NextWave Broadband and Huawei conduct interoperability testing on mobile WiMAX

  
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextWave Broadband, Inc. a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE) and a manufacturer of advanced mobile WiMAX chipsets, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei), a leading provider of next-generation telecommunications network solutions to operators around the world, today announced they are conducting interoperability testing of NextWave’s mobile WiMAX chipsets, based on the IEEE 802.16e standard, with Huawei’s WiMAX infrastructure equipment.

The testing, being conducted at NextWave Broadband’s facilities in San Diego, California, is evaluating the interoperability of NextWave’s first-generation mobile WiMAX chipset which includes the NW1100 baseband system-on-a-chip (SOC) and matched NW1200 multi-band RFIC and Huawei’s WASN9770 ASN-GW and BTS3703 three sector BTS platforms.

In addition to the interoperability evaluation, Huawei’s commercial WiMAX equipment is also being tested at NextWave’s trial network facility located in Henderson, Nevada. Key features being tested include handover, mobility, and enhanced services such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video streaming.

“Our initial interoperability testing with Huawei has already yielded very positive results and demonstrates the maturity of our first-generation mobile WiMAX chipsets,” said Mark Kelley, Chief Division Officer of NextWave Broadband’s Advanced Technology Group. “We are pleased to be working with Huawei to take the steps needed to deliver next-generation, end-to-end WiMAX solutions.”

“We are excited about this opportunity to work with NextWave. The success of this inter-operability testing and field trials demonstrate Huawei’s commitment to delivering innovative, custom solutions to our customers,” said Carl Liu, Executive Vice President of North American Sales and Customer support for Huawei. “Huawei’s industry-leading, end-to-end, WiMAX solutions provide users with exceptional services, such as video-on-demand, FTP downloads, and VoIP. We are looking forward to a continuing relationship with NextWave Broadband.”

NextWave’s chipsets incorporate numerous NextWave innovations to improve performance, reduce power consumption, lower manufacturing costs, enable new types of advanced mobile multimedia applications, and allow seamless operation and roaming across worldwide WiMAX frequencies and profiles. Huawei’s WiMAX solutions encompass a full portfolio of IP-based base stations using distributed architectures and leading-edge technologies such as MIMO, a fully IP-based WASN-Gateway, AAA, and terminals.

About Huawei Technologies

Huawei Technologies is a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators worldwide. The company is dedicated to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers. Huawei’s products and solutions are deployed in more than 100 countries and serve 31 of the world’s top 50 operators, as well as more than 1 billion users worldwide. For more information, please visit www.huawei.com [1].

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 advanced network components. With over 370 employees, NextWave Broadband has additional offices in Henderson, NV; Calgary, Canada; São Paulo, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea. Visit NextWave Broadband website at www.nextwave.com [2].

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