Carrier-class WiMAX solution delivers rich-media
downloads and video streaming to laptop via PC card 
VIENNA, Austria- WiMAX World Europe – 23 May 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT)
continues to show its WiMAX leadership with the latest addition to its MOTOwi4™
portfolio of wireless broadband solutions. At WiMAX World Europe, Motorola’s
new carrier-class WiMAX network will be used to perform rich media
downloads and video streaming through a laptop PC using a third-party PCMCIA
card that incorporates an 802.16e chip from Beceem Communications.
This is Motorola’s first public demonstration of third-party interoperability
of its WiMAX products and shows how Motorola’s MOTOwi4 wireless broadband
solutions can help people stay seamlessly connected wherever they may be. At
its booth #202 Motorola also will be featuring live demonstrations of its
802.16e-based Ultra Light Access Point for 3.5 GHz fixed applications, Canopy®
solutions in 5 GHz spectrum, and IP video telephony all connected through an
IMS core.
The Motorola carrier-class WiMAX network, supporting both 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz, is an 802.16e solution that uses advanced antenna techniques to provide
greater coverage range and building penetration. Designed to support fixed,
nomadic, portable and mobile applications, the carrier-class WiMAX access point
will meet the needs of operators offering in-building fixed and portable
service, as well those marketing personal broadband, mobile WiMAX applications
and services.
“The carrier-class WiMAX network shows our further progress in delivering a
broad range of end-to-end WiMAX offerings,” said Dan Coombes, senior vice president,
chief technical officer, Motorola Networks & Enterprise, and general
manager, Wireless Broadband. “As we continue development of our WiMAX
infrastructure and customer premise equipment, we’re working with third-party
vendors to test for and promote interoperability, which is critical to
widespread industry adoption of the 802.16e standard and this new technology.”
“Demonstrating interoperability of IEEE 802.16e standards-based equipment
between Beceem’s terminal chipset and Motorola’s network within six months of
the standard’s approval shows the commitment of key WiMAX Forum™ members to
work together to ensure that operators have a full range of WIMAX equipment
available for their network trials and deployments,” said Shahin Hedayat, CEO
and co-founder of Beceem. “We are focused on the development of mobile WiMAX
solutions that support interoperability of chipsets, access networks and
subscriber devices, and our 802.16e terminal chipsets are achieving this goal
today.”
“Motorola continues to be a leading promoter of WiMAX, developing a portfolio
of end-to-end 802.16e WiMAX solutions for many different market needs – from
compact “light” base stations through high-capacity carrier-class products
integrating multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO),” said Peter Jarich, Current
Analysis. “Motorola’s demonstration of interoperability with third-party
vendors is another significant step in helping to advance the development of
and acceptance of WiMAX and getting a jumpstart on 802.16e-based WiMAX certifications.”
Motorola’s carrier-class WiMAX network is based on its Carrier Access Point
architecture, an all-IP fully distributed peer-to-peer architecture that
reduces the amount of equipment needed thereby helping to reduce capital
expenditures. The carrier-class WiMAX access points also feature a combination
of MIMO antenna techniques and software defined radios (SDR) that, along with
the IP architecture, provides flexibility in network deployment and enables
operators to choose among many third-party vendors to add applications and
services.
Motorola’s carrier-class WiMAX networks are expected to ship for customer
trials by the end of 2006 while the Ultra Light Access Point is already
shipping for customer trials.
Source: Motorola press release
