SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS JOINS THE WIMAX FORUM!
Paris, France – April 27, 2004 — SEQUANS Communications, a fabless semi-conductor company created in 2003, has just joined the WiMAX Forum as a principal member. SEQUANS delivers System-on-Chip and Software solutions, addressing both Base Station and Subscriber Station products with the complete IEEE 802.16 PHY and MAC layers supported by the WiMAX Forum.
The WiMAX Forum is a consortium of nearly 100 manufacturers that have joined forces in a strategic alliance with the aim of defining, standardizing, developing, integrating and marketing end-to-end Broadband Wireless Access solutions. The first WiMAX-Certified™ products are expected to appear on the market in 2005.
“The entire SEQUANS Communications team is pleased to be joining the WiMAX Forum and offering its experience as a provider of Broadband Wireless Access technology,” says Georges Karam, President and CEO of SEQUANS Communications. “We believe that our previous experience in cable access and the DOCSIS certification process will offer potential benefits to the WiMAX Forum. As a principal member, we will be fully engaged supporting the Forum’s activities.”
WiMAX stands out for its technical performance and attractive deployment costs. WiMAX-Certified™ systems will have a typical range of 7-10 km and will offer transfer rates of up to 75 Mbits per second in a 20 MHz channel. Moreover, thanks to the WiMAX Forum's efforts to ensure interoperability among vendors, WiMAX-Certified™ equipment will be competitively priced.
“We are delighted to have SEQUANS Communications on board as one of our principal members,” says Ron Resnick, President of the WiMAX Forum. “Dynamic young firms such as SEQUANS will be a welcome addition to the promising market that will emerge with the advent of WiMAX.”
About WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to 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 and Portable Applications. For more information about the WiMAX Forum and its activities, please visit www.WiMAXForum.org.
« WiMAX-Forum » and « WiMAX-Forum Certified » are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum.
About Sequans
SEQUANS Communications is a fabless semiconductor company created by a team of seasoned experts to become the leading supplier of silicon and software for Broadband Wireless Access. By providing integrated PHY and MAC solutions that seamlessly fit into system vendors' designs, SEQUANS greatly lowers cost of ownership of base stations and subscriber stations. SEQUANS delivers a standards-based solution, compliant with the requirements of the WiMAX Forum(TM). It also incorporates additional features for increased coverage and mobility, thus lowering deployment costs and enabling fixed, nomadic/portable and mobile applications. For more information about SEQUANS Communications, please visit www.sequans.com.
