“The number of voice lines worldwide skyrocketed with the proliferation
of cellular phones, which made the phone truly personal,” said Sean
Maloney, Intel executive vice president and general manager of the Intel
Mobility Group. “At the same time, the Internet has unleashed an
insatiable demand for computing power. Now, if we can deliver ubiquitous
broadband based on open standards and drive performance and power
innovation on computing and phone platforms, mobile computing has the
potential for continued dramatic growth.”
Performance and Power Fanaticism
Notebooks are increasingly the device of choice for both businesses and
consumers as users realize the many advantages laptop PCs offer. Maloney
unveiled several new capabilities planned for the company’s
next-generation mobile platform, codenamed Napa, designed to lower power
consumption yet improve graphics and wireless capabilities. Intel has
already garnered 220 Napa design wins to date.
Intel announced an agreement with Matsushita Battery Industrial (MBI) to
jointly develop more powerful battery technology to support the vision
for “all-day computing” for future Intel® Centrino™ Mobile
Technology-based platforms.
As an example of the affect mobility can have in and out of the digital
home, Intel is working with Crown Castle and DiBcom to demonstrate
mobile broadcast TV functionality on Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
and Intel® XScale® technology. In a series of commercial user trials in
2005 and 2006, the companies will work to develop better end-user
experiences of standardized TV broadcast hardware and services across
Intel platforms.
As evidence of Intel’s continued innovation in mobile, the company today
described its forthcoming multi-core mobile processor, codenamed Merom,
due to arrive in the second half of 2006. Over the coming years, Merom’s
energy-efficient, multi-core design will deliver three times the
performance per watt, a metric Intel has said is a key requirement for
the future.
In addition to voice services, a large and growing segment of the mobile
phone market is now offering full-featured operating services,
enterprise applications and multi-media services. These capabilities are
critically dependent on the “brains” inside the device. To provide these
capabilities Maloney disclosed plans for Intel’s 2006 cellular platform
components for next-generation wireless handsets.
These components include Intel’s next generation of Intel® XScale
application processors, codenamed Monahans. This product family will
offer a wide range of performance, power and integration levels to meet
the needs of handsets, smartphones, handhelds and consumer electronic
devices. Monahans is expected to provide five times more performance
within the next few years, while consuming less energy than previous
Intel-based platforms. Maloney also introduced the next generation of
Intel graphics co-processors, codenamed Stanwood. He also noted the
importance of standards for furthering innovation in mobility.
“Global innovation around open wireless standards is driving dramatic
increases in the adoption of wireless technologies,” Maloney said.
“Cities across America and around the world are actively installing
Wi-Fi networks to support e-government, enable connected mobile worker
and bring the benefits of wireless broadband to more and more citizens.”
WiMAX builds on the WiFi experience, offering greater connectivity
opportunities as WiMAX standard products enter the market. Cities and
regions around the globe are planning for and deploying WiMAX networks,
and Maloney discussed its cost-effectiveness and reach as potentially
helping to bridge the digital divide and bring more communities around
the world online.
Intel is involved in several trial deployments around the world to test
the feasibility of WiMAX. Each of these trial deployments has shown how
the promise of standards-based wireless broadband can impact the way
that businesses and governments work, commerce is conducted and students
learn.
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