SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Beceem Communications today announced that it is the first vendor that has accomplished certification by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) for its Mobile WiMAX chipset and driver products. This certification ensures that Mobile WiMAX devices using the Beceem chipset and driver are fully compliant with the stringent modem interface requirements of the Windows operating system.
"WHQL certification makes it easier for our customers to integrate our chipset solutions and being first with a WHQL certified Mobile WiMAX modem solution is a natural extension of our leadership in the WiMAX market," said Babu Mandava, President and Co-Founder of Beceem. "It benefits service providers, equipment makers, application developers and end users by ensuring that their Mobile WiMAX products will be able to leverage the scale and innovativeness of the Windows ecosystem."
Operators can provide WHQL certified PC cards based on the Beceem chipset to their subscribers, thus instantaneously addressing the large installed base of Windows devices that can then benefit from the new Mobile WiMAX service without requiring the user to purchase a new device. This will accelerate the adoption of Mobile WiMAX services and comes just in time as major service providers around the world are preparing the rollout of their Mobile WiMAX networks in the 2nd half of 2007.
About Beceem Communications
Beceem Communications Inc. is the leading provider of semiconductor solutions for the wireless broadband market, and the first with commercially available terminal chipsets for the IEEE 802.16-2005 Mobile WiMAX standard. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.beceem.com.
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