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WiMAX Forum™ Certifies Additional Profile for Fixed WiMAX Products |
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WiMAX Forum™ Certifies Additional Profile for Fixed WiMAX Products
Forum Announces Successful 3rd Plugfest in France with ETSI and Participation of 10 Equipment Suppliers
BEAVERTON, OR – March 23, 2006 – The WiMAX Forum today announced the latest fixed wireless broadband network products to achieve the designation of WiMAX Forum Certified™ based on the defined Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) system profile operating in the 3.5GHz frequency spectrum. The WiMAX Forum member companies and products to complete certification and interoperability testing include Airspan’s MacroMAX base station and EasyST subscriber station solution, Axxcelera’s ExcelMax base station, SEQUANS Communications’ SQN1010-RD subscriber station solution, Siemens’ WayMAX@vantage base station and subscriber station solutions, and Wavesat’s miniMAX subscriber station solution.
WiMAX Forum’s certification laboratory, CETECOM Spain, worked with each WiMAX equipment supplier to conduct an extensive series of stringent and extensive test procedures, consisting of protocol conformance, radio conformance and interoperability testing. To date, 14 fixed WiMAX products have received the WiMAX Forum Certified seal in the two months since the program first started certifying equipment.
“By achieving the certifications of FDD profile equipment, the WiMAX Forum and our members continue to make significant progress in delivering products that help network operators build out their fixed WiMAX networks,” said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. “In addition to our hard work on the certification front, I am also quite pleased with the outcome of our continued collaboration with ETSI and WiMAX system suppliers in the latest Plugfest in France, which provides essential experience and intelligence to advance how our member companies progress from the prototype stage to commercial system development stage.”
"We are delighted that Wavesat’s miniMAX CPE design is among the first to achieve certification for the 3.5GHz FDD profile. Our product is now fully certified for both TDD and FDD profiles,” said Frank Draper, vice president of sales at Wavesat. "By successfully achieving certification, we enable our partners to go to market faster with low-cost and high-quality WiMAX CPEs"
3rd WiMAX Forum Plugfest Completed
The WiMAX Forum also announced today the successful completion of the 3rd WiMAX Forum Plugfest, which was a week-long interoperability event held March 12-19 at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) headquarters in Sophia Antipolis, France. These Plugfests provide WiMAX Forum member companies – equipment vendors and network operators and their technical staffs – the opportunity to test and interwork their respective pre-certified products and equipment in advance of final testing.
There were 10 WiMAX Forum member equipment suppliers that participated in the latest Plugfest event, including Airspan Networks Inc., Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Delta Networks, Inc., MITAC, picoChip Inc, Proxim Wireless Corporation, Redline Communications, Sequans Communications, Vcom Inc., and Wavesat Inc. In addition, Invenova Corporation contributed to the event with their protocol conformance tester.
About the WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to help promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications. The Forum’s goal is to accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified™ products will be fully interoperable and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and Mobile Applications. For more information about the WiMAX Forum and its activities, please visit www.wimaxforum.org.
WiMAX Forum™ and WiMAX Forum Certified™ are registered trademarks of the WiMAX Forum.
About ETSI
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute – ETSI – based in the south of France, is an independent not-for-profit organization whose mission is to produce telecommunications standards for today and for the future. Within Europe, it is responsible for standardization in telecommunication, broadcasting and certain aspects of information technology, and it is officially recognized by the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as the region’s competent body for standardization in these areas.
ETSI unites nearly 700 Members from five continents, and brings together manufacturers, network operators, service providers, administrations, regulators, research bodies and users – providing a forum in which all the key players can contribute. For more information, please visit www.ETSI.org.
About Wavesat
Founded in 1993, Wavesat Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused on the development and supply of baseband chips for WiMAX compliant systems. Wavesat is headquartered in Montreal, Canada where it conducts research and development activities. Wavesat is a privately held company. Key investors include BDC Venture Capital, Monet Capital, Multiple Capital, Pac-Link Management Corp., Skypoint Capital Corporation, Solidarity Fund QFL and Sunsino Ventures Group.
Wavesat is a Principal member of the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit corporation formed to certify the compatibility and interoperability of Broadband Wireless devices conforming to the 802.16 wireless MAN and ETSI HiperMAN specifications and to help accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace.
Wavesat received the first WiMAX Forum Certification for a CPE Design. Wavesat was awarded the 2005 Frost&Sullivan Technology Leadership Award and 2005 InfoVision Award for its unique Evolutive™ WiMAX Series.
