InterDigital Joins Wi-Fi Alliance

Business Wire, Feb 26, 2008

Membership Affirms Commitment to WLAN and Integrated Broadband Solutions

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) today announced that the company has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance[R], a global, non-profit industry trade association with more than 300 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless local area networks (WLAN). InterDigital has been active in the 802.11 standards bodies for many years and by joining the Wi-Fi Alliance, the company will be better positioned for integrating WLAN capabilities into its wireless broadband solutions.

"InterDigital is pleased to join the Wi-Fi Alliance," said James J. Nolan, InterDigital's Executive Vice President, Engineering. "WLAN connectivity is a great complement to the SlimChip[TM] Mobile Broadband Modem solutions we are bringing to the market. Furthermore, it is a natural fit with our offering in 802.21 middleware - delivering seamless mobility between any cellular technology, WLAN, and any other air interface. This is critical in meeting consumer expectations for anywhere, anytime ubiquitous broadband coverage with the highest throughput, reliability, and the lowest cost."

"In becoming a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance, InterDigital joins more than 300 companies from around the globe who are committed to delivering interoperable Wi-Fi[R] solutions and ensuring a positive user experience through our Wi-Fi CERTIFIED[TM] programs," said Wi-Fi Alliance Executive Director, Edgar Figueroa. "We are pleased to have them become a part of the organization."

The Wi-Fi Alliance works to enable the growth of the Wi-Fi industry through interoperability testing of products based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, and through promotion of Wi-Fi capabilities to consumers and users in the home, convergence, enterprise and managed access markets. Analysts predict that the market for converged handsets is expected to reach 325 million units in 2011 (ABI Research). WLAN and mobile/cellular technologies combine to offer a rich broadband experience - numerous major carriers have announced plans for Wi-Fi mobile services.

About InterDigital

InterDigital designs, develops and provides advanced wireless technologies and products that drive voice and data communications. InterDigital is a leading contributor to the global wireless standards and holds a strong portfolio of patented technologies which it licenses to manufacturers of 2G, 2.5G, 3G, and 802 products worldwide. Additionally, the company offers a family of SlimChip[TM] high performance mobile broadband modem solutions, consisting of Baseband ICs, Modem IP and Reference Platforms. InterDigital's differentiated technology and product solutions deliver time-to-market, performance and cost benefits.

For more information, visit the InterDigital website: www.interdigital.com.

About the Wi-Fi Alliance

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association of more than 300 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience for wireless portable, mobile, and home entertainment devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance's testing and certification programs help ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification program in March 2000, more than 4,000 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED[TM], encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets.

Wi-Fi[R], Wi-Fi Alliance[R], WMM[R], the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, the Wi-Fi logo, and the Wi-Fi ZONE logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED[TM], Wi-Fi Protected Setup[TM], Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)[TM], Wi-Fi Multimedia[TM], and the Wi-Fi Alliance logo are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

InterDigital and SlimChip are trademarks of InterDigital, Inc.