BOSTON, Oct. 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Beceem Communications (www.beceem.com) today announced key product and development relationships that are accelerating trials and deployments of Mobile WiMAX networks around the world. Activities revealed at the WiMAX World USA show include:
-- The launch of China's first Mobile WiMAX solution by ZTE using Beceem's MS120 chipset and a joint development relationship with ZTE. ZTE is China's leading global wireless equipment provider and system integrator. -- The launch of a low-cost Wireless Broadband modem that is using Beceem's MS120 chipset. Accton is one of Taiwan's leading ODMs and the global premier provider of networking and communications equipment. -- A live mobility hand-off demonstration between Motorola's WiMAX infrastructure and a Beceem chipset/PC card, underscoring how well mobile WiMAX performs when combining broadband speeds with seamless mobility.
"The number and variety of different product and development relationships Beceem is involved in since launching our Wave 1 chipset in January 2006, demonstrates clearly that Beceem is the leading supplier of terminal chipsets solutions for Mobile WiMAX," said Lars Johnsson, vice president of Business Development for Beceem. "The high performance of our chipset combined with our extensive field experience and key equipment partnerships underscore Beceem's position as the leading provider of Mobile WiMAX chipset solutions."
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Beceem Communications Inc. is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for the wireless broadband market, and the first with commercially available terminal chipsets for the IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX standard. www.beceem.com.
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