HelloSoft (News - Alert), Comsys Mobile and dmedia announced the joint development of a low-cost integrated WiMAX/GSM/WiFi phone at 2010 CTIA (News - Alert) Wireless.

The handset will feature the combination of HelloSoft’s award-winning VoIP and convergence client suite running on its low cost ultra low power HS100 IP Convergence Processor (News - Alert) combined with Comsys Mobile’s award-winning ComMAX CM1125, the industry’s only multimode WiMAX/GSM-EDGE communication processor. The handset is slated for release later this year.

According to Senior VP, Marketing and Business Development at HelloSoft, Allan Johnson, WiMAX (News - Alert) service providers around the world have been seeking a compelling low bill of materials 4G handset with which to launch voice services as a complementary overlay that leverages the existing and newly deployed 4G data networks.

“To do this successfully requires the ubiquity of GSM together with the data offload and VoIP capability of 4G,” Johnson said. “The result of the additional revenue stream to service providers is increased ARPU combined with compelling voice features that go well beyond today’s traditional voice services. dmedia’s phone addresses this sweet spot in the market.”

“WiMAX has to date been largely focused on providing high speed wireless data coverage but when combined with HelloSoft’s VoIP over WiMAX with QoS and other convergence features, dmedia’s phone offers service providers an exciting turnkey solution with a very attractive value proposition,” Johnson added.

Ronny Gorlicki, Comsys Mobile EVP Sales said that the market has a need for low cost trimode phones supporting WiMAX, GSM and Wi-Fi to meet the demand in both emerging markets and also mature markets where GSM is essential.

“4G capabilities bring unheard of high-speed wireless data on-the-go to mobile users and integrating GSM allows a wide range of consumers to upgrade their existing GSM handset to 4G,” Gorlicki said.

The new handset combines the best of breed technologies - HelloSoft’s industry leading VoIP and IP Convergence Software Suite and HS100 IP Convergence Processor together with the Comsys Mobile CM1125 WiMAX/GSM-EDGE - to provide an outstanding feature set at a very competitive price point, William Chou, executive vice president of dmedia said.

HelloSoft is the world's leading provider of VoIP and convergence technologies. The company enables mass deployment of low-cost, power-efficient, full-featured multi-mode wireline and wireless devices though its convergence chip and highly optimized and comprehensive VOIP, IMS, VCC and DSC software products. In February 2009, it launched low-power IP convergence platform that’s said to be five times more power efficient than existing solutions.

Comsys Mobile is a fabless semiconductor vendor specializing in communication processors for 4G mobile devices. With advanced technology, and system knowledge, dmedia offers complete PND/Mobile Phone (News - Alert) foundry solutions to deliver successful results in a timely fashion.