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Emily Weisburg

Emily Weisburg is an experienced journalist and researcher, having served as Web Assistant Managing Editor for Broadcom, Web Editor and Research Director for the Orange County Business Journal and Special Projects Editor at Entrepreneur Magazine. She holds a degree in journalism and is pursuing an MBA.

Pay TV Goes Global: Broadcom Takes on Brazil

 By: Emily Weisburg Posted: Jul. 23, 2012

The television experience in Brazil is on the verge of a major overhaul – and not just from the analog-to-digital switchover that’s coming down the pipeline in the next few years. Brazil, considered the largest economy in Latin America, has become the new hot spot for pay-TV services, outpacing Russia, China and India and gaining the attention of companies from Samsung to Netflix in the process.

Expect Brazil to be a darling at ABTA, the top broadcasting trade show …

Broadcom Fuels the Affordable Smartphone Revolution

 By: Emily Weisburg Posted: Jun. 28, 2012

Today’s smartphones are more like handheld computers with elegant touch screens: Internet-connected devices that allow consumers to do things like share photos and stream videos, get directions and play games.

But under the hood, complex pieces of hardware power a robust software system to make such a seamless experience possible. This hardware-software combination is the result of years of research, development, design and assembly work – and a lot of money, making the devices cost a small fortune when they …

Broadcom’s 5G WiFi Makes Technology Top 100 List for 2012

 By: Emily Weisburg Posted: Jun. 21, 2012

R&D Magazine has named Broadcom’s 5G WiFi family of chips among the 2012 R&D 100 award winners, naming the innovation one of the 100 most technologically significant products of the last year.

Broadcom’s 5G WiFi SoCs were introduced in January at CES, based on the 802.11ac IEEE standard. They were designed to replace the aging 802.11n technology and satisfy the demand for faster, more reliable Wi-Fi in the hyper-connected age of tablets, smartphones and the connected home. Since then, the …

Car Connectivity: How Technology Will Change the Driving Experience

 By: Emily Weisburg Posted: May. 15, 2012

The future of automotive technology arrived in Southern California this week — at Broadcom’s Irvine, Calif. headquarters, to be exact.

The Drive for Innovation roving media project is a year-long journey being conducted by EE Times Editorial Director Brian Fuller in a Chevy Volt as a way of promoting automotive innovation, via a blog. His journey led him to Broadcom to talk to a panel of resident experts about the current breakthroughs in automotive technology and explore what the …

Broadcom Bluetooth Visionary Rob Hulvey Inducted Into Bluetooth Hall of Fame

 By: Emily Weisburg Posted: May. 03, 2012

Bluetooth technology is found in some of the hottest products on the market today. It not only enables mono headsets for hands-free phone calls and wireless keyboards and mice but also can be found in the latest car audio systems, video game controllers and 3D TV.

Rob Hulvey, Associate Technical Director for Broadcom’s Mobile and Wireless Group, was recognized last week for his contributions to the development of Bluetooth technology by being named to the 2012 Bluetooth Hall of Fame…

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