marketing for its VoIP phone products Paul Shore, in a statement.
The chipset includes a BCM1161 mobile VoIP processor, a BCM4318E AirForce One single-chip 802.11b/g WLAN device and a BCM2702 VideoCore multimedia processor.
Broadcom’s VoIP, video and Wi-Fi software are included. The device supports video communication standards including H.264 and H.263, enables video rates of up to 30 frames per second, and has QCIF to CIF full-duplex video resolutions.
