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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Proxim Wireless With 2006 Product Innovation AwardPALO ALTO, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recognized Proxim Wireless Corp. with the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation in the field of Scalable Wireless Broadband Systems for its innovative WiMAX product line. Each year Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that has demonstrated excellence in new products and technologies within their industry. The recipient company has shown innovation by launching a broad line of emerging products and technologies. Intel Based Architecture for Base Station and Subscriber Unit "The Tsunami MP.16 3500, which recently received the WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) mark, is the only system compliant with IEEE 802.16, 3.5 GHz time division duplex (TDD) profile to utilize chipsets from Intel for both the base station and subscriber unit, which enables optimal data rate connectivity and interoperability with Intel-based subscriber units," says Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Sivakumar Muthuramalingam. Field Proven Pre-Standard 802.16e Capabilities Proxim's other significant innovation is the enhanced version of its field-proven Tsunami MP.11 product line, delivering the capabilities of fixed and mobile WiMAX today. "Its benefits include WiMAX quality of service (QoS), roaming with seamless hand-offs at speeds up to 200 km/h, and dynamic frequency selection (DFS)," adds Muthuramalingam. "The system is capable of supporting converged voice, video, and data transmission in fixed and mobile applications, bringing capabilities of the WiMAX-IEEE 802.16e standard to market, for the 2.4 GHz, 5.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz frequency bands available globally." "This award is a proof point that Proxim's strategy of extending its leadership to WiMAX solutions is working," said Pankaj Manglik, Proxim Wireless President and COO. Proxim Wireless is a pioneer in broadband wireless technologies with three complementary product lines: broadband wireless access, including Wi-Fi Mesh; outdoor wireless high capacity products including WiMAX Point-to-multipoint (PTMP) and point-to-point (PTP) technologies; and wireless local area network (WLAN). These products enable enterprises, municipalities and service providers with increased productivity, lower networking costs, and creation of new business opportunities. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry. About Proxim Wireless Corp. Proxim Wireless Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terabeam, Inc. . Proxim Wireless is a global pioneer in developing and supplying scalable broadband wireless networking systems for enterprises, governments, and service providers. From Wi-Fi to wireless Gigabit Ethernet -- its WLAN, mesh, point-to-multipoint, and point-to-point products are available through its extensive global channel network, backed by world-class support. Proxim is a Principal Member of the WiMAX Forum and is ISO-9001 certified. Information about Proxim and its products and support can be found at http://www.proxim.com/ . About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.awards.frost.com/ or http://www.ict.frost.com/ . Contact: Stacie Jones 210.247.2450 [email protected] Frost & Sullivan CONTACT: Stacie Jones of Frost & Sullivan, +1-210-247-2450, [email protected] Web site: http://www.frost.com/http://www.proxim.com/http://www.awards.frost.com/http://ww w.ict.frost.com/ |