Beceem’s Leading Chipset Solution Delivers
Seamless Mobility to Mobile WiMAX Devices
Clearwire Selects Beceem’s WiMAX
Chipset Solution for Its Mobile WiMAX Trial in Portland, Enables
Interoperability with Broad Ecosystem of Devices
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) February 7, 2008 --
Beceem Communications (www.beceem.com),
a leading provider of terminal chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, today
announced the selection of its latest chipset for mobile WiMAX devices
as one of the chipsets that broadband pioneer Clearwire Corporation
(NASDAQ: CLWR) is working with for its mobile WiMAX trial in Portland,
Oregon. Beceem’s leading chipset solution is
powering a family of PC peripheral WiMAX devices to provide a true
mobile broadband Internet experience on laptop computers.
“We are pleased to partner with Clearwire to
broaden the scope of available mobile devices for their WiMAX trial,”
said Shahin Hedayat, Beceem’s CEO and
co-founder. “Working closely with Clearwire on
its WiMAX network allowed us to optimize the performance of our devices
in the field to the point where subscribers will be able to enjoy a
level of mobile performance that truly deserves the next generation
label.”
“Clearwire is building one of the most capable
wireless broadband networks in the world, and Beceem is helping us to
accelerate mobile testing to end users,” said
Scott Richardson, chief strategy officer, Clearwire. “Clearwire
and Beceem share a common goal of establishing a broad ecosystem of
interoperable mobile WiMAX devices. The family of PC peripheral devices
powered by Beceem’s chipset is helping to
deliver a robust, seamless true broadband experience on the go.”
The trial in Portland is one of the largest mobile WiMAX network trials
in the country, encompassing approximately 145 square miles and more
than 40 base stations.
About Beceem Communications
Beceem Communications Inc. is the leading provider of semiconductor
solutions for the mobile broadband market, and the first with
commercially available terminal chipsets for Wave 1 and Wave 2 profiles
of the WiMAX Forum, that are based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard.
For more information, please visit the company’s
website at www.beceem.com.
“WiMAX ForumTM”
is a trademark of the WiMAX ForumTM. Other
third-party trademarks contained in this document are the property of
their respective owners.
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