CCww, a Leader in Wireless Protocol-Stack Solutions, and Winity Technology, a Leader in Wireless System Design / Integration, Announce Immediate Availability of an Eco-Platform for GSM/GPRS Terminals

CCww, a Leader in Wireless Protocol-Stack Solutions, and Winity Technology, a Leader in Wireless System Design / Integration, Announce Immediate Availability of an Eco-Platform for GSM/GPRS Terminals

February 06, 2007

    BOURNEMOUTH, England, and TAIPEI, Feb. 6
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- STAR (Single-chip Terminal
ARchitecture) combines an innovative, flexible and
comprehensive eco-platform with Silicon Laboratories'
AeroFONE(TM) single-chip phone, providing the most
cost-effective and best time-to-market solution for
terminal developers creating GPRS modems, and handsets from
ULC to high-end. STAR is available as a turn-key solution or
as a software toolkit for immediate licensing. It includes:

    -- STAR-Base: framework for RTOS, diagnostics,
peripherals, and
       memory configuration
    -- STAR-Stack: CCww's GSM/GPRS protocol-stack
solutions
    -- STAR-Sign: full-feature MMI
    -- STAR-Player: range of music / video formats
    -- STAR-Tune: FM-tuner
    -- STAR-Camera: camera capture/playback
    -- STAR-Creator: software toolkit options
    -- STAR-Maker: download, calibration and test
solutions
    -- STAR-Quality: support, customisation and service

    Pre-configured solutions for maximising
time-to-market:

    -- STAR-Lite GPRS modem
    -- STAR-Talk: ULC GSM handset with MP3 player
    -- STAR-Shine: adds, FM, Bluetooth, SD-MMC card
    -- STAR-Power: adds camera/video option

    "It's been a hectic 18 months creating the
multi-media framework and codecs, and validating the STAR
eco-platform with CCww," said John Wong, CEO of
Winity, "and we're pleased to announce the leading
single-chip approach that simplifies the creation of
innovative products."

    Richard Carter, Managing Director of CCww and CTO of
CCasia, added, "STAR addresses the cost and
time-to-market pressures with the most powerful and
flexible single-chip eco-platform that maximise the
advantages of AeroFONE(TM).

    Find out how the STAR single-core eco-platform can
speed the introduction of your next-generation product
family by visiting CCww on Stand: 2A98 Hall No: 2 level 0.

    About CCww

    Communications Consultants Worldwide Ltd. (CCww) has a
strong reputation over 10 years providing wireless
innovation to industry-leading companies, powering more
than 50 sector-leading handsets. CCww supplies a complete
range of IP for GSM/GPRS/EGPRS protocol-stacks, proven on 6
chipsets. With CCasia, its joint venture partner, CCww
creates reference designs, manages conformance testing and
optimises production.

    Winity Technology

    Winity Technology Inc., founded 2004 and incorporating
CCasia, is a System Integration solutions agent company,
focussed on mobile-phone applications IP. CCasia's
engineers comprise the original core teams of TI Asia
Reference Design (revenue $0.5B/yr) and HTC Wireless System
Division (creation of 7 smart-phones). This cumulative
experience gives CCasia engineers familiarity with handset
design and production on 50 networks. 


    For more information, please contact:

     John Wong
     Tel:    [phone]
     Email:  [e-mail]

     Anthony Cutler
     Tel:    [phone]
     Email:  [e-mail]


SOURCE  CCww Ltd