SEQUANS SOLUTIONS ABOUND AT WIMAX FORUM PLUGFEST
October 10, 2006 — SEQUANS Communications, a leading supplier of fixed and mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions, participated in last week's WiMAX Forum(tm) PlugFest at Bechtell Labs in Maryland, with its chips operating in both base station and subscriberstation equipment. The PlugFest provided an opportunity for 21 WiMAX companies to test interoperability of base stations and end user devices prior to entering the official WiMAX Forum certification process scheduled for later this year.
"We had great success, with both base station and subscriber station hardware using Sequans chips, by multiple vendors testing across several profiles,” said Bernard Aboussouan, Sequans vice president of business development and marketing. “The WiMAX Forum PlugFests are very valuable to the growth of the industry and this most recent event assured us of the maturity of our technology and its overall robustness. We were able to test interoperability with key equipment vendors, calibrate our success against competitors, and generally make sure our interpretation of the standard is consistent with the leading majority.”
During the PlugFest, products using Sequans chipsets were tested in frequency bands, 2.3, 2.5 and 5 GHz, and in channel sizes of 5, 8.75 and 10 MHz. Two of Sequans' customers, SOMA Networks and Airspan also participated with equipment based on Sequans chips.
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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