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PRESS RELEASE Beceem Communications Collaborates with Samsung Electronics for Mobile 4G-WiMAX Technology Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 27, 2007 - Beceem Communications (www.beceem.com), a leading provider of chipsets for Mobile 4G-WiMAX technology, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading provider of mobile phones and telecom systems, selected Beceem as one of its major Mobile 4G-WiMAX chipset vendors. Beceem expects that the company's chipset would be in various Samsung 4G-WiMAX-enabled devices. "Samsung's selection of our chipset is a result of our close collaboration with Samsung's Mobile 4G-WiMAX development team. This collaboration has resulted in our Mobile 4G-WiMAX product leadership and has facilitated Samsung's product development, market trials and deployments," said Shahin Hedayat, CEO & Co-founder of Beceem. "Beceem's chipset availability has contributed to the acceleration of 4G-WiMAX commercialization," said HunBae Kim, Senior Vice President of R&D Team at Samsung's Telecommunications Network Business. Beceem Communications Mobile 4G-WiMAX solution includes the baseband processor, RF and modem software. Beceem's RF products include receive diversity to enable the highest 4G-WiMAX performance available. About Beceem Communications Beceem Communications Inc. was founded in October 2003 with the goal of building a wireless technology company offering semiconductor solutions for the wireless broadband market. Beceem is the leading supplier of chipsets for the recently ratified, IEEE 802.16e standard on which Mobile 4G-WiMAX is based. The company's solutions target both base station and subscriber terminal applications. Beceem combines an experienced management team with strong technology leadership and seasoned Silicon Valley investors, along with a world class team of engineers. For more information please visit www.beceem.com “WiMAX Forum” is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. “WiMAX,” the WiMAX Forum logo, "WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Media Contacts Lars Johnsson Elizabeth Villanueva or Valerie Christopherson |
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