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dmedia, NextWave Wireless Team to Develop Sophisticated Mobile WiMAX Device
Business Wire, June 5, 2008
dmedia to Deliver NextWave-Powered, WiMAX-enabled Mobile Internet Device(MID); Spurring WiMAX Adoption through Advanced Operator Service Innovation
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- dmedia System Co. Ltd (dmedia), a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of navigation and wireless devices, and NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global provider of mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technologies, have teamed up to begin development on an advanced mobile WiMAX device that will debut in 1H 2009. dmedia's aggressive move to bring new consumer electronics products to market is an example of the WiMAX leadership that is being driven from Taiwan, and shows dmedia's dedication to deliver innovative products that spur consumer demand for mobile WiMAX services and devices.
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Leveraging NextWave's Wave 2-ready "No Compromise" NW2000 WiMAX chipset, dmedia will integrate WiMAX into its WiMAX Mobile Internet Device, G400. By embedding WiMAX into the device, end-users gain greater service opportunities, including mobilization of the Internet to enhance connection, navigation and mobile multimedia services. Additionally, as NextWave's NW2000 chipset is optimized to deliver outstanding performance, very low power and enhanced integration, dmedia's device will offer robust feature-sets to enable bandwidth-intensive mobile multimedia applications, including NextWave's MXtv[TM] mobile broadcast service, streaming video, video conferencing, and Voice-over-IP (VoIP).
"As the WiMAX market begins to mature, our goal is to continue to deliver next-generation devices that go beyond today's typical handset solutions. We are focused on constructing sophisticated end-user devices that can enable the value-added services that WiMAX promises to deliver," said Daniel Shih, CEO of dmedia System. "We want to empower the end-users' mobile multimedia experience, and needed a silicon partner that matched our passion. NextWave Wireless is that partner, as they are progressive in their thinking, offer best-in-class technology solutions, and have the same level of commitment to the global WiMAX market."
In addition to offering optimized WiMAX chipsets, NextWave focuses on delivering an end-to-end mobile WiMAX solution that leverages its MXtv technology, a breakthrough mobile multicast and broadcast solution that has the potential to drive greater revenue potential through higher ARPU (Average Revenue Per User). MXtv is designed to lower the cost of offering high-quality, mobile broadcast services to subscribers. When coupled with the NW2000 WiMAX chipset, operators have the opportunity to raise the immediate value of their WiMAX investment by capitalizing on advanced service innovation.
"This is an exciting time for NextWave Wireless as we continue to build market momentum and extend our global reach within the WiMAX community," said James Brailean, Ph. D., CEO, NextWave Mobile Products. "We are proud to have been selected to work with dmedia, a mobile multimedia device leader, on this innovative WiMAX product. By working closely with dmedia, we expect to advance our shared vision for compelling, mobile multimedia devices and services."
The NextWave NW2000 family of advanced, second-generation mobile WiMAX chipsets is ideally suited for high-volume, small form-factor wireless broadband subscriber stations. The chipset includes the NW2100 family of 802.16e-based mobile subscriber baseband System-On-a-Chip (SoC) solutions, and the complementary NW2200 family of single-chip, highly integrated, multi-band Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers, which have dual independent receive chains optimized for mobile applications.
NextWave began to sample Evaluation/System Development Kits for the NW2000 family in Q2 2008; providing wireless device manufacturers, like dmedia, the opportunity to bring mobile WiMAX products to market faster, and with lower development costs.
For more information about the dmedia and NextWave Wireless relationship, please visit dmedia's booth (S4-7) or NextWave Wireless' booth (A2-1) at the 2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei, June 2-6, 2008, a co-located event with Computex Taipei. Additionally, information can be obtained by visiting dmedia online at: www.dmedia.cc, or NextWave Wireless at: www.nextwave.com.
About dmedia GROUP
dmedia GROUP was founded in 2003 as a GPS OEM/ODM company and has been the sector's fastest growing company. As one of the GPS industry leader, it has been a major contributing factor to its rapid growth. In 2006, dmedia fully owned dmobile, a mobile phone OEM/ODM company, which then was integrated into the Company's skills in PND and mobile phones. dmedia has offices in Taiwan (Head Quarter), Los Angeles (North America), Tokyo (Japan), Hong Kong, and Shanghai (China).
dmedia's research and development group is committed to pushing the forefront of technology and working out the latest market-driven, customer-focused and cost effective integrated PND/Mobile phone. With advanced technology, and system knowledge, dmedia offers complete PND/Mobile Phone foundry solutions to deliver successful results in a timely fashion. We collaborate closely with customers as well as partners throughout the entire chain, including ODM, and OEM vendors to work synergistically towards each customer's success. This has resulted in a broad range of resources available to product designers. We also understand system implications so that we can engage in robust dialogue and offer suggestions for optimizing system partition for each design.
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