NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global provider of mobile
multimedia and wireless broadband technologies, today announced its
plan to deliver high-performance LTE network solutions to mobile
operator customers beginning in 2009. The company´s LTE solution will
initially be based on NextWave´s V5 multi-standard base station
platform which currently supports 3GPP-based UMTS ER7 TD-CDMA, has
been deployed by operators around the world and is field upgradeable
to WAVE 2 compliant 802.16e-based WiMAX standard. NextWave expects to
begin shipping its pre-commercial, LTE-enabled V5 base stations to
support mobile operator trials in the second half of 2008.
NextWave´s LTE roadmap also includes LTE-enabled Series 3000 Micro
and Pico base stations which are based on the company´s current Series
1000 and Series 2000 base station lines. Optimized to provide low-cost
gap-filler and hot-spot coverage, the Series 3000 base stations, in
combination with NextWave´s LTE-enabled V5 macro base station
platform, are designed to deliver world-class performance while
significantly reducing upfront network deployment and ongoing
operational costs.
"Our suite of LTE-enabled Macro, Micro and Pico network products
will provide mobile operators an easy-to-deploy and cost-effective way
to handle the rapidly-increasing volume of network traffic that
next-generation mobile entertainment and multimedia services such as
video-on-demand and user generated content are creating," said Dr.
William Jones, CEO of NextWave Network Products. "By combining our
broad expertise in OFDM, OFDMA, MIMO, beamforming, and interference
mitigation technologies, with our extensive experience in providing
mobile operators with commercial mobile broadband networks, we are
ideally positioned to deliver the advanced LTE network solutions
operators need."
NextWave´s ER-7 UMTS TD-CDMA V5 platform, which began shipping in
2007, has the digital capacity and interfaces needed to simultaneously
support multiple WWAN technologies. In addition, NextWave´s V5
platform supports MIMO, both TDD and FDD implementations, a broad
range of channel bandwidths, and the most popular spectrum bands
allocated around the globe for mobile broadband services. Utilizing a
pair of optical interfaces, the V5 platform´s digital chassis supports
multiple, co-located RF shelves or remote RF radio heads, in multiple
frequency bands, for a multi-antenna arrangement with MIMO and
beamforming capabilities.
"LTE is a natural evolution of NextWave´s TD-CDMA R&D," notes
Peter Jarich, Research Director with Current Analysis. "As always,
operators are looking for wireless solutions that leverage existing
platforms and existing R&D. To this end, NextWave´s V5 platform and
TDD/FDD assets should help to create a compelling solution."
NextWave´s high-performance mobile broadband platform is currently
being utilized by operators such as T-Mobile in the Czech Republic,
who is using it to offer high-speed, mobile Internet and residential
broadband access to more than 60 percent of the Czech population. One
of the largest next-generation mobile broadband networks in the world,
T-Mobile´s "Internet 4G" network delivers more than 10 terabytes of
data each day, which translates into each subscriber downloading
several gigabytes of data per month - an amount several orders of
magnitude greater than subscribers of conventional 3G data networks.
"Operators that want to provide customers an unmatched mobile
multimedia experience and get a head start in implementing WiMAX or
LTE can begin by deploying our advanced 4G-ready multi-technology V5
base stations today. Once a range of WiMAX or LTE devices become
commercially available, upgrading their V5 platforms to support these
new standards will be a simple and cost-effective upgrade," Dr. Jones
added.
3GPP LTE is an evolution of the GSM/UMTS systems family and is
optimized to enhance wireless network performance by enabling new,
high-capacity mobile broadband applications and services, while
providing cost-efficient, ubiquitous mobile coverage. LTE is also
scalable to allow operation in a wide range of spectrum bandwidths,
from 1.4 - 20 MHz, using both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time
Division Duplex (TDD) modes of operation, thus providing flexibility
to suit virtually any operator´s existing or future frequency
allocation. LTE Terrestrial Radio Access Network technology
specifications have been approved and will be included in the
forthcoming 3GPP Release 8.
About NextWave Wireless
NextWave Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: WAVE) is engineering the future of
mobility by providing next-generation mobile multimedia and wireless
broadband technologies to the world´s leading mobile handset
manufacturers, consumer electronics manufacturers and wireless service
providers. From mobile television and mobile broadband systems to
semiconductors and device-embedded mobile multimedia software that can
be found in more than 200 million handsets around the globe, NextWave
is evolving the way consumers experience mobile multimedia content.
Mobile broadband networks powered by NextWave´s 4G evolution
technologies have been deployed by operators around the world
including T-Mobile in the Czech Republic and the City of New York
which is launching the largest public-safety mobile broadband network
in the world. NextWave´s award-winning and field-proven TDtv
technology provides UMTS operators the most cost-effective and
flexible means to deliver mobile television and multimedia broadcast
services by using their existing spectrum. NextWave Wireless is
headquartered in San Diego, California, U.S.A., and has offices in
over a dozen countries. Visit NextWave Wireless at 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
by such statements. 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 update any forward-looking statements
in order to reflect subsequent changes in events or circumstances
except as may be required pursuant to applicable law.