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Wavesat
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Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel. 514.684.0200, ext.388
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Wavesat and Sanmina-SCI announce agreement to bring wimax mini-pci to market |
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Wavesat and Sanmina-SCI announce agreement to bring wimax mini-pci to market
World’s First Low-Cost and High-Quality WiMAX 3.5 GHz Mini-PCI Modules Available to OEM/ODMs worldwide
Montreal, Canada and Seoul, South Korea – March 20, 2006 – Wavesat, developer of WiMAX chipset and software, and Sanmina-SCI, a leading global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, announced today an agreement for production and cost optimization of the WiMAX Mini-PCI. The low-cost, small-form factor WiMAX 3.5 GHz Mini-PCI modules are now available for volume delivery anywhere in the world.
The WiMAX Mini-PCI modules are based on Wavesat’s recently launched WiMAX 3.5 GHz Mini-PCI reference design, and incorporates Wavesat’s Evolutive™ DM256 chipset and MAC coprocessor. Plus, the WiMAX Mini-PCI modules are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, offer easy upgradeability to 802.16e-2005 for basic mobility applications, and support TDD and HFDD, 3.5 and 7.0 MHz bandwidths and modulation up to 64-QAM.
"We are excited to be working with a WiMAX pacesetter such as Wavesat," said David Dutkowsky, EVP for Sanmina-SCI’s Communications Infrastructure Division. "Wavesat’s unique WiMAX expertise and strategic positioning, in conjunction with our manufacturing capability and international presence, will result in tangible benefits for the WiMAX industry worldwide."
"With world-class manufacturing facilities in more than 20 countries on five continents, Sanmina-SCI is a proven leader in contract manufacturing and global fulfillment, especially for advanced telecommunications systems," added Wavesat’s President and CEO Michel Guay. "Sanmina-SCI’s ability to simultaneously have local presence and global reach will facilitate our customers’ access to mini-PCI in volume as well as offer customized and adaptable manufacturing solutions tailored to their unique requirements."
Wavesat’s Evolutive™ WiMAX Products
Wavesat’s award-winning Evolutive™ WiMAX DM256 product portfolio is a complete and cost-effective solution supporting all the necessary features to design base stations and subscriber units for both licensed and license-exempt radio frequencies. It consists of a full-range of standard-based integrated circuits, software and reference designs supporting WiMAX 802.16-2004 certification and intended for forward compatibility with 802.16e-2005 for basic mobility. It also features the first WiMAX Forum Certified CPE design. Chosen by ODMs and OEMs worldwide, Wavesat products fit design requirements for Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) as well as Base Station infrastructures (Carrier’s facilities), providing effective wireless connectivity for a wide range of network sizes and coverage from urban to rural applications.
About Wavesat
Founded in 1993, Wavesat Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused on the development and supply of baseband chips for WiMAX compliant systems. Wavesat is headquartered in Montreal, Canada where it conducts research and development activities. Wavesat is a privately held company. Key investors include BDC Venture Capital, Monet Capital, Multiple Capital, Pac-Link Management Corp., Skypoint Capital Corporation, Solidarity Fund QFL and Sunsino Ventures Group.
Wavesat is a Principal member of the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit corporation formed to certify the compatibility and interoperability of Broadband Wireless devices conforming to the 802.16 wireless MAN and ETSI HiperMAN specifications and to help accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace.
Wavesat received the first WiMAX Forum Certification for a CPE Design. Wavesat was awarded the 2005 Frost&Sullivan Technology Leadership Award and 2005 InfoVision Award for its unique Evolutive™ WiMAX Series.
For more information
Wavesat
Isabelle Pilon
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel. 514.684.0200, ext.388
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Media Relations, Capital-Image Inc.
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India-based Sloka Telecom chooses Wavesat’s chipsets to develop low-cost WiMAX solutions for emerging markets |
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India-based Sloka Telecom chooses Wavesat’s chipsets to develop low-cost WiMAX solutions for emerging markets
Low Cost, Small Form Factor WiMAX Network Solutions for WISPs and Cellular Operators
Bangalore, India and Montreal, Canada – February 6, 2006 – Sloka Telecom, a wireless infrastructure company announced that their WiMAX base station and network solutions will be powered by Wavesat’s Evolutive™ WiMAX DM256 chip. The products will be ready for trials in April 2006.
"We selected Wavesat’s Evolutive™ WiMAX portfolio for our base station solution because it is the most advanced and powerful WiMAX Forum Certified solution available on the market,” said Sujai Karampuri, CEO of Sloka Telecom. "Our unique expertise in the design of base station allows us to build from Wavesat’s EvolutiveTM platform to offer small form factor, low cost and feature-rich base stations. Sloka’s objective is to provide complete network solutions combining various wireless access technologies with a strong focus on WiMAX and WCDMA”.
