3G Baseband Processors

Broadcom's portfolio of HSDPA, WEDGE and EDGE baseband processors are part of the CellAirity™ Mobile Platform that enables advanced, next generation cellular handsets. CellAirity is a modular software and hardware platform that provides best-in-class solutions for all of the critical components required for today's advanced mobile devices, including feature-rich functionality, 2G and 3G cellular connectivity, multimedia acceleration and support for both Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi® protocols.

The Broadcom CellAirity platform addresses a wide range of mobile applications, from entry level 2G voice handsets to feature-rich 3G handsets that offer advanced voice applications, video recording/playback, video telephony and packet-based services. This platform is delivered to the market at a critical transition point when many cellular service providers are migrating 2G users to advanced 3G HSDPA/WCDMA and EDGE networks. This migration will offer consumers more advanced features and data services, which are expected to drive market growth and increased operator revenues. By developing on the CellAirity platform, manufacturers of next generation connected devices can bring their products to market quickly and with the assurance that the components implemented are among the most advanced in the industry.