Global Locate and Infineon Join Forces to Offer A-GPS Mobile Phone Platform

Global Locate and Infineon Join Forces to Offer A-GPS Mobile Phone Platform 


SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 23  /PRNewswire/ -- Global Locate Inc., a leading
provider of assisted GPS semiconductor and network products has successfully
integrated its IndoorGPS(R) chip set into the Infineon (NYSE: IFX; FWB: IFX)
multimedia platform which supports UMTS, EDGE and GPRS cellular standards.
Working handset prototypes based on the multimedia platform will be demonstrated
during the 3GSM World Congress show in Cannes, France.

The Global Locate IndoorGPS(R) chipset, consisting of the GL-20000(TM)and
GL-LN-22(TM) will offer multimedia platform customers Assisted GPS (A-GPS)
functionality for a variety of models all based on the same architecture. The
multimedia platform based on the Infineon S-GOLD family enables the designers of
GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS handsets to build highly optimized, A-GPS capable,
form-factor phones. The design supports mobile station based, mobile station
assisted and autonomous functionality and meets the A-GPS performance
requirements for 3GPP.

"Our customers require complete platform solutions including A-GPS with proven
end-to-end performance. Global Locate's industry leading performance, low power
architecture and highly integrated design make them the preferred A- GPS partner
for Infineon," said Dominik Bilo, CMO, Secure Mobile Solutions Group at Infineon
Technologies.

"Global Locate is excited to be a partner for Infineon's very successful and
proven S-GOLD product family of wireless baseband products. We share many common
design goals such as high levels of integration, reduced component count,
ultra-low stand-by power and fast time-to-market," remarked Ross Hayden, Senior
VP of Sales and Marketing for Global Locate.

The working handset prototypes will feature a unique fantasy-based treasure hunt
game which will demonstrate the end-to-end capability of Global Locate's A-GPS
product suite including the World Wide Reference Network(TM) (WWRN), A-GPS
Server and integrated IndoorGPS(R) chipset. The game will be demonstrated on the
3GSM exhibit floor at the Infineon booth (Hall1, Booth #A19) throughout the
trade show.

About Global Locate

Global Locate, Inc. is a privately held company that provides A-GPS products and
services for wireless devices and networks. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, the
company has offices in the New York, Tokyo and Madrid. Global Locate's A-GPS
product suite includes the World Wide Reference Network (WWRN), A-GPS Server and
integrated Global Locate IndoorGPS(R) Chip Set.

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DATASOURCE: Global Locate Inc.



CONTACT:  Boaz Efroni Rotman, Senior Marketing Manager of Global Locate,

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