SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Beceem Communications, a leading provider of chipsets for Mobile WiMAX technology, today announced that it has received an investment from DoCoMo Capital, the venture capital investment arm of NTT DoCoMo. The two companies will collaborate to evaluate the performance of Mobile WiMAX and its suitability as a wireless broadband solution.
"The investment from DoCoMo Capital will enable Beceem to benefit from the expertise of one of the world's leading wireless operators, NTT DoCoMo. We are looking forward to a close collaboration that will allow Beceem to expand its leadership in Mobile WiMAX chipsets," said Shahin Hedayat, CEO and Co-founder of Beceem.
"We have chosen to invest in Beceem due to its advanced technology position in wireless, especially when it comes to MIMO and smart Antenna techniques. This relationship will give us a good view of the capabilities of the Wireless Broadband technology as we investigate the future of OFDMA based Wireless Broadband solutions," said Nobuyuki Akimoto, CEO of DoCoMo Capital.
Beceem has been a key contributor to the IEEE 802.16e standards effort and has also been instrumental in defining the Mobile WiMAX profile for the WiMAX Forum(tm). The company has demonstrated its prototype chipsets to leading telecom equipment manufacturers that are developing and deploying Mobile WiMAX solutions, and has announced commercial availability of its Mobile WiMAX terminal chipset.
About Beceem Communications
Beceem Communications Inc. is the leading supplier of chipsets for the recently ratified, IEEE 802.16e standard on which Mobile WiMAX is based. The company's solutions target both base station and subscriber terminal applications. For more information, visit www.beceem.com.
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About DoCoMo Capital
DoCoMo Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (NYSE:DCM), the leading wireless network operator based in Japan. Working closely with NTT DoCoMo's business and R&D divisions, DoCoMo Capital is in charge of NTT DoCoMo's strategic investments in mobile communications related start-up companies in the United States. For more information, visit www.docomo-capital.com.
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