Axis/Xilinx--Axis Network Technology is demonstrating Xilinx Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) technology on the Axis Digital Radio platform at the Mobile World Congress. The system architecture used by Axis is claimed to provide the capacity, performance and flexibility needed to rapidly develop and deploy such advanced digital radio algorithms, as DPD and CFR. The platform also supports the emerging network gigabit interfaces such as CPRI and OBSAI within the same digital radio platform. The new Xilinx DPD solution that is being shown works across a range of air interface standards, from existing 2G/3G standards to the latest OFDMA-based access protocols, such as WiMAX and LTE.
Broadcom Corporation--Broadcom will demonstrate support for the three most popular open operating systems (OpenOS) on its third generation (3G) cellular design platform. With the ability to support Symbian, Windows Mobile, or Linux on a single monolithic chip, Broadcom highlights industry leading OpenOS support. Powered by Broadcom's BCM2153 dual-core HSDPA processor, the 3G solution provides a flexible, cost effective platform to drive the increased proliferation of devices based on these operating systems that make up approximately 90% of the smartphone market, according to In-Stat.
Broadcom is also publicly demonstrating for the first time realistic mobile game benchmarks based on the emerging OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics standard, running on cell phone hardware. In collaboration with Futuremark, a developer of PC and handheld performance benchmarks, Broadcom will demonstrate the ability of the OpenGL
ES 2.0 standard to deliver a significantly enhanced gaming experience on mobile devices when powered with the VideoCore III multimedia processor.
Zoran Corporation--Zoran is demonstrating its APPROACH multimedia processor and digital camera and multimedia technology at MWC. The company claims unprecedented image quality enabling high definition camcorder video and high resolution still photography. Features include 5 megapixel resolution, image stabilization, blur-correction technology, improved image capture even in low light conditions, and face detection and tracking. The company will demonstrate H.264 capabilities for both capture and playback of high definition video. Zoran will also demonstrate new features for mobile camera phones such as face detection and tracking.