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SR Telecom, a provider of broadband wireless access solutions, has teamed with Wavesat, a designer of WiMAX 802.16d-2004 and .16e-2005 solutions, to address the market demand for global WiMAX (News - Alert) technology that is seamless, interoperable, and focused on supply diversification.

 

"Wavesat's demonstrated expertise and its award-winning WiMAX-certified products offer interesting opportunities to broaden our WiMAX capabilities," said Serge Fortin, President and CEO of SR Telecom in a statement to the press. "We are delighted by the prospect of working with an internationally recognized semiconductor chip developer of this caliber. We expect this relationship will create additional opportunities to improve our competitiveness in the global WiMAX market."

 

Both companies have come together to address growing market demand for a more diverse portfolio of customer premise equipment (CPE). The best part of the Interoperability between Wavesat and SR Telecom technologies is that it will provide access to a portfolio of customer premises equipment (CPEs) from various original design manufacturers (ODMs).

 

The two companies will collaborate with the ODMs to integrate SR Telecom's value added features. Thanks to the interoperability testing and ongoing collaboration, SR Telecom will offer CPEs Powered by Wavesat as part of its own portfolio of solutions.

 

"We are confident our collaboration with SR Telecom will result in more robust, cost-effective solutions for customers of WiMAX solutions worldwide," said Michel Guay, President and CEO of Wavesat. "We are looking forward to a long and successful collaboration with SR Telecom."

 

Wavesat's WiMAX products support both base stations and subscriber units for licensed and license-exempt radio frequencies. Its WiMAX portfolio offers effective wireless connectivity for a wide range of network sizes and coverage from urban to rural applications.

 

 

 

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