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MWC Demos: RCR Wireless Shows Broadcom’s Mobile Tech in Action [VIDEO]

 By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Mar. 06, 2013

Last week, our friends at RCR Wireless stopped in the Broadcom’s booth at Mobile World Congress to see our latest tech innovations. The result was a series of compelling video interviews with Broadcom engineers that look at the top trends for mobile technology on display at the show, including GPS, 4G LTE networks and more.

First up, Broadcom Senior Technical Director of GPS Frank Van Diggelen explains what geofencing tech is all about and why Broadcom’s technology will soon be …

That’s a Wrap! Broadcom Makes Headlines at Mobile World Congress

 By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Feb. 28, 2013

Now that the whirlwind energy of Mobile World Congress is starting to wind down, we’re reflecting on what we’ve learned at the show.

Broadcom made a slew of big announcements and showed off a lot of buzz-generating demos, including our 4G LTE Advanced modem and the key features that make it attractive to wireless carriers and consumers alike; new advancements in geofencing technology built into our GPS chips; the growing momentum of 5G WiFi with a design win in an …

HTC One®, With 5G WiFi, “Best in Show” at Mobile World Congress

 By: Natalie Martinez Posted: Feb. 27, 2013

This week’s Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona showcases the latest and greatest in all kinds of mobile gadgets. Among the sleek new smartphones and tablets, the HTC One® was a standout: it nabbed “best in show” awards from a handful of publications and trade groups.

GSMA, the trade organization that puts on the annual Mobile World Congress, picked the One as the “Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet” in its 18th annual Global Mobile Awards. HTC was …

From Mobile World Congress: Broadcom’s Easing the Spectrum Crunch with Carrier Aggregation [VIDEO]

 By: Sam Diaz Posted: Feb. 27, 2013

Spectrum — the invisible infrastructure over which all wireless transmissions travel – is the backbone of the mobile industry.  Yet, with most of the airwaves for transmitting mobile signals already allocated and licensed and consumers’ data usage on the uptick, the industry is facing a “spectrum crunch” that could lead to quality of service issues, such as dropped calls and slower Internet access.  Spectrum availability is also a key constraint for developing technologies to support next-generation cellular networks and for delivering …

Seen at the MWC Broadcom Booth: “PC-on-a-Stick” Dongle Makes Computing Accessible, Affordable

 By: Sam Diaz Posted: Feb. 26, 2013

Here at Mobile World Congress, the latest and greatest technologies for on-the-go computing make up most of the buzz. Still, the humble PC hasn’t been eclipsed by sleek, do-all tablets and smartphones. At Broadcom’s booth, the PC isn’t going away. It’s just becoming more compact and more affordable.

Today, at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Broadcom is showing a dongle-like device — think of it as a PC on a stick that’s about the size of a pack …

From Mobile World Congress: 5G WiFi Ecosystem Grows with Arrival of HTC One® Smartphone

 By: Sam Diaz Posted: Feb. 25, 2013

With some technologies, adoption is less a matter of “if” and more about “when.”

Just a little over a year ago – at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show – Broadcom introduced the first family of chips utilizing the next generation of Wi-Fi, 802.11ac. We called it 5G WiFi® and talked about how the industry might see a day when it becomes the wireless standard for streaming music, video or other forms of content.

We’re getting much closer to …

From Mobile World Congress: Small Cells Go Big at Home and Outside

 By: Rachel Rosmarin Posted: Feb. 25, 2013

As a growing number of people rely on their mobile data connections to upload photos, stream music or play games on their smartphones or tablets, even the smallest slowdown creates frustration that can sting.

This network congestion problem will only increase as more people power up new data-hungry 3G and 4G mobile devices, which bogs down not only the pipe between a device and a base station but also plagues the data transfer between the base stations and the rest …

Miracast™ Makes a Splash with Partners at Mobile World Congress

 By: Neeraj Sahejpal Posted: Feb. 25, 2013

The geek love for Wi-Fi Certified Miracast™, an innovative Wi-Fi standard that relies on a technology dubbed “wireless display mirroring,” seemed to be inevitable when we first started talking about it. The technology, which allows consumers to easily and seamlessly share media from one device to another over Wi-Fi, was designed for today’s multimedia lifestyles.

The Miracast technology standard is built on the premise that users have a ton of content on their smartphones and laptops – photos, …

Broadcom at Mobile World Congress: A Pre-Show Sneak Peek

 By: Sam Diaz Posted: Feb. 24, 2013

BARCELONA — The show doesn’t officially begin until tomorrow but the festivities around the Mobile World Congress conference kicked into high gear Sunday evening with Mobile Focus Global, an invitation-only event where companies gathered to showcase their technologies for a select group of journalists, bloggers, analysts and more.

Broadcom was in attendance with a prime spot near the event’s main entrance and an attractive demo that featured the Nintendo Wii U Game Console, which showcases Broadcom’s wireless connectivity technologies. …

Broadcom’s Latest GPS Tech Zooms in on Geofencing

 By: Monika Gupta Posted: Feb. 19, 2013

The idea of checking-in to a location via smartphone and social network isn’t as wild of a thought as it once seemed. Through a virtual check-in, people are making real-life connections, tapping others for recommendations on places to visit or to eat and even stirring up a bit of amicable travel-envy among online friends.

Now that people are starting to become more comfortable with the check-in and, more importantly, are recognizing the value of it, Broadcom is introducing technology …

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