Atheros Joins WiMAX Forum; Leader in OFDM Technology Enables Innovative Outdoor Wireless Products and Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 Atheros Communications today announced that it has joined the World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) Forum, a non-profit corporation that was formed in January 2003 to help promote the 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. 802.16a standard and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless See wireless broadband. access equipment. The Company is working with several key WiMAX members that are developing broadband wireless access (BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) High-speed wireless access. Typically refers to wireless last mile access to the Internet. See WiMAX and broadband. ) products using Atheros technology. Commercial wireless broadband solutions based on Atheros technology have already demonstrated outstanding performance over long distances. In an outdoor wireless trial, Atheros technology delivered a 36 Mbps link rate over a distance of greater than 16 kilometers. A major component of the recently amended IEEE 802.16a technical standard is Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing See FDM. (communications) frequency division multiplexing - (FDM) The simultaneous transmission of multiple separate signals through a shared medium (such as a wire, optical fibre, or light beam) by modulating, at the transmitter, the separate signals into separable (OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies. ). Atheros is the leading provider of OFDM technology, having pioneered 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11a/b/g chipsets for wireless LANs. The Company is now leveraging its OFDM expertise to deliver the industry's best range and throughput for a host of emerging, last-mile wireless broadband products. "Atheros is enabling the best wireless connectivity in any environment," said Craig Barratt, president and chief executive officer of Atheros. "We are very pleased to be working with many of the leading outdoor wireless systems providers. Their decision to employ Atheros technology validates our OFDM platform as the best solution for outdoor as well as indoor wireless applications." "As the leading BWA systems vendor to business-grade service providers, Aperto Networks welcomes Atheros to WiMAX," stated Dr. Reza Ahy, Aperto chief executive officer and founder. "Atheros' strength in high-performance IEEE 802.11 networks positions the company well to leverage their technology to address IEEE 802.16a and increases the Forum's expertise in PHY See physical layer and physical. layer technology. We anticipate Atheros will play a key role in accelerating standards compliance, cross-vendor interoperability and cost effectiveness in the OFDM PHY layer of BWA network solutions." As a WiMAX principal member, Atheros has full voting rights Voting rights The right to vote on matters that are put to a vote of security holders. For example the right to vote for directors. voting rights The type of voting and the amount of control held by the owners of a class of stock. and will immediately be able to make contributions to the marketing and technical groups of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Not to be confused with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-e (IEEE) 802.16 technical standard. Atheros supports WiMAX efforts for 802.16a product certification and interoperability testing. Other industry-based organizations that Atheros is a member of and regularly contributes to include the Wi-Fi Alliance, joined in May 2000, and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor ), joined in April 2002. About WiMAX The WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) Forum is a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. formed to help promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless access devices. Established in April 2002, the group's founding members include Airspan Networks, Alvarion Ltd., Aperto Networks, Ensemble Communications Inc., Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Intel Corporation, Nokia, OFDM Forum, Proxim Corporation, and Wi-LAN Inc. The group is helping to accelerate the introduction of wireless broadband equipment that adheres to the IEEE 802.16 technical standard, speeding up worldwide deployment of last-mile broadband wireless networks. The 802.16 standard, which the IEEE modified this January in its 802.16a amendment covering the 2GHz to 11GHz frequencies, is a wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) technology that will connect 802.11 hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. to the Internet and serve as a wireless extension to cable and 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 for last-mile broadband access. About Atheros Communications, Inc. Atheros Communications is the leading developer of networking technologies for secure, high-performance wireless local area networks. As the industry innovator and market-share leader in multi-mode wireless solutions compliant with the IEEE 802.11 specifications, Atheros is driving transparent connections among electronic devices in the office, home and on the road. Atheros technology is being used by many of the world's leading wireless equipment manufacturers. For more information, visit www.atheros.com or send email to info@atheros.com. Note to Editors: Atheros and the Atheros logo are registered trademarks of Atheros Communications, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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