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Wavesat Introduces LTE Chipset Featuring 100 Mb/s Downlink Capability |
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Company’s LTE Chipset Family – the “Odyssey 9000” -- Solidifies Leadership in Multi-Protocol 4G Baseband Processors San Mateo, CA – September 9, 2009 – Wavesat Inc., a leading supplier of Broadband Wireless semiconductor solutions, will launch its Odyssey 9000 family of LTE chipsets at the 4G World in Chicago next week, with the first LTE chipset featuring CAT-3 performance (100 Mb/s downlink, 50 Mb/s uplink) for mobile devices including USB dongles, data cards, mobile handsets and MIDs. The Odyssey 9000 is a highly integrated SOC with industry beating performance and power consumption, along with a highly flexible and programmable architecture to easily adapt to LTE’s evolving requirements. Wavesat’s award winning multi-protocol architecture also allows the Odyssey 9000 to support other 4G technologies including WiMAX and Japan’s XGP standard. “As the industry moves rapidly to strategic use of IP applications, such as will be enabled by LTE, Wavesat’s product family and approach appears well positioned to offer an agile response to changing product and market demands,” said Robert Syputa, Partner and Principal Analyst with Maravedis. “What sets the Odyssey 9000 apart from the competitors -- more than a time-to-market advantage -- is that Odyssey 9000 follows a highly flexible and ‘future proof’ system architecture that can help lower life-cycle product costs and provide a migration to multiple radio access network operating or roaming models.” The Odyssey 9000 family of chipsets incorporates a unique hybrid architecture with a combination of highly efficient DSPs and hardware acceleration blocks, easily scaling to support CAT-4 (150 Mb/s downlink) devices. The first LTE baseband processor in the Odyssey 9000 family, the OD9010, will sample in October 2009, and will come complete with an LTE protocol stack including MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC and NAS layers, as well as a ready to manufacture reference design. A follow-on dual-mode chip, the OD9050, is scheduled to sample by mid-2010 and will offer both 3G and LTE on the same chipset. “We are very excited about the feedback from leading network operators and OEMs to our Odyssey 9000 family of products, as it will enable device manufacturers to offer production quality LTE mobile devices with CAT-3 capability by the end of this year,” said Raj Singh, President and CEO of Wavesat. “We are working now with a few lead operators and OEMs to have fully interoperable LTE devices in place to meet the demand as LTE networks go operational worldwide beginning next year.” Wavesat is exhibiting at the 4G World show in Chicago (booth 717) and senior executives are participating this week at LTE events in Hong Kong (“LTE Asia”) and Amsterdam (“LTE Focus”).
About Wavesat
Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as LTE, WiMAX Wave2 and XGP. Wavesat was recognized as one of Canada’s Top Ten Technology companies for 2009. For more information, please visit www.wavesat.com.
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Wavesat, Odyssey and Odyssey Broadband Everywhere are trademarks of Wavesat Inc. */ ® registered by Wavesat Inc. in the U.S. WiMAX, WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Proximetry and Wavesat Extend Collaboration On High-Performance 4G Wireless Solutions |
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Adding Value For Network Operators And Integrators
San Diego, CA and Montreal, Canada – May 27, 2009 – Wavesat, Inc., a leading provider of 4G silicon solutions, today announced an expanded partnership with Proximetry, Inc. that will help wireless broadband operators and infrastructure providers enhance their service offerings and provide greater value to their customers. The companies’ enhanced efforts will focus on two main areas: first, a set of solutions for integrators of Wavesat’s WiMAX 802.16 technologies that address the emerging smart energy, public safety, and efficient transportation sectors; and second, the introduction of highly-granular, dynamic network management tools allowing the Wavesat Odyssey 4G multiprotocol chipset to excel in dense deployment topologies such as those found in picocell and femtocell deployments. Proximetry’s AirSync software platform is the basis for the value-added service offerings. AirSync provides ODM’s and systems integrators with a flexible set of tools to build higher-performance, mixed protocol (WiMAX, LTE, XGP, WiFi), wireless network solutions. The collaboration also will result in a new set of software reference platforms and services to support Wavesat partners in accelerating their time-to-market for the resulting service offerings. For WiMAX 802.16d