SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Beceem Communications, a leading provider of chipsets for Mobile WiMAX technology, today announced that SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) has chosen Beceem's BCS200 chipset as the foundation for its entry into the mobile WiMAX (802.16e) handset market. SANYO will use the BCS200 chipset and systems software in the development of a dual-mode CDMA/WiMAX mobile phone with wave 2 functionality.
"We are very pleased to be working with SANYO, a recognized leader in the CDMA handset market in both the United States and Japan," said David M. Patterson, Vice President of marketing at Beceem. "Our BCS200 solution is ideally suited for the CDMA/WiMAX dual-mode handset being developed by SANYO."
"SANYO has chosen Beceem because of its continued leadership in mobile WiMAX," said Tetsuhiro Maeda, Vice President of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. and Personal Mobile Group Telecom Company. "We believe that the BCS200 is a vital component in our ability to develop CDMA/802.16e handsets that deliver the features and performance that operators and consumers expect in a SANYO handset."
Beceem Communications BCS200 mobile WiMAX solution includes the BCSB200 baseband processor, BCSR200 direct conversion radio and modem software. Leveraging extensive field test experience in its wave 2 software, the BCS200 is ideal for meeting the unique requirements of mobile WiMAX handsets, which includes a small footprint and low power consumption.
About Beceem Communications
Beceem Communications Inc. is the leading provider of semiconductor solutions for the mobile broadband market, and the first with commercially available terminal chipsets for Wave 1 and Wave 2 profiles of the WiMAX Forum, that are based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.beceem.com.
About SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is a leading provider of Environment and Energy-related products and services with consolidated sales of US$20,487 million for Fiscal Year 2005. SANYO's businesses cover a broad range of both consumer and commercial products such as Commercial Equipment, Rechargeable Batteries, AV/Information and Communications Equipment, Home Appliances, Electronic Devices and Others. Based on the vision "Think GAIA," SANYO is committed to providing cutting-edge solutions for a sustainable world by weaving together its numerous proprietary technologies. For further information, please visit SANYO's web site at http://www.global-sanyo.com/
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