Wipros gateway solutions for chip vendors

Mumbai: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Ltd and a leading Bluetooth IP and design services company, has unveiled its Bluetooth automotive and dialup gateway solutions targeted at silicon vendors.

Wipro will demonstrate these Bluetooth capabilities at the Bluetooth Congress, the world's leading Bluetooth event, which is on at Amsterdam this year.

The Bluetooth dialup networking solution enables short-range wireless connectivity between a PC/laptop and the external network (PSTN or GSM) via a Bluetooth-enabled modem. Wipro's dialup networking profile software can be quickly plugged in to build a Bluetooth-enabled modem, thus ensuring vital time-to-market advantage to the end customer. Wipro will also demonstrate its Bluetooth Solutions working on Windows NT/2K operating system.

As part of its automotive solutions, Wipro is demonstrating its hands-free profile at the Bluetooth Congress. Wipro's hands-free profile can be integrated with its other Bluetooth building blocks to develop the hands-free car kit. This hands-free car-kit allows a person to place and receive calls at the touch of a button, all while driving and keeping the mobile phone in the pocket.

"The demand for automotive and consumer electronics market will continue to drive connectivity technology," says Wipro Technologies chief executive (embedded and Internet access division) Ramesh Emani. "We have a leadership position in connectivity solutions with our Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, IEEE 1394 and USB solutions. Development of Wipro's Bluetooth automotive and dialup gateway solutions reflects our commitment to make technology reach consumers."

Wipro has joined hands with Austria Micro Systems (AMS) for co-development of the complete Bluetooth solution. Under the terms of the partnership, Wipro's BQB (Baumann Qualitath Management Beratumg) qualified Bluetooth baseband controller and stack will be incorporated with the AMS radio to develop complete Bluetooth solutions. With its Bluetooth radio and chipset development expertise, AMS will complement Wipro's Bluetooth offerings thus providing a complete solution to chip vendors and other customers.

Wipro has an extensive suite of Bluetooth building blocks, consisting of high-performance, low-gate-count Bluetooth Hardware Baseband Controller, Bluetooth Software Baseband Controller and Bluetooth Stack and Profiles. Wipro is one of the first few companies in the world to get all 13 profiles BQB Version 1.1 qualified.

Wipro now has 15 profiles to support its footprint-lean stack that has been tested on multiple industry leading processors and other third party Bluetooth controllers. Wipro's portfolio of Bluetooth IPs is supported by a vast spectrum of VLSI and system design as well as embedded software expertise that allows Wipro to offer customers a comprehensive, end-to-end solution.