25 August 2011

Skyworks supports ZTE with multiple front-end solutions

Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA, which makes linear products, power amplifiers, front-end modules and radio solutions for handset and infrastructure equipment, says that it is supporting ZTE's ramp of next-generation tablets and laptops with EDGE and WCDMA/LTE front-end solutions. Skyworks' modules are powering data cards and USB modems to help deliver greater mobility for tablet users that are equipped with cellular connectivity.

Skyworks says that, with these wins, it is broadening its relationship with ZTE, one of the world's fastest-growing handset OEMs. ZTE already uses several of Skyworks' TD-SCDMA and CDMA solutions for handsets and will soon use its antenna switch modules in several forthcoming smart-phone platforms. According to market research firms IDC and Strategy Analytics, ZTE was ranked as the fifth-largest global handset maker in second-quarter 2011, growing both its unit shipments and market share.

ZTE is well positioned to capture a disproportionate share of the smart-phone segment in emerging markets such as China, India and Latin America, believes Bradley C. Byk, Skyworks’ senior VP of worldwide sales. "These markets are predicted to deliver the greatest number of wireless customers in the coming years,” he adds. “Skyworks is pleased to be playing a key role in this upgrade cycle that will enable greater mobility and wireless connectivity for consumers around the world."

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