ZTE Chooses Beceem as one of its Key Partners for its Mobile WiMAX Product Portfolio
Beceem’s Chipset places ZTE among Sprint’s leading WiMAX terminal providers
Shenzen, China, March 26, 2008 - ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”), a leading global provider of telecom equipment and network solutions, is announcing today that it has selected Beceem’s BCS200 Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 chipset to power its portfolio of Mobile WiMAX devices. The selection of Beceem’s chipset is a key enabler for ZTE to meet its commitment to deliver WiMAX PC accessory solutions such as USB dongle modems as well as advanced desktop modem solutions for Sprint’s WiMAX network.
By combining the product development capabilities of ZTE with the field proven performance of Beceem’s chipset, both companies expect to become the leading equipment providers in the Mobile WiMAX networks deployed by Sprint and many other operators around the World.
“ZTE is fast emerging as a recognized leader in the Mobile WiMAX industry, and we are very pleased that ZTE has selected our Wave 2 chipset for their Sprint devices,” said Dave Carroll, Vice President of World Wide Sales for Beceem. “The selection is a reflection of our leadership in the Mobile WiMAX chipset space, as recently acknowledged by Sprint when our chipset was chosen to meet their launch requirements. WiMAX performance leadership and field proven network compatibility are the key benefits our chipset provides, in addition to the over 2 years of field-optimized mobility and MIMO performance.”
“With increasing WiMAX deployments and network launches in 2008 we are now at a crucial stage in the adoption of Mobile WiMAX, and we chose Beceem’s chipsets because of its performance and due to Beceem’s extensive IOT position,” said Zhang Junhai, General Manager of Wireless Data Terminal Management. “ZTE is a marquee player in the Mobile WiMAX space and we expect that, by using Beceem’s chipset, our equipment will be at the forefront when it comes to providing to operators the solutions that can unleash the power of Mobile WiMAX.”
About ZTE
ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. ZTE's product range is the most complete in the world, covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, terminal and service markets. For more information please visit http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/
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 all Mobile WiMAX profiles of the WiMAX Forum, which are based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard. For more information, please visit the company’s website at http://www.beceem.com.
“WiMAX ForumTM” is a trademark of the WiMAX ForumTM. Other third-party trademarks contained in this document are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contacts
Margrete Ma
ZTE Corporation
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Email: ma.gaili@zte.com.cn
John Romano
Beceem Communications
jromano@beceem.com
Tel: +1 408 625 5513
or
Valerie Christopherson
Global Results Communications (GRC)
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