Aricent Introduces Multi-Platform UMTS Baseband & WiMAX Base Station Software Solution

Aricent, the full-service, full-spectrum communications software
company, today announced the introduction of its new UMTS baseband and
WiMAX base station software solution. The Aricent software is the
first C programming language implementation of core baseband modules
which, combined with Aricent software services, enables porting onto
multiple semiconductor platforms including digital signaling
processors (DSP) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGA).

The Aricent UMTS baseband and WiMAX base station solution enables
semiconductor manufacturers to rapidly enter the femtocell, picocell
and WiMAX base station markets. Aricent software and services will
reduce semiconductor companies' development risk and shorten their
time-to-market.

The WiMAX software, when combined with third-party hardware,
enables companies to build reference designs or WiMAX base station
products. The software is designed for easy porting to different media
access control (MAC) platforms, hardware platforms and operating
systems, including Linux.

"Aricent's multi-platform UMTS baseband and WiMAX base station
software will slash time-to-market for both semiconductor and hardware
companies," said Ajay Gupta, vice president of the wireless and
convergence business unit, Aricent. "The Aricent software is the
industry's first high level programming language implementation for
UMTS and WiMAX, and backed by our expert services, can kick-start a
wide array of communication products."

Key elements of the Aricent UMTS baseband and WiMAX base station
solution include:

-- A software services practice with expertise in UMTS,
femtocell, picocell and WiMAX base station implementations;

-- A highly modular UMTS baseband engine with easy-to-use APIs,
which enable porting onto a range of processors (DSP, FPGA,
SoC);

-- Multiple physical layer functionality in the UMTS baseband
engine which allows core function re-use in uplink and
downlink implementations;

-- A WiMAX basestation framework that conforms to the 802.16e
(2004/2005) specification;

-- Complete basestation software above the MAC layer and flexible
interfaces to the MAC layer below RF in the WiMAX basestation
framework; and

-- Built-in debugging, trace and diagnostic features to speed
product development.

Aricent will demonstrate the UMTS baseband and WiMAX basestation
software in Booth #14 at SAME, 2007, Sophia Antipolis, France, October
3-4, 2007.

About Aricent

With corporate offices in Palo Alto, California, Aricent is a
full-service, full-spectrum communications software company. Aricent
offers software services and products that enable the world's leading
communications equipment manufacturers, device manufacturers and
service providers to improve time-to-revenue and maximize efficiency.
Owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital and
Flextronics International Ltd., Aricent has more than 350 clients
worldwide, including Airtel, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson,
Inmarsat, Juniper, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Texas
Instruments, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone. For more information, visit
www.aricent.com

Aricent is a trademark of Aricent, Inc. in the United States
and/or other jurisdictions.