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Fibocom Launches Next-Generation SC636 Series Smart Module

Recently, Fibocom launched the next-generation LTE smart module SC636 series, based on the UNIS UIS7861 platform. The series covers regions such as EAU, CN, and LA, with versions supporting only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth communication. These products meet the long lifecycle requirements of scenarios like smart payment, power monitoring, and industrial handheld devices, offering high-value smart module solutions with strong wireless communication, multimedia processing, and scalability.

High Performance and Stability with a Powerful Core


The SC636 series smart module is built on the UNIS UIS7861 platform, integrating a dual-core ARM Cortex-A75 processor and a six-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor with a clock speed of up to 1.6 GHz. It also includes the Arm Mali™-G57 GPU, further enhancing its image processing capabilities. Thanks to its exceptional chip performance, the SC636 series supports multi-tasking and complex calculations, easily meeting the high-performance demands of payment and industrial handheld terminals.

Support for Diverse Network Standards and Positioning Capabilities


As a 4G smart module supporting multiple network standards, the SC636 series supports LTE Cat.4 networks, covering the mainstream frequency bands of global operators, with a maximum downlink speed of 150 Mbps. It offers extensive network coverage and data transmission capabilities, ensuring that payment and industrial devices can maintain stable connections across various network environments. Additionally, the SC636 series supports dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) and Bluetooth 5.0 short-range communication, providing flexible connectivity options to enhance user experience. The module also integrates a multi-constellation GNSS receiver, supporting GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, and Galileo positioning systems to ensure fast and accurate location tracking in different environments.

Multimedia Functionality for Expanding Use Cases


To support comprehensive upgrades in multimedia performance for smart terminals, the SC636 series supports a maximum main screen resolution of 25201080 @60fps, with single-camera and dual-camera configurations, as well as the ability to operate up to three cameras simultaneously, delivering a high-definition image and video experience. Furthermore, the SC636 series uses a 40.5mm x 40.5mm LCC+LGA package, integrating a wide range of peripheral interfaces such as MIPI, USB, UART, SPI, and I2C, allowing for the connection of touchscreens and supporting dual-camera functionality. This greatly aids customers in expanding external devices and application scenarios.

The Fibocom SC636 series is equipped with the open Android 12 operating system, with future upgrades planned to support Android 14/16, ensuring long lifecycle, high reliability, and continuous upgrades for stable operations.

Multi-Regional Versions to Drive Smart Industry Upgrades


To meet the customized needs of customers in different regions, the SC636 series offers region-specific versions such as SC636-EAU, SC636-CN, and SC636-LA for Europe, China, and Latin America, respectively. It also provides the SC636-W version, which supports only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, without cellular connectivity. These solutions provide high performance, low power consumption, and reliable security for smart payment, industrial, and other devices, driving further industry upgrades.

As the number of connected smart devices continues to grow, scenarios like smart retail and smart industry are placing new demands on flexibility, reliability, and long lifecycle for intelligent solutions. Fibocom will continue to provide one-stop AIoT solutions for the smart industry, offering global customers safer, more convenient, and more efficient smart experiences.

Fibocom Releases LTE Smart Module SC208 at MWC2024

During the Mobile World Congress MWC 2024, Fibocom unveiled the LTE smart module SC208 developed based on the Snapdragon® 460 mobile platform, aiming to provide stable and efficient smart connectivity experiences for various fields such as smart retail, handheld devices, aftermarket vehicle installations, multimedia, and more, thereby accelerating innovation and transformation in industry applications.

ST Liew, Vice President of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Asia Pacific, stated, “Qualcomm Technologies is delighted to collaborate with Fibocom to empower its advancement in edge intelligence for smart IoT devices. The Fibocom SC208 module, based on the Snapdragon 460 platform, will deliver unparalleled performance enhancement and cutting-edge multimedia processing capabilities. We are proud to support Fibocom in its mission to deploy intelligent wireless solutions across multiple industries. Together, we will leverage higher levels of intelligence to drive digital transformation at the edge.”

 

Zhao Yi, Vice President of the MC Business Unit at Fibocom, mentioned, “AIoT is experiencing rapid growth, with edge computing facilitating on-device analysis of massive data, thus enhancing efficiency and optimizing costs for terminals. The release of the SC208 smart module, based on the Snapdragon 460, by Fibocom, will further promote the development of smart retail, handheld devices, aftermarket vehicle installations, and multimedia applications. In the future, Fibocom will continue its close collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to meet global demands for intelligent terminal development and iteration.”

 

The Fibocom SC208, built on Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon 460 mobile platform, features a maximum 1.8GHz octa-core processor, DDR4X memory, providing superior performance to help extend terminal standby time. In terms of image processing, the SC208 supports simultaneous operation of multiple cameras and smooth playback of 1080P@60fps high-definition videos. In hardware, the SC208 adopts a 41mm*41mm LCC+LGA package, compatible with Fibocom’s smart modules SC128, SC138, SC228, SS808, SQ808, and SU808 series, enabling flexible terminal iteration for customers. The SC208 offers various expansion interfaces including MIPI/USB/UART/SPI/I2C, facilitating connection to external devices such as cameras, displays, audio systems, and sensors.

 

For wireless communication, the SC208 supports global 4G network compatibility, as well as dual-band Wi-Fi/BT for short-range wireless transmission, meeting diverse wireless communication requirements for different terminals. In terms of positioning, the SC208 supports multiple satellite positioning systems including GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo/QZSS, ensuring rapid and accurate positioning in various environments. The SC208 comes preloaded with the Android 14 operating system and supports continuous version iterations of Android OS, enabling customers to release terminals with long lifecycles.

 

Benefiting from the aforementioned software and hardware features, the LTE smart module SC208 can be widely used in wireless smart payment, wearable audio and video recorders, walkie-talkies, aftermarket vehicle installations, multimedia terminals, and more, thereby facilitating the development of the global AIoT industry. Fibocom will continue to rely on its smart module products and technological capabilities to meet the diverse smart demands of the industry, helping customers build terminals with controlled costs, better performance, and optimized power consumption, thus jointly promoting digital transformation. The SC208 has entered the engineering sampling phase and is expected to begin mass production in April 2024.