ArrayComm, Intel Team for WiMAX

June 22, 2005

The company that gave us IntelliCell and iBurst is getting together with Intel for WiMAX. ArrayComm, provider of smart antenna products, and Intel announced they are collaborating to incorporate key requirements into the IEEE 802.16 standard to improve the protocol's ability to support smart antenna technology.

As part of the collaboration, ArrayComm will develop IEEE 802.16-compliant smart antenna solutions and Intel plans to support ArrayComm's solution with its future
IEEE 802.16e WiMAX client device chipsets. The companies say the combination is expected to yield significant improvements in overall system range, capacity and coverage quality for 802.16 networks, offering WiMAX users higher data rates over wider areas.

"Today's announcement is a great stride forward in realizing the vision we at ArrayComm have always held – that smart antenna technology is an essential ingredient in wireless broadband access systems and a key enabler to numerous applications," said Martin Cooper, ArrayComm's executive chairman and wireless industry pioneer. "Intel's leadership in the WiMAX community makes them a great colleague in helping operators worldwide reap the benefits ArrayComm's technology can bring to the standard."

ArrayComm says its smart antenna technology has been shown to enhance radio network performance in several wireless protocols, and applied to WiMAX, it is expected to yield substantial network economic advantages for operators.