Sujai Karampuri adds: “Wavesat has a strong presence in WiMAX Forum and IEEE standards bodies and have acquired a deep and strong understanding in developing various WiMAX compliant solutions. This is a unique opportunity for Sloka Telecom to work closely with such technology leaders to provide the cost-effective and appropriate solutions for carriers and subscribers in emerging markets”.
"A blend of OFDM and WCDMA technologies can greatly reduce the operators’ deployment and operating costs and, in turn, speed up the growth of wireless data,” Frank Draper, VP Sales for Wavesat. "We are excited that Sloka joins Wavesat’s growing number of innovative partners.”Our award-winning Evolutive™ WiMAX DM256 family of products is the most complete and cost-effective solution available and supports all the necessary features to design base stations as well as subscriber units for both licensed and license-exempt radio frequencies. "
About Wavesat
Founded in 1993, Wavesat Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused on the development and supply of baseband chips for WiMAX compliant systems. Wavesat is headquartered in Montreal, Canada where it conducts research and development activities. Wavesat is a privately held company. Key investors include BDC Venture Capital, Monet Capital, Lothian Partners, Multiple Capital, Pac-Link Management Corp., Skypoint Capital Corporation, Solidarity Fund QFL and Sunsino Ventures Group.
Wavesat is a Principal member of the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit corporation formed to certify the compatibility and interoperability of Broadband Wireless devices conforming to the 802.16 wireless MAN and ETSI HiperMAN specifications and to help accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace.
Wavesat was awarded the 2005 Frost&Sullivan Technology Leadership Award and 2005 InfoVision Award for its unique Evolutive™ WiMAX Series.
For more information
Wavesat
Isabelle Pilon
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel. 514.684.0200, ext.388
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Wavesat Announces World’s First WiMAX Forum Certified™ CPE Design |
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Wavesat Announces World’s First WiMAX Forum Certified™ CPE Design
miniMAX 3.5 GHz Subscriber Platform available to OEM/ODM worldwide for the design and development of WiMAX Certified CPE
WCA, San Jose, CA and Montreal, Canada – January 19, 2006 – The WiMAX Forum, a non-profit corporation formed to promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products announced, at the WCA Symposium held in San Jose this week, the first fixed wireless broadband network products to achieve the designation of WiMAX Forum Certified. Montreal-based Wavesat is the first supplier worldwide to receive this highly sought certification for customer premise equipment (CPE) solution.
Wavesat’s miniMAX CPE passed stringent and extensive tests, related to protocol conformance, radio conformance and interoperability testing in order to attain the WiMAX Forum Certification seal. The miniMAX CPE solution, part of the Evolutive WiMAX Series is available to OEM / ODM’s worldwide to accelerate the design of 3.5 GHz WiMAX certifiable customer premise equipment compliant to the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and its Corrigendum.
"Completing the Certification of our miniMAX subscriber platform is a major milestone for the industry and for the development of Wavesat's Evolutive Concept," said Frank Draper, vice president of sales at Wavesat. "This places us in a very strong leadership position and will enable our OEM and ODM partners to supply low-cost, high-quality WiMAX CPEs for the fixed market now."
"With more than 150 commercial trials and deployments of fixed WiMAX networks announced to date, it is clear there is tremendous confidence placed in these systems by operators around the globe," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. "The achievement of Certification is a result of the successful collaboration of our Certification Working Group, ETSI, Cetecom Spain and WiMAX suppliers such as Wavesat. We believe there are more robust fixed WiMAX systems coming to market than what was originally expected."
About miniMAX 3.5 GHz CPE Design
miniMAX is the subscriber platform included in Wavesat’s Evolutive Reference Kit to guide and support the design of 3.5 GHz WiMAX certifiable wireless systems using Wavesat’s DM256 integrated circuit. Wavesat’s Evolutive Series consists of a full-range of standard-based integrated circuits, software and reference designs compliant to IEEE 802.16-2004 (including its Corrigendum) and intended for forward compatibility with the IEEE 802.16e mobility amendment. Wavesat products fit design requirements for CPE as well as Base Station infrastructures (Carrier’s facilities), providing effective wireless connectivity for a wide range of network sizes and coverage from urban to rural applications.
