TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies and Beceem Communications to Develop High-Speed Manufacturing Test Solutions for Mobile WiMAX Devices.BARCELONA, Spain -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) and Beceem Communications today announced that they have signed an agreement to develop high-speed manufacturing test solutions for mobile WiMAX devices based on 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. 802.16e-2005 standard. Agilent will initially develop a new test system based on the MXA MXA McIntosh Xaba and Associates MXA Malcolm X Academy (Detroit, Michigan) MXA Mobile Exercise Area Signal Analyzer and MXG MXG Maintenance Group MXG Marlborough, Massachusetts MXG Merrill's Expanded Guide (to Computer Performance Evaluation) Signal Generator for WiMAX, and Agilent's test executive and control software. This test system will be optimized to directly control Beceem's MS120 baseband and RF chipset and the WiMAX modem software, thus enabling the highest possible measurement throughput. Beceem will certify Agilent's test systems for use by manufacturers that are developing mobile WiMAX products based on the MS120 chipset. "We are truly excited to be working so closely with Beceem," said Pat Byrne, president of Agilent's Electronic Measurement Group. "Beceem is a leading chipset vendor in mobile WiMAX, and is in a first-mover market position with shipping well-qualified chipsets and reference designs for this rapidly growing industry." "Agilent is a leader in test equipment for CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , GSM and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. , and it's our pleasure to work with them to accelerate the mobile WiMAX market," said Babu ba·bu also ba·boo n. pl. ba·bus also ba·boos 1. Used as a Hindi courtesy title for a man, equivalent to Mr. 2. a. A Hindu clerk who is literate in English. b. Mandava, president of Beceem Communications. "Solutions like Agilent's are critical for enabling OEMs and ODMs to develop and test their WiMAX products, both in their labs and in production." Information about Agilent's WiMAX test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/wimax. 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 WiMAX is based. The company's solutions target both base station and subscriber terminal applications. For more information, visit www.beceem.com. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2006. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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