APERTO USING SEQUANS CHIPS FOR MOBILE WIMAX EQUIPMENT
Sequans’ mobile WiMAX base station chipset to be incorporated in Aperto’s PacketMAX base stations
BOSTON, WIMAX WORLD USA, BOOTH 308 - October 10, 2006 — SEQUANS Communications, a leading developer and provider of fixed and mobile WiMAX semiconductor solutions, announced today that Aperto, leading global provider of high performance WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, will use Sequans’ mobile WiMAX chipsets in its PacketMAX™ WiMAX base stations. Sequans’ mobile WiMAX chip solutions, supporting the recently ratified 802.16e-2005 broadband wireless access standard, provide equipment makers with a total physical layer and media access control (MAC) layer solution for developing high performance, cost-effective mobile WiMAX base stations and subscriber stations.
“Sequans’ excellent performance in fixed WiMAX, its support organization, and its mobile WiMAX roadmap led us to select Sequans’ chipset for our mobile WiMAX equipment development,” said Manish Gupta, Aperto VP of marketing and alliances. “Their chips offer the features and flexibility we need to meet the demands of our customers in various markets around the world.”
“Aperto is successful in addressing the needs of large carriers in high growth markets such as India and Russia and they have an excellent reputation as a leading global WiMAX equipment supplier,” said Bernard Aboussouan, Sequans VP of marketing. “We are pleased to contribute to their WiMAX system development.”
Sequans’ base station chipset, SQN2110, is a flexible, high performance baseband solution suitable for macro base stations. It integrates in a 3-FPGA chipset all MAC and PHY features required for WiMAX Forum certification and enables WIMAX system manufacturers to develop powerful, feature-rich base stations with advanced functionality for managing quality of service, link adaptation, and handover management. In Q2 2007 Sequans will release SQN2130 for micro and pico base stations.
See Sequans (booth 308) and Aperto (booth 313) at WiMAX World USA at the Boston World Trade Center, October 10-12.
About Aperto Networks
Aperto Networks helps leading service providers deliver affordable wireless voice and broadband profitably by building the world’s most advanced WiMAX base stations and subscriber units. Aperto fundamentally changes the economics of delivering voice and broadband services through IP-rich, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks, allowing carriers to offer a wider variety of services to more customers using less equipment. Its carrier-class WiMAX technology offers industry-leading subscriber density, quality of service, ease of use and reliability. Aperto is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum as well as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16 and the ETSI-BRAN standards. Serving more than 200 customers in 65 countries, Aperto Networks is based in Milpitas, California. For more information on Aperto Networks, go to www.apertonet.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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