About Wavesat
Founded in 1993, Wavesat Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused on the development and supply of baseband chips for WiMAX compliant systems. Wavesat is headquartered in Montreal, Canada where it conducts research and development activities. Wavesat is a privately held company. Key investors include BDC Venture Capital, Monet Capital, Lothian Partners, Multiple Capital, Pac-Link Management Corp., Skypoint Capital Corporation, Solidarity Fund QFL and Sunsino Ventures Group.
Wavesat is a Principal member of the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit corporation formed to certify the compatibility and interoperability of Broadband Wireless devices conforming to the 802.16 wireless MAN and ETSI HiperMAN specifications and to help accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace.
Wavesat was awarded the 2005 Frost&Sullivan Technology Leadership Award and 2005 InfoVision Award for its unique Evolutive™ WiMAX Series.
For more information
Wavesat
Isabelle Pilon
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel. 514.684.0200, ext.388
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WAVESAT AND TAIWAN-BASED DELTA NETWORKS DEVELOP LOW COST WIMAX CPE |
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WAVESAT AND TAIWAN-BASED DELTA NETWORKS DEVELOP LOW COST WIMAX CPE
Low Cost, Small Form Factor WiMAX CPE Based on Wavesat's Evolutive™ 3.5 GHz Mini-PCI Design Available to OEM/ODM Worldwide
Taipei, Taiwan and Montreal, Canada – January 16, 2006 – Delta Networks, manufacturer of networking equipment, and Wavesat, developer of WiMAX silicon, software and reference designs, announced today a partnership to develop low cost and small form factor 802.16-2004 compliant CPE. A hardware/software total solution will be ready for OEMs/ODMs before the end of February 2006 and the product will be part of WiMAX Forum's second certification wave in 2006.
The new WiMAX CPE design, available from Delta Networks, will integrate Wavesat's recently launched WiMAX 3.5 GHz Mini-PCI design as well as its proprietary MAC software. Wavesat will assist DNI in integrating the CPE MAC onto Delta Network's modular CPE platform derived from their WiFi product line.
Sam Liang, Chairman and CEO of Delta Networks, explained: "We partnered with Wavesat for their Evolutive™ WiMAX portfolio as well as their unique technical expertise with the IEEE 802.16 standard. The Evolutive™ WiMAX Series is the most complete and flexible portfolio available worldwide for a wide range of WiMAX applications. It delivers the performance expected by OEMs/ODMs while providing the flexibility for quick customization and a cost-effective way to jumpstart their introduction to WiMAX and quickly respond to market demands."
Wavesat's President and CEO, Michel Guay, added: "I am extremely excited by this relationship. Delta Networks has an undisputable reputation for manufacturing the highest quality networking products. Thanks to their engineering insight and production capabilities, they are able to generate high volumes at competitive costs. Our growing relationship with ODMs will yield long term benefits to the WiMAX industry as they have the means to drive down the cost of CPE and enable broad WiMAX market adoption."
Wavesat's Evolutive™ WiMAX DM256 Family of Products
Wavesat's award-winning Evolutive™ WiMAX DM256 family of products is a complete and cost-effective solution supporting all the necessary features to design base stations and subscriber units for both licensed and license-exempt radio frequencies. It consists of a full-range of standard-based integrated circuits, software and reference designs supporting WiMAX 802.16-2004 certification and intended for forward compatibility with 802.16e for basic mobility. Chosen by ODMs and OEMs worldwide, Wavesat products fit design requirements for Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) as well as Base Station infrastructures (Carrier's facilities), providing effective wireless connectivity for a wide range of network sizes and coverage from urban to rural applications.
About Wavesat
Founded in 1993, Wavesat Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused on the development and supply of baseband chips for WiMAX compliant systems. Wavesat is headquartered in Montreal, Canada where it conducts research and development activities. Wavesat is a privately held company. Key investors include BDC Venture Capital, Monet Capital, Lothian Partners, Multiple Capital, Pac-Link Management Corp., Skypoint Capital Corporation, Solidarity Fund QFL and Sunsino Ventures Group.
Wavesat is a Principal member of the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit corporation formed to certify the compatibility and interoperability of Broadband Wireless devices conforming to the 802.16 wireless MAN and ETSI HiperMAN specifications and to help accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace.
Wavesat was awarded the 2005 Frost&Sullivan Technology Leadership Award and 2005 InfoVision Award for its unique Evolutive™ WiMAX Series.
For more information
Wavesat
Isabelle Pilon
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel. 514.684.0200, ext.388
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Media Relations, Capital-Image Inc.
Yvon Desautels
Tel 514.739.1188, ext. 22
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