Software Defined Radio in Mobile Phones : Market Research Report

Software Defined Radio in Mobile Phones

Published by: ARCchart

Published: Nov. 1, 2007 - 159 Pages

A. SDR: CONCEPT, HISTORY AND FRAMEWORK: A.1 Introduction; A.2 What is SDR?; A.3 History of SDR; A.4 Summary
B. THE HANDSET: ARCHITECTURE AND VALUE CHAIN: B.1 Functional blocks; B.2 Mobile phone manufacturing cycle; B.3 Summary
C. EMERGING WAVEFORMS AND THEIR CHALLENGING REQUIREMENTS: C.1 Mobile TV; C.2 Long Term Evolution (LTE); C.3 Ultra-Wide Band (UWB); C.4 Global Positioning System (GPS); C.5 WiMAX; C.6 Conclusion
D. SDR: BUSINESS CASE AND PREREQUISITES: D.1 Technology and business drivers of SDR; D.2 Technology and business limitations of SDR; D.3 Conclusion
E. CHANGES INTRODUCED BY SDR IN CONVENTIONAL RADIO ARCHITECTURE: E.1 Changes in ADC/DAC; E.2 Changes in PA section; E.3 Changes in IF section; E.4 Changes in baseband; E.5 Changes to the antenna; E.6 DSP, FPGA, ASIC - comparative analysis
F. IMPACT ON THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS: F.1 Design IP Vendors; F.2 RF MEMS/DSP/ASIC/FPGA and other chip vendors; F.3 OEMs; F.4 EMS providers; F.5 Air interface stakeholders; F.6 Operators; F.7 Antenna specialists; F.8 Industry associations; F.9 Regulators
G. MARKET SIZE AND FORECASTS: G.1 Methodology; G.2 Handset SDR market size forecast; G.3 Regional Analysis
H. KEY MARKETS AND PATENT ANALYSIS: H.1 Readiness assessment of key national markets; H.2 Patent analysis
I. APPENDICES: I.1 IF filter; I.2 RF power amplifier; I.3 RF ADC and DAC; I.4 Mobile phone memory types; I.5 Mobile phone baseband ICs; I.6 Companding methodology; I.7 RF front-end design limitations; I.8 Wheeler’s and Maxwell’s antenna equations; I.9 Static and dynamic power dissipation; I.10 ADC/DAC process enhancements; I.11 Digital linearization techniques and vendor specific process enhancements in PA; I.12 Sirific Nexus HEDGE transceiver; I.13 Sandblaster architecture; I.14 IMD antenna from Ethertronics; I.15 ractals; I.16 E2R use cases
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Abstract

With all the sophistication that characterizes today’s mobile phones, it’s easy to forget that the handset, at heart, is a radio! Traditionally, radios have been implemented entirely in hardware, with new waveforms added by integrating new hardware. However, jump forward three years and it is foreseeable that handsets sold into developed markets will need to support all of the following wireless standards: GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, LTE, GPS, mobile TV, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and UWB. Add WiMAX to the mix, as well as multi-mode handsets able to work across GSM and CDMA networks, and the number of waveforms to be supported is considerable.

Integrating additional radio hardware is impractical beyond a point because it increases the handset size, complexity and price. The attraction of Software Defined Radio (SDR) is its ability to support multiple waveforms by re-using the same hardware while changing its parameters in software. This has enormous benefits for handset size, cost, development cycle, upgrade and interoperability. SDR-enabled phones will also ease the challenges presented by limited spectrum availability and act the prefect device compliment to the network-agnostic approach of IMS.

Handset SDR is not a case of ‘if’ but ‘when’. This report presents a detailed analysis of all facets of SDR activity and forecasts the timelines and market for SDR in mobile phones.

Topics of coverage include:

A history of SDR: the primary adopters and various initiatives
The technologies that are likely to accelerate the adoption of SDR
Emerging waveforms and their challenging requirements
The commercial and business incentives pushing the handset industry towards SDR
The technical challenges to be addressed before SDR can become mainstream
Approaches being undertaken to address the technology and business challenges of SDR
Analysis of the SDR patent landscape
Discussion of the impact which SDR-enabled handsets will have on the value-chain players: from chip makers to OEMs to operators to regulators
Forecast for the growth in SDR mobile phone shipments broken down by regions and device category

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Software Defined Radio in Mobile Phones

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