solution providers, the partnership with Proximetry will provide immediate benefits by enhancing software support for the Wavesat DM256 and NP7256-based product lines. Under the Agreement, Proximetry will provide integrated software solutions, including AirSync-enabled basestation MAC, subscriber station, and performance monitoring agents, to Wavesat licensees. In addition, Proximetry and Wavesat have developed new pricing models to align better with solution provider success and time-to-market objectives. Specific emphasis is being place on accelerating solutions in the energy and defense/public safety segments. In support of the more recent Wavesat Odyssey chipsets, the companies are collaborating to introduce software reference platforms for advanced picocell and femtocell solutions. These new software solutions are well suited for hardware partners looking to take advantage of mixed-protocol wireless networks (including WiFi) and/or deployment topologies which leverage “underlay” networks of picocells or wireless repeaters. “The key to our wireless broadband market success has been our end-to-end support of the ODMs, the integrators, and the network operators who put our technology into the hands of their customers,” said Raj Singh, Wavesat President and CEO, “Proximetry brings important tools and support capabilities that enhances the value of our 4G wireless chipsets at each of these stages.” “We are very enthusiastic about extending our cooperation with Wavesat,” said Tracy Trent, Proximetry CEO, “these new solutions address user and application performance needs on advanced wireless networks and is a tremendous opportunity for both companies. The coupling of AirSync’s dynamic performance management features with Odyssey’s programmable 4G multimode architecture will enable very innovative product opportunities at breakthrough price points.” Initial Odyssey-based solution demonstrations and technology presentations are planned during the week of June 1st, during the upcoming Computex tradeshow in Taipei Taiwan. More information pertaining to these sessions can be obtained from the company websites.
About Wavesat
Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat was awarded the 2008 Frost and Sullivan Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Excellence in Technology Award and was recognized as one of Canada’s Top Ten Technology companies for 2009. Wavesat is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum®. For more information, please visit www.wavesat.com.
About Proximetry
Proximetry provides real-time network and performance management solutions that give wireless operators the ability to easily and seamlessly visualize, provision, and optimally manage their multifrequency, multiprotocol, multivendor networks. The result is lower network operating costs, more revenues through new service offerings, and higher subscriber satisfaction. AirSyncTM, the company’s carrier-class software, gives municipal, public safety, energy, transportation, and enterprise network operators as well as carriers the ability to dynamically monitor and manage their wireless networks from a single system to ensure reliable and predictable network performance, especially for mission critical communications. Founded in January 2005, Proximetry is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit www.Proximetry.com Proximetry is a trademark of Proximetry, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
© Copyright 2009 Wavesat All rights reserved. Information subject to change without notice.
Wavesat, Odyssey and Odyssey Broadband Everywhere are trademarks of Wavesat Inc. */ ® registered by Wavesat Inc. in the U.S. WiMAX, WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Wavesat Closes Significant $11.7M Round of Funding |
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Top Tier VCs Recognize Wavesat’s Leadership in Multi-Protocol 4G Silicon
Sunnyvale, CA – February 3, 2009 – Wavesat Inc., a leading supplier of Broadband Wireless semiconductor solutions, announced today the Company has secured its latest round of funding, raising $11.7 million CAD. Existing investors led by BDR Capital, BDC Capital and Multiple Capital participated in the round. Proceeds will be used to further strengthen the Company’s leadership position in the 4G Broadband market.
Introduced in May 2008, Wavesat’s unique Odyssey™ 4G multi-protocol architecture has been gaining wide-spread acceptance. Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as WiMAX® Wave2 and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. In recent months, Wavesat announced that Compal, a leading ODM for handheld devices, selected the Odyssey for mobile WiMAX USB dongles. Also, Willcom, a large wireless network operator in Japan, has chosen Wavesat to help develop XG-PHS services and equipment in that country.
