Marvell PXA1801 single-chip LTE world modem introduced, also supports HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, and GSM

Marvell has announced its latest breakthrough technology for global mobile communications, the Marvell PXA1801 single-chip LTE world modem. The PXA1801 single-chip LTE world modem combines Marvell’s leading communications and silicon expertise to enable the design of a wide array of high-performance, low-power Internet-connected devices including: smartphones, tablets, laptops, automotive, set-top-boxes and TVs.

Marvell PXA1801 is a true Mobile Multi-RAT design combining 3GPP R9 Cat 4 FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplexing Long Term Evolution) and TDD-LTE (Time Division Duplexing Long Term Evolution) with R8 DC-HSPA+ (Dual Carrier Evolved High-Speed Packet Access) for both WB-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) standards and EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) delivering the highest data rate available in any given geography.

Commenting on the news, Weili Dai (Marvell’s Co-Founder) said: "The world modem is another game-changing breakthrough from Marvell. As a leader in China’s 3G standard TD-SCDMA technology, Marvell has enabled the delivery of a wide array of affordable, advanced consumer devices – including smartphones, tablets and mobile hot spot devices – to China, the world’s largest mobile market. Building on that foundation, Marvell is now leading the way to a new era of seamless global connectivity for the masses with the industry's first single chip 2G/3G/4G modem with support for FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, and EDGE."

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