GlobeNewswire
2012-01-11
The Collaboration Enables Mobile Operators to Offer New
Services to Home Subscribers
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DSP Group(R), Inc.
(Nasdaq:DSPG), a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions
for converged communications at home, and Huawei Device, a leading
global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions
provider, announced that DSP Group's XceedR(TM) digital cordless
chipset solution is powering the new Huawei F685 3G DECT Digital
Cordless Phone. Operating as a regular cordless home phone, the F685
connects calls over a 3G network rather than a telephone jack. This
outcome is part of the companies' joint effort to enable mobile
operators to offer a new array of voice and value-added services (VAS)
to home subscribers.
Fixed wireless telephony (FWT) is helping redefine telephony at home. A
convenient and cost-effective method for home phone installation, FWT
opens the door to a new world of voice services and VAS for home
subscribers over cellular networks. And with cordless telephony fast
becoming the world's most popular wireless voice technology for the
home, DSP Group is leading the way in fixed mobile convergence (FMC).
The world leader in DECT, DSP Group is collaborating with Huawei, a
world leader in wireless, to deliver state-of-the-art FMC products to
European operators. Cordless-enhanced FWT not only facilitates
installation for operators, but also extends home voice coverage range
and enhances voice quality for home subscribers.
DSP Group's XceedR family of DECT system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions
provides high integration, flexibility and performance for digital
cordless applications. The cost-effective cordless chipset solutions
combine state-of-the-art RF and ARM9(TM) baseband functions in a single
chip package with a rich set of telephony features and advanced
audio-processing capabilities. As a result, XceedR offers the best
cost-performance solution for mid- to high-range DECT/DECT6.0/CAT-iq
and WDCT cordless applications.
"The release of our F685 3G DECT Digital Cordless Phone is helping to
bring the wireless world one step closer to the home," said Mr. Zhi
Hao, VP of Home Device Products Line at Huawei. "By working together
with DSP Group, we're able to deliver the best of wireless and cordless
technology to mobile operators, who are now ideally positioned to offer
a host of new, revenue-generating services to home subscribers."
"We are excited to have partnered with Huawei in this exciting and fast
growing market of FMC devices to the home," said Oz Zimerman, Corporate
VP of Marketing and Business Development at DSP Group. "Leveraging
Huawei's cutting-edge wireless capabilities and our cordless leading
position and core expertise, we are able to offer mobile operators an
increase in their ARPU as well as improved subscriber loyalty."
About Huawei Device
Huawei Device believes that everyone can be the center of information
and that the world would be a better place if access and information
barriers were knocked down. Its strong suite of mobile phones, mobile
broadband devices and home devices is testimony to Huawei Device's
focus on customers and its commitment to providing user-friendly mobile
internet experiences through ongoing innovation. Based on more than two
decades of success in the information and communications industry, and
with our own channel expertise, operational capabilities and global
partner resources, Huawei Device is transforming from a company that
sells millions of devices in single transactions to large businesses,
to a "Business-to-People (B2P) brand that also sells individual devices
directly to millions of people. As at the end of 2011, Huawei Device
serves more than 500 operators all over the world.
For more information, visit Huawei Device online: www.huaweidevice.com
About DSP Group
DSP Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSPG) is a leading global provider of wireless
chipset solutions for converged communications at home. Delivering
system solutions that combine semiconductors and software with
reference designs, DSP Group enables consumer electronics (CE)
manufacturers to cost-effectively develop new revenue-generating
applications with fast time to market. At the forefront of
semiconductor innovation and operational excellence for over two
decades, and with a growing share of the wireless home telephony
market, DSP Group provides a broad portfolio of wireless chipsets
integrating DECT, Wi-Fi, PSTN and VoIP technologies with
state-of-the-art application processors. Enabling converged voice,
audio, video and data connectivity across diverse consumer products --
from cordless and VoIP phones to home gateways and connected multimedia
screens -- DSP Group proactively partners with CE manufacturers to
shape the future of converged communications at home.
For more information, visit www.dspg.com.
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CONTACT: Orly Garini-Dil
DSP Group, Inc.
Tel: +1-408-240-6839
orly.garini@dspg.com
www.dspg.com
Monica Maron
Spicetree Communications
Mobile: +972-54-5429529
monica.maron@spicetreecom.com
www.spicetreecom.com