NXP Solution for Simultaneous Usage of Bluetooth and WLAN-UMA

NXP Semiconductors (formerly Philips) announced a system solution to enable mobile users to simultaneously use of  Bluetooth and Wireless LAN (WLAN) capabilities, enabling phone calls to be made using a Bluetooth headset.

Christophe Joyau, NXP, said:

The ability to multitask has become invaluable to personal and business users alike, with new converged services offering a host of user experiences around Bluetooth and WLAN in mobile phones. Our 5210 solution is in tune with this trend, and enables mobile users to experience multiple functions over Bluetooth and WLAN, with little or no loss of sound quality and data rate…

The NXP Nexperia cellular system solution 5210, incorporating an Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) software stack from Kineto Wireless, allows devices to be used at home over fixed-line broadband networks and while on the go via a cellular network. UMA-enabled devices switch seamlessly between cellular networks and Wi-Fi hotspots, automatically detecting the fastest and most cost-effective network.

The UMA - Bluetooth platform will be available in the first half of 2007.

Source: NXP