Actiontec Now Shipping Industry's First Mini PCI Wireless LAN/Modem Combination Card.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2001 Tiny Footprint Wireless LAN/Modem Combination Card Provides OEMs Unprecedented Level of Integration for Embedded Wireless Connectivity Actiontec Electronics Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, that designs and sells networking and broadband equipment. They are best known for the Actiontec MI424WR router that is given to Verizon customers. , Inc., a leading manufacturer of broadband-based application and Internet access See how to access the Internet. products, announced today it had begun shipments of the 802MIP MIP See: Monthly income preferred security Mini PCI An extension of the PCI bus used in portable computers. Designed for peripherals such as modems and network adapters, Mini PCI cards are credit-card sized modules that snap onto the motherboard; they are not inserted into slots like PC Cards. 802.11b/Modem Combo Card. The tiny card provides the most highly integrated solution yet for high data rate embedded wireless networking connectivity in PCs, laptops, and handheld information appliances. Using the card, OEMs can cost effectively integrate a complete wireless LAN into their mobile systems without sacrificing conventional dial-up access. The Mini PCI 802.11b/Modem Combo Card maximizes convenience, durability, and manufacturing flexibility, while eliminating the need of users to sacrifice a valuable PC card slot to stay connected to their wireless corporate LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or to the Internet. "Wireless networking is arguably the hottest trend in mobile computing today. Actiontec is effectively addressing this trend while sustaining the dial-up connectivity needs of OEMs by delivering the first-ever solution to combine 802.11 wireless networking and V.90 modem technology into one Mini PCI slot," stated Ramzi Al-Harayeri, vice president of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and sales for Actiontec Electronics. "The response to the new Mini PCI Wireless Combo Card by the top-tier notebook computer manufacturers has been overwhelming." The Actiontec Mini PCI 802.11b/Modem Combo Card utilizes Intersil's PRISM 2.5 chip set. This revolutionary chip set integrates the digital portion - the baseband processor (BBP BBP Bruto Binnenlands Product (Dutch) BBP Bauch-Beine-Po (workout) BBP Büyük Birlik Partisi (Turkish: Grand Unity Party) BBP Blood Borne Pathogen BBP Baseband Processor ) and the medium access controller (MAC) - for the full IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11b wireless LAN standard onto a single integrated circuit. Ensuring maximum security, the card offers 64 or 128-bit data encryption using the RC4 Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) An IEEE standard security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks. Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. ) 40 IEEE standard. In accordance with the IEEE802.11b specification, the Mini PCI 802.11b/Modem Combo Card uses 2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) See spread spectrum. ) technology and adaptively adjusts its data rate from 11 Mbps to 5.5/2.0/1.0 Mbps to guarantee the most reliable operation regardless of signal strength. "Intersil's PRISM(R) 2.5 wireless networking chip set is optimized for smaller form factors and embedded WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network applications such as mini-PCI cards and single-sided PCMCIA cards," said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of Intersil's Wireless Networking Business. "The significant board space reduction achieved by the PRISM 2.5 chip set enabled Actiontec to incorporate dual-mode networking capabilities - 802.11b and v.90 modem - on the same embedded WLAN card." The V.90 modem is fully AC97 compliant, and includes Data Fax and Wake Up on Ring. The programmable digital line interface is designed to meet global telephone line requirements. The 802MIP Mini PCI 802.11b/Modem Combo Card is available for immediate shipment to OEMs. The entire laptop solution including the Mini PCI Combo card has passed the WECA See Wi-Fi Alliance. wi-fi test to ensure complete interoperability with other 802.11b-certified products. About Actiontec Initially known for its analog modems, Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is making significant strides in the broadband marketplace. The company's product line now includes a complete line of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , Router, Wireless LAN, Internet Telephony, and Analog devices. Actiontec products have been recognized with a Best of Show award at Retail Xchange, Editors Choice awards from CNET's computers.com and homePCnetwork.com, and Top 100 Products of the Year from Computer Shopper. Actiontec products are available through national distribution, retail outlets, and Actiontec's online store as well as through private label and Tier 1 OEM relationships. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and maintains branch offices in Arlington, VA; Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Irvine, CA; and Taiwan. For more information, phone 408-752-7700, fax 408-541-9003, or visit http://www.actiontec.com. About Intersil Intersil is a leading communications company and supplier of semiconductors, reference designs and software for wireless networking and analog markets. Intersil applies analog, mixed-signal and radio frequency (RF) expertise to products that enable wireless and voice access to broadband media; provide reliable power management in all PCs, file servers and portable information appliances; and perform analog and digital signal conversion for cellular and Internet infrastructure. For more information about Intersil, visit the company's Internet homepage at http://www.intersil.com or contact Ron Paciello at 321-724-7184 or e-mail: rpaciell@intersil.com. Actiontec and the Actiontec logo are trademarks of Actiontec Electronics, Inc. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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