U-blox announces the release of a proven high-speed wireless PCI card reference design supporting HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS standards. The N725 design results in a versatile wireless communications card with industry standard PCI form factor. Supporting global GSM and UMTS standards, the N725 gives u-blox OEM customers a fast, off-the-shelf way to integrate the world's highest-speed cellular communications standard into notebooks, netbooks, and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). The design is also suitable for high-speed telematics applications such as remote surveillance and vehicle information systems. The N725 supports 7.2 Mb/s downlink and 384 kb/s uplink speeds and is based on world-class baseband and RF components plus mature, fully tested firmware with integrated 2G/3G and TCP/IP protocol stacks. In addition to the complete hardware design and software binaries, u-blox provides its customers all necessary support to certify the finished product and bring it into full production. It is designed for PTCRB, R&TTE, GCF, FCC, and IC compliancy.
7.2 Mb/s PCI mini express card reference design
Description
U-blox’ N725 is a proven GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA 7.2 Mb/s PCI Mini express card reference design available for license to OEM customers.
The N725 is designed for the global HSDPA network and supports three bands of UMTS and four bands of GPRS/ EDGE frequencies enabling OEM customers to sell final products based on the design all over the world. The downlink data speed of the N725 is up to 7.2 Mb/s. The N725 is a mature wireless modem design based on the proven and tested N721 reference design currently in mass production. The design dramatically shortens time-to-market. Deliverables includes all hardware information (PCB layout, LoM, ecc,) software binaries including protocol stack, production test bench design, test software, documentation and training.
The result is a low power 3.5G wireless PCI Mini express card ready for mass-production. The card can be easily plugged into wireless terminals, point-of-sales devices, notebooks and netbooks to provide instant high-speed wireless connectivity.
Highlights
- Mature, proven design
- Tested, off-the-shelf GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA solution including hardware design, PCB layout, software binaries, training, documentation and production support
- Supports quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz and tri-band UMTS FDD I, II and V
- HSDPA category 8 (7.2 Mb/s)
- Compatible with globally-accepted standards
- Required PCB area 51.0 × 30.0 × 2.8 mm
Typical N725 Applications:
- High-speed wireless data cards
- Mobile internet devices N725 simplified
