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Broadcom’s Android Smartphone Designs: Driving 3G Momentum in India, China

 By: Michael Civiello Posted: Apr. 17, 2013

In countries like China and India, where consumers have voracious appetites for smartphones, device makers have started to rethink how they do business.

Today, it takes only a couple of months and a small engineering team — instead of the old standard of a year — to push a new device into the market. And those devices are not only more affordable, but they’re equipped with the unique features that specific geographies require.

It’s Broadcom technology — including its turnkey …

Broadcom and Samsung Bring Google’s Android Experience to the TV

 By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Jan. 08, 2013

The momentum behind the growth of Google’s Android ecosystem is showing no signs of a slowdown. Android’s online store, counts some 700,000 apps and games in its portfolio and last year added movies, TV shows, music, books, news and magazines to the lineup. In September, Google’s Eric Schmidt said there are already more than a half-billion Android devices on the market and that more than one million new devices are activated daily.

Now, Google is taking it to the next …

The Road to CES 2013: Are We There Yet?

 By: Rachel Rosmarin Posted: Jan. 07, 2013

Forget the big top. Tech veterans know that the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the greatest show on earth. While you were sleeping off a raucous New Year’s, software and hardware titans were rumbling towards Sin City and prepping to showcase the latest and greatest innovations for 2013 and beyond. This year’s show will be the largest in its 45-year history, featuring nearly 2 million net square feet of show floor space divvied up among some 3,000 exhibitors. …

Miracast™ Technology Brings Wireless Streaming to the Living Room

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 03, 2013

Moving high-definition content from a small-screen device such as a smartphone or a tablet to a bigger screen, such as a TV or desktop computer, can be a challenge. But thanks to a technology standard that’s on the verge of going mainstream, those headaches are about to become a thing of the past.

Meet Miracast™, a technology that CNET Australia has called “a near-perfect wireless streaming solution.” At next week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, expect to …

NFC Ready for Mainstream Adoption with New Combo Chip

 By: Mohamed Awad Posted: Dec. 11, 2012

The concept of mobile payments – as well as the technology that makes it possible – has been around for a while now. But just like the early days of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies, Near Field Communications technology has been slow to attract widespread adoption.

That’s starting to change. In recent months, analysts have started feeling bullish again around NFC’s potential – but not just because of mobile payments. They’re especially interested on an emerging ecosystem of use cases that …

Android “Taps” Broadcom Software for Near Field Communications

 By: Mohamed Awad Posted: Nov. 14, 2012

Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has been touted as the key to unlocking mobile payments. And although the “digital wallet”—where payment information can be transmitted with the tap of a smartphone— is predicted to be the big future payment method of choice, potential for this transformative technology is much greater and broader, with more immediate applications today at the device-to-device level.

Now, NFC technology is about to spread it wings and push its way into the mainstream. Google, which is …

T-Mobile Taps Broadcom for Affordable Smartphone

 By: Susan Vander May Posted: Aug. 23, 2012

It’s no secret: The smartphone has become more than just a business tool for on-the-go executives. Today’s smartphones are mobile computers for the masses, devices that allow everyone from teens to seniors the freedom to stream movies, chat with friends, play games and more.

Certainly, robust mobile data networks and well-stocked mobile app stores have been driving forces behind the adoption of smartphones in developed nations. But none of these bells and whistles matter if the average Joe can’t afford …

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 …

Vodafone Launches Smart II, an Affordable Smartphone for the Masses

 By: Susan Vander May Posted: May. 31, 2012

There’s a growing trend today around the demand and emergence of affordable smartphones and today, Vodafone put a stake in the ground further validating it.

Vodafone’s launch of the Smart II, which offers a high level of performance, connectivity and functionality at unprecedented price points, represents a significant step toward getting smartphones in the hands of more people – many whom may have never owned a smartphone before. Much of the world – especially emerging economies – is still transitioning …

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Broadcom’s Mobile Platform Summit: Seeing is Believing in India

 By: Susan Vander May Posted: Mar. 14, 2012

Media and analysts were abuzz at Broadcom’s Mobile Platform Summit this week over the significant business opportunities for mass market smartphones. Emerging markets such as India are in the middle a paradigm shift as consumers migrate from feature phones to smartphones. In fact, the market is so ripe for growth that Converge Catalyst predicts smartphone unit sales in India in 2012 will double, compared to last year’s numbers.

If you look at the Indian market, cost is a constraint – …

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