Modem ref design supports HSPA speeds

U-blox has expanded its high-speed wireless connectivity reference design portfolio with full high-speed packet access (HSPA) capabilities: 7.2Mbit/s download and 5.8Mbit/s upload speeds.

The N731 is a mature design combining a baseband processor, RF transceiver, antenna multiplexer and power amplifier components to support eight bands of HSPA/UMTS/Edge/GPRS/GSM functionality including data, voice, and SMS.

It is suitable for high-speed mobile applications such as smart phones, streaming video, wireless Internet, and data routing. U-blox can integrate the design into customer designs with full training, test, and operator certification support.

Measuring 35.7mm x 24mm x 2.5mm of PCB area, the N731 reference design is available for license to OEM customers for high volume applications.

- Colin Holland
Embedded.com