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July 2003 - Ericsson Technology Licensing has signed
a licensing agreement with Parrot, a provider of Bluetooth
products for the automotive market. The license covers
Ericsson's new Bluetooth baseband core, which holds
the complete range of mandatory Bluetooth version 1.2
features.
The
Ericsson Core Bluetooth Baseband Platform Q-E1 is based
on the Bluetooth v1.2 specification with for example
better voice and audio quality and improved coexistence
with other wireless technologies. Parrot will use Ericsson's
Core Baseband to develop their own system-on-a-chip
(SoC), Parrot5, to be used in Parrot's next generation
Bluetooth products. Parrot also has an option to license
Ericsson's full portfolio of software and all profiles
suitable for the automotive industry.
"We
regard Parrot as a unique and important partner, due
to their integrating capabilities as an Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM), combined with their ability to develop
system-on-a-chip for the Bluetooth market," says Maria
Khorsand, President of Ericsson Technology Licensing.
"Parrot is a pioneer and a major player in the automotive
segment with handsfree products already on the market
for numerous car manufacturers."
"Designing
our next generation of chipset Parrot5 with Ericsson's
Baseband Core allows us to bring a cost effective solution
to the market in a very short time" says Nicolas Besnard,
CTO of Parrot.
"We
appreciate that Ericsson has long experience and dedication
to Bluetooth and that they feel responsible for their
solutions all the way to the consumer market, says Henri
Seydoux, CEO of Parrot."
SOURCE
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