“We are impressed by the great strides the company has made since the introduction of the Odyssey chipset and how they are executing and adapting their 4G strategy in this challenging environment,” said Jean Bédard, Managing Partner, BDR Capital. “The Odyssey architecture and product roadmap is right for the times, providing real world benefits to many customers in multiple markets and multiple geographies.”
Later this month, Wavesat will be presenting its Odyssey portfolio of 4G Broadband products at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
About Wavesat
Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat was awarded the 2008 Frost and Sullivan Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Excellence in Technology Award and was recognized as one of Canada’s Top Ten Technology companies for 2009. Wavesat is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum®. For more information, please visit www.wavesat.com.
© Copyright 2009 Wavesat All rights reserved. Information subject to change without notice.
Wavesat, Odyssey and Odyssey Broadband Everywhere are trademarks of Wavesat Inc. */ ® registered by Wavesat Inc. in the U.S. WiMAX, WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Wavesat
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Louvan PR
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Wavesat Wireless Broadband Solutions Central to Successful Launch of Remote Research Collaboration Facility for Canadian and Chinese Companies |
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Montréal, Canada, November 12, 2008 – Wavesat Inc., a leading supplier of Broadband Wireless semiconductor solutions announced today that it has participated in a multi-partner initiative that launched a new Remote Research Collaboration Facility (RRCF) on November 7, 2008. The initiative was spearheaded by Prompt Inc. and the Shanghai Research Center for Wireless Communications (WiCO) The RRCF is a transcontinental virtual laboratory that will provide researchers in Montréal, Canada and Shanghai, China with remote access to microelectronics and telecommunications equipment. Wavesat provided funding, research and development expertise as well as products for the set up of the RRCF. ZTE, the world’s leading telecommunications device supplier, also actively participated in the demonstration.
With leading researchers, government, academic and industry leaders watching on, the successful live demonstration took place at WiCO’s world-class research and development facility located in Shanghai. It was the first intercontinental experiment between researchers at the Montréal-based École de technologie supérieure (ETS) and WiCO. The successful live demonstration proved that microelectronics equipment located in Shanghai could be managed by students located more than 11 thousand kilometers away. The demo showcased both the research capability available through the RRCF and how it will benefit innovators in both countries. Wavesat’s Odyssey™ 8500 WiMAX USB device was central to both the demonstration and future collaboration at the RRCF.
Throughout the project, the Wavesat Odyssey-based broadband wireless devices will be used as the platform for research with the goal of improving realistic deployment models as well as antenna technology algorithms. Further to the initial collaboration, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between ZTE and Wavesat in September 2007 engaging both companies to continue to support the project towards establishing a real-life WiMAX field environment. The Wavesat Odyssey 8500 chip is ideal for such a project given its unique multimode and programmable architecture.
In addition to facilitating new research and development collaboration, the RRCF creates a cost-effective and efficient means for Canadian and Chinese companies to demonstrate new wireless technologies to prospective customers across the globe. Wavesat intends to showcase its latest broadband wireless technologies supporting multiple protocols at the RRCF facilities.
“The RRCF creates an international customer interaction centre for Wavesat, enabling us to demonstrate and promote our innovative broadband solutions to prospective customers in China’s telecommunications industry,” said Mr. Raj Singh, President and CEO at Wavesat. “We look forward to the positive impact on our product development and the opportunity for greater reach into lucrative Asian markets.”
“We have helped to create a virtual research environment that promises to stimulate practical–and profitable–research results for both university researchers and companies such as Wavesat and ZTE,” said Dr. Charles Despins, President and CEO of Prompt. “It demonstrates how the Prompt partnership model can directly impact the growth of Québec-based companies, by stimulating new commercial opportunities and facilitating access to new global markets.”
Leading researchers, government, academic and industry officials from Québec and China, gathered at WiCO’s world-class research and development facility in Shanghai on Nov 7, 2008 to participate in the first intercontinental experiment between researchers at École de technologie supérieure (ETS) and WiCO.
About Wavesat
Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum®. Wavesat was awarded the 2008 Frost and Sullivan Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Excellence in Technology Award and was recognized as one of Canada’s Top Ten Technology companies for 2009. For more information, please visit www.wavesat.com.
