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ZTE Corporation (ZTE), one of the leading global providers of telecom equipment and network solutions, has selected Beceem’s ( News - Alert) BCS200 Mobile WiMAX  Wave 2 chipset to power its portfolio of Mobile WiMAX devices.
Beceem Communications ( News - Alert) Inc. is one of the leading providers of semiconductor solutions for the mobile broadband market, and the first with commercially available terminal chipsets for all Mobile WiMAX ( News - Alert) profiles of the WiMAX Forum, which are based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard.
By combining the product development capabilities of ZTE ( News - Alert) 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 ( News - Alert) 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,” Dave Carroll, Vice President of World Wide Sales for Beceem said in a press release.
“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.”
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.
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