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EION
Wireless Partners with Wavesat to Provide WiMAX Standard Based Solutions
Other Topics: Wireless Fiber
Installation, Mobile Broadband Apps,
WiMAX Mini-PCI Module
EION Wireless
October 4, 2006
Wavesat Wimax Chipset integrated
into EION Intelligent Broadband Wireless Products
Ottawa Canada -- EION Wireless, providers of intelligent broadband
wireless access and backhaul solutions, today announced that it is
collaborating with Wavesat as a WiMAX technology partner to deliver the
next generation of WiMAX standard based products. EION already has an
established global customer base with its leading WiMAX class product,
Libra MX. Integration of Wavesat’s WiMAX chipset with EION’s product
line will enable EION to rapidly deliver WiMAX complaint products to the
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“We are working closely
with Wavesat to deliver a unique WiMAX offering for our customers –
Triple Play Anywhere. Wavesat’s product architecture gives the
flexibility that EION was looking for to deliver advanced services using
our WiMAX platform.” said EION CEO Kalai Kalichelvan, “We are very
excited to have Wavesat on board as one of our series of technology
partners.”
EION’s partnership with Wavesat will enable EION to develop IEEE 802.16
standard products while building on its experience in IP networking
intelligence to create a suite of the most advanced WiMAX compliant
products available today.
"We are extremely pleased to partner with EION, a dynamic organization
with a strong position in the Broadband Wireless market,” commented
Michel Guay, Wavesat CEO. "Wavesat’s WiMAX portfolio will ensure that
EION gets to market fast with the next generation of intelligent
point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless products.”
EION will be showcasing the future of the Libra MX product family at
WiMAX World USA, October 11-12, 2006, at the Boston World Trade Center,
Boston Mass.,-- Booth #503.
About EION Wireless
EION Wireless, a division of EION Inc., is a global provider of
Broadband Wireless Access products that enable effective, economic and
secure wireless high-speed communications solutions. The company’s
licensed and unlicensed frequency products are used by wireless ISPs,
private network operators, and remote rural networks and in voice and
data backhaul applications to solve last mile challenges. EION Wireless
works with more than 165 worldwide channel partners to support its
diverse global customer base and provide innovative and reliable
solutions. For more information, visit www.eionwireless.com
About Wavesat
Founded in 1993, Wavesat Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused
on the development and supply of baseband chips, software and
development tools for WiMAX compliant systems. Wavesat is headquartered
in Montreal, Canada where it conducts research and development
activities. Wavesat is a privately held company. Key investors include
BDC Venture Capital, Monet Capital, Multiple Capital Montreal, Pac-Link
Management Corp., Skypoint Capital Corporation, Solidarity Fund QFL and
Sunsino Ventures Group.
Wavesat is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit
corporation formed to certify the compatibility and interoperability of
Broadband Wireless devices conforming to the 802.16 wireless MAN and
ETSI HiperMAN specifications and to help accelerate the introduction of
these devices into the marketplace. Please visit the company’s web site
at www.wavesat.com.
For additional information, please contact:
EION Inc.
Richard Kelland
Marketing & Communications
Phone: (613) 715-9067 x232
e-mail: richard@eion.com
Wavesat
Isabelle Pilon
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel. 514.684.0200, ext.388
Mobile 514.814.8928
ipilon@wavesat.com
Media Relations, Capital-Image Inc.
Yvon Desautels
Tel 514.739.1188, ext. 22
ydesautels@capital-image.com |
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