About Prompt Inc.
Prompt is a non-profit corporation that stimulates industry-university R&D partnerships to increase the competitiveness of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector in Québec. With financial support from the Government of Québec and the private sector, Prompt aims to enable new R&D initiatives that add value to Québec-based companies, increase the benefits of public investments in research, and bolster the provincial innovation system. The partnerships facilitated by Prompt are financed by the private sector, the Government of Québec and the Government of Canada. As these initiatives often receive additional funds from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and other granting agencies, and scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) tax credits from provincial and federal governments, the value of every dollar invested by a company can generate a return of more than seven. For further information, please visit www.promptinc.org.
© Copyright 2008 Wavesat All rights reserved. Information subject to change without notice.
Wavesat, Odyssey and Odyssey Broadband Everywhere are trademarks of Wavesat Inc. */ ® registered by Wavesat Inc. in the U.S. WiMAX, WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Marketing Communications
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PR USA
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Capital-Image Inc.
Miriam Lauzon
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Wavesat and WirelessLogix Certify WiMAX Chipset Compatibility |
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WiMAX World USA - Chicago, Illinois, October 1, 2008 – Wavesat Inc., a leading supplier of Broadband Wireless semiconductor solutions and WirelessLogix, a leading supplier of test and measurement solutions, announced today that they have successfully completed interoperability testing between Wavesat’s Odyssey™ 8500 chipset and WirelessLogix’ WiMAX data collection solutions. This new diagnostic support for Wavesat’s Odyssey chipset will provide WiMAX engineers with the ability to perform testing using Wavesat-based devices and the WirelessLogix' XCAL-X real-time data collection tool and XCAP-X analysis tool. XCAL-X will enable technicians and network engineers to collect performance metrics from Wavesat’s Odyssey WiMAX devices in order to optimize network deployment and system performance. Troubleshooting and detailed analysis can then be performed using WirelessLogix’ XCAP-X software platform. “We are receiving tremendous interest from OEMS and service providers for our multimode Odyssey chipset,” said Vijay Dube, EVP of Marketing and COO, Wavesat. “We’re pleased to be working with WirelessLogix to provide our customers with highly developed diagnostic and test solutions, which in turn, will help reduce the time-to-market for their products.” "Wavesat is an important addition to our expanding WiMAX partner list," said Mark Tierney, VP of Business Development, WirelessLogix. "As the WiMAX ecosystem evolves with new devices and chipsets, WirelessLogix will continue to ensure that our solutions pass the necessary testing and are ready to support these new devices.” Both Wavesat and WirelessLogix will be exhibiting at WiMAX World USA 2008 in Chicago from September 30 to October 2nd. Wavesat will be exhibiting its complete line of broadband wireless products at Booth #1116. WirelessLogix will be demonstrating its latest product solutions including XCAL/XCAP at Booth #1213.
About Wavesat
Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2, WiFi, and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum®. For more information, please visit www.wavesat.com.
About WirelessLogix
WirelessLogix is recognized as a leader in the highly progressive wireless test and measurement industry. WirelessLogix is a subsidiary of InnoWireless, Inc., a Korean publicly traded company listed under KOSDAQ. Together with InnoWireless, WirelessLogix supplies test and measurement solutions to some of the world’s largest wireless chipset/device manufacturers, infrastructure vendors, and carriers. WirelessLogix, Inc. develops and manufactures field testing tools for Mobile WiMAX, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, and CDMA, 1xRTT, EVDO and WiFi technologies. For more information about WirelessLogix, please visit www.wirelesslogix.com.
© Copyright 2008 Wavesat All rights reserved. Information subject to change without notice.
Wavesat, Odyssey and Odyssey Broadband Everywhere are trademarks of Wavesat Inc. */ ® registered by Wavesat Inc. in the U.S. WiMAX, WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Wavesat
Veronica Farmer
Marketing Communications
M +1 613.862.3346
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PR USA
Louvan PR
Mike Newsom
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Capital-Image Inc.
Miriam Lauzon
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WirelessLogix
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