Qualcomm has launched a new wearable platform called the Snapdragon Wear 1200 at MWC Shanghai. The new platform LTE categories M1 and NB1 to next generation wearable devices. The company says that the new platform is targeted towards wearable products where consumers are demanding smaller size, longer battery life, smarter sensing, constant location, robust security and an always connected experience with comprehensive coverage. This includes kid, pet, elderly, and fitness trackers.
“The smart wearables industry continues to grow with prolific innovation across targeted opportunities such as kids, pets, elderly, and fitness,” stated Pankaj Kedia, senior director, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “To effectively scale, these opportunities require ultra-low power, highly energy efficient, always connected, and cost-efficient solutions. With the introduction of Snapdragon Wear 1200, we extend our wearables offerings to bring LTE IoT categories M1 and NB1 to connect the next generation of wearable devices and provide an exciting complement to our highly successful Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform for smartwatches.”
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform includes LTE system-on-chip, power management integrated circuit and wireless transceiver and more. It also offers the flexibility to incorporate a range of external sensor hubs. The platform support 15 global RF bands and include support for GPS, GLONASS, Gallileo and BeiDou. The Snapdragon Wear 1200 also features an integrated appilcations processor for Linux and ThreadX based applications and is scalable to support VoLTE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. For privacy and security, it comes with hardware-based security features including the Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment.