Wavesat Discloses Mobility Chip Plans

March 16, 2005

Leading developer of WiMAX silicon breaks new ground with backward compatible mobility chip.

Wavesat, a leading developer of WiMAX silicon, today announced at the IEEE 802.16 meeting in Atlanta, that it has reached the final development stage of its mobility solution, featuring advanced voice over WiMAX and full backward compatibility with existing DM256 fixed service chips.

Developed as part of the Evolutive WiMAX Series, the new chip's key technical specifications will be released at this year's Broadband Wireless World Show to be held in Las Vegas April 21-22, 2005.

"Our customers are looking for a technological edge that will keep them in the lead today while ensuring a trouble-free technology evolution to protect their investment. Wavesat is proving to be a first-class partner by delivering mobility along with backward compatibility with IEEE 802.16-2004," said Michel Guay, President and CEO of Wavesat.

"We engineered a truly evolutionary WiMAX roadmap allowing our customers to execute their WiMAX strategy today, while offering them easy and cost-effective upgrades to stay in the lead in the future," added Frank Draper, Vice President, Sales and Marketing,

In addition to carrying breakthrough features, this new chip will be available in multiple packaging formats optimized to fit the needs of several market segments and applications, including base station markets.

Learn more about Wavesat's Evolutive WiMAX Series at the upcoming Broadband Wireless World Show in Las Vegas, April 21-22.