SOMA NETWORKS SELECTS SEQUANS’ ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY FOR INTEGRATION WITH FLEXMAXTM MOBILE WIMAX SYSTEM
Technology Partnership Delivers High-Performance, Cost Effective Mobile WiMAX Systems
Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA – October 10, 2006 — SOMA Networks, Inc., a leading provider of Mobile WiMAX systems, and Sequans Communications, a leading supplier and developer of fixed and Mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions, today announced an agreement to integrate Sequans’ 802.16e-2005 technology and chipsets with SOMA’s FlexMAX Mobile WiMAX System. The success of this technology partnership was recently proven at the WiMAX Forum Plugfest where SOMA and Sequans demonstrated streaming multiple, simultaneous traffic flows, in preparation for Mobile WiMAX 802.16e-2005 certification.
The FlexMAX Mobile WiMAX System is the industry’s first fully converged, all-IP multimedia end-to-end system that delivers a complete turnkey broadband wireless solution including: base stations, subscriber devices with fully integrated multi-media applications, wirelessly upgradeable software, and optional customer lifecycle installation and support. Leveraging dynamic multi-antenna processing technology including AAS and MIMO, the FlexMAX System provides a single architecture that automatically adapts to rural, suburban, urban or even mixed environments to automatically maximize system throughput. By incorporating Sequans’ technology, the FlexMAX System will empower service providers with the first Mobile WiMAX system to package low power consumption and a compact footprint, with the processing power to handle advanced wireless technology and high revenue applications.
“By working with Sequans Communications, the developer of the ‘all in one solution’ chip, we further our commitment to deliver complete, best-in-class Mobile WiMAX systems,” said Yatish Pathak, CEO and Founder of SOMA Networks. “We will continue to capitalize on leading standards, revenue-generating applications and a strong ecosystem of partners, such as Sequans, to deliver industry leading FlexMAX solutions that allow our customers to accelerate time to market and share our vision of connecting the next billion people.”
“We are very pleased to count SOMA Networks as a customer,” said Dr. Georges Karam, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sequans Communications. “SOMAs’ end-to-end systems approach is essential for delivering carrier-class applications over WiMAX technology. Given that carriers want profitable, turnkey equipment solutions that can quickly deliver compelling services and applications, SOMA’s FlexMAX Mobile WiMAX System is a solution that is certain to deliver the highest quality broadband experience, for service providers and their customers.”
About SOMA Networks
SOMA Networks, a broadband wireless access market leader, enables communications providers to realize the fastest time to market, the highest average revenue per subscriber and shortest path to return on investment with: the SoftAirTM Wireless Multimedia Application System, the industry’s only converged all-IP multimedia software platform; and the FlexMAXTM Mobile WiMAX System which includes base stations and indoor, self-installable subscriber gateways. By combining the Mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005) standards with advanced antenna technologies, converged all-IP architecture, distributed computing, and revenue-quality VoIP, SOMA’s end-to-end solutions provide unmatched quality of service, subscriber density, and cell coverage to deliver wireline performance over a broadband wireless infrastructure. Service providers worldwide have deployed SOMA Networks’ award winning end-to-end systems because of the superior business case, deployability, support for licensed spectrum bands ranging from 700 MHz up to 3.5 GHz, multi-megabit data rates, superior voice quality, subscriber self-installation and service activation. A principal member of the WiMAX Forum™, SOMA Networks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, and Singapore. For more information, visit: http://www.somanetworks.com
About Sequans
SEQUANS Communications is a leading supplier of fixed and mobile WiMAX silicon and software based on 802.16 standards. Offering both base station and subscriber station system-on-chips (SoCs) for both fixed and mobile WiMAX ( 802.16-2004 and 802.16e-2005), Sequans offers equipment manufacturers an all-in-one solution with full MAC and PHY functionality, enabling them to build the complete range of WiMAX network components: high-end and pico base stations, outdoor and indoor subscriber terminals, home gateways, and all types of mobile devices. Sequans, along with its other RF partners, provide the most complete WiMAX solution available to system manufacturers today. Sequans ' fixed WiMAX products are WiMAX Forum Certified™ and its mobile WiMAX products are expected to be certified readily when the certification process begins. Sequans is based in Paris, France with US headquarters in Cupertino, California, and additional offices in Israel and Singapore. Please visit www.sequans.com
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