NextWave Broadband Inc., a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc.
(NASDAQ: WAVE), today announced it has begun shipping samples of its
NW1000 Series WiMAX chipset, comprised of the NW1100 baseband
system-on-a-chip (SOC), matched NW1200 multi-band RFIC, and associated
system software, to consumer electronics and mobile device
manufacturers.
NextWave's NW1000 Series is designed to provide wireless device
manufacturers with an advanced platform to develop next-generation
WiMAX mobile terminal products. The chipset incorporates numerous
NextWave innovations to improve performance, reduce power consumption,
lower manufacturing costs, enable advanced mobile-multimedia
applications, and allow seamless operation and roaming across
worldwide WiMAX frequencies and profiles.
"These chipsets, in conjunction with the full-form-factor
reference designs we have developed, will help subscriber terminal
manufacturers quickly and cost-effectively produce the innovative
WiMAX terminal products needed to meet increasing market demand for
true mobile broadband services," said Mark Kelley, Chief Division
Officer of NextWave Broadband's Advanced Technology Group. "The chips
we are now shipping are part of an extensive family of advanced mobile
WiMAX chipsets being developed at NextWave - a chipset family being
designed to offer innovations such as dual TDD/FDD support, extreme
low-power consumption, and advanced mobile broadcast capabilities."
Key features of the NW1000 Series chipset platform include:
-- IEEE 802.16e standard-based;
-- Supports PCI and SPI host interfaces;
-- Optimized RF-baseband interface for reduced BOM cost, ease of
design, and optimized performance;
-- Highly-integrated direct conversion RFIC architecture;
-- Supports highly scalable channel bandwidths from 1.75 MHz to
20 MHz;
-- Supports major worldwide WiMAX spectrum allocations of 2.3 GHz
(including the WCS band in the U.S.), 2.5 GHz (including the
EBS/BRS band in the U.S.), and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz;
-- Integrated MIMO support; and
-- Optimized for mobile broadband services
NextWave's NW1000 Series chipset and innovative reference designs
are a key element in the company's strategy to provide advanced,
end-to-end system solutions optimized for mobile-multimedia
applications such as mobile TV, streaming audio and video, and video
surveillance, to mobile terminal OEMs and ODMs, including the
international device vendors the company is currently working with.
About NextWave Broadband
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, NextWave Broadband Inc., a
subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), develops
next-generation wireless broadband products and technologies for
mobile device and network equipment manufacturers and for wireless
service operators. The company's products and technologies include
WiMAX baseband ASICs, multi-band RFICs, device reference designs, and
end-to-end network solutions. With over 370 employees, NextWave
Broadband has additional offices in Henderson, NV; Calgary, Canada;
Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Seoul, Korea. To find out more about NextWave
Broadband visit www.nextwave.com.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" for
purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that
involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that
forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual events or
results could differ materially from the events or results predicted
or from any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of,
NextWave, and should not be considered as an indication of future
events or results. Important factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially are discussed in greater detail in the
filings of NextWave with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
such documents are available through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
NextWave makes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking
statements in order to reflect changes in events or circumstances
after the date any such statement is made, except as may be required
pursuant to applicable law.
