Taipei, October 24, 2007: NEC
Corporation, one of the leading global providers of IT, network, and
electron device solutions, and Beceem Communications, one of the
leading providers of terminal chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, are announcing
today the availability of an end-to-end Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 solution,
jointly developed by NEC and Beceem.
NEC's Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 solution consists of the following
3 systems:
- the Access Service Network (ASN), which provides the basic wireless
access functionality. The ASN consists of one or more wireless Base
Stations (BS) and a controlling Access Service Network Gateway (ASN-GW).
- the Connectivity Services Network (CSN), which provides IP
connectivity, services and management. The CSN incorporates the AAA,
Home Agent and IMS core.
- Mobile Terminals, which provide wireless access functions and support
mobility. NEC offers indoor and outdoor CPEs and PC accessory modems,
and is also supporting the open WiMAX terminal ecosystem.
In developing its Mobile WiMAX solution NEC has chosen Beceem as core
technology partner for the WiMAX airlink. Under their collaboration
Beceem has delivered to NEC key aspects of the WiMAX airlink
implementation of NEC's WiMAX base station. In addition NEC is using
Beceem's BCS200 terminal chipset for its lineup of Mobile WiMAX
terminals. The close collaboration with Beceem is focused on the WiMAX
airlink and terminal chipset. This ensures that NEC can leverage its
core networking strength while incorporating a field-proven
high-performance WiMAX airlink, thus blending NEC's excellence as a
System Integrator with the WiMAX performance leadership of Beceem,
offering to operators a complete best-of-breed Mobile WiMAX system
solution.
"NEC has a history of delivering innovative, leading-edge wireless
solutions to the premier mobile operators around the world" said K. Jay
Miyahara, Chief Engineer, Mobile Network Operations Unit of NEC. "We
are dedicated to deliver the highest performance Mobile WiMAX Wave 2
solution in the industry. To accomplish this we have chosen to work
with Beceem, who is one of the leading WiMAX chipset providers."
"We are honored to have been chosen by NEC as their Mobile WiMAX
technology partner and chipset supplier," said, Lars Johnsson, Vice
President of Business Development for Beceem. "NEC is the kind of
company that can turn innovations into wireless reality very rapidly,
and it is the uncompromising focus on leadership and performance by
both companies that makes this jointly developed end-to-end Wave 2
solution the benchmark for the Mobile WiMAX ecosystem."
NEC has participated in the last 2 WiMAX Forum Mobile WiMAX plugfests
and is already engaged in a number of trials with WiMAX operators in
Asia, the Americas and Europe demonstrating the capabilities of its
complete solution. NEC is an active participant in the WiMAX Taipei
Showcase, where NEC has demonstrated its cutting edge technology in a
live mobile WiMAX demo that also included value added applications such
as remote medical services. Commercial shipments of NEC's WiMAX
solution are expected in the first half of 2008.
Beceem was the first to release terminal chipsets for the Wave 1 and
Wave 2 feature sets of the Mobile WiMAX profile and Beceem's customers
are using both chipsets for commercial product that is being shipped
into networks and trials deployments around the world.
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) is one of the world's
leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise
business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its
diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions
in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by
integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by
providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics
Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide.
For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com
About Beceem Communications
Beceem Communications Inc. is the leading provider of
semiconductor solutions for the mobile broadband market, and the first
with commercially available terminal chipsets for Wave 1 and Wave 2
profiles of the WiMAX Forum, that are based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005
standard. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.beceem.com.
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Media Contacts:
Beceem Communications
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NEC Corporation
In Japan
Akiko Shikimori
Tel: +81-3-37986511
a-shikimori@ay.jp.nec.com