NXP Semiconductors and T3G Technologies announced a next-generation 3G cellular system solution for the Chinese market.
The Nexperia cellular system solution T3G7208 - a complete solution for multimode TD-SCDMA / EDGE mobile phones - is used in the Samsung SGH-L288 handset.
Special edition T3G7208 TD-SCDMA phones with added push-to-talk functionality have also been provided by Samsung to the Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
The T3G7208-powered Samsung handset features video telephony, data communication at 384 kbps downlink and 128 kbps uplink and a 2 megapixel camera.
TD-SCDMA services are now in commercial trial across eight cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.