XOHM™ WiMAX USB Modem Uses Beceem Chipset

Business Wire, Oct 8, 2008

USB Modem Launched as Part of New Mobile Broadband Service

BALTIMORE -- Beceem Communications, a leading provider of terminal chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, congratulated XOHM[TM] on the launch of its WiMAX service in Baltimore, noting that XOHM's WiMAX USB modem is based on Beceem's high performance BCS200 chipset.

The successful service launch highlights the close collaboration between Beceem and Sprint, during which both companies worked together to optimize system performance and developed the foundation for the crucial, interoperability-based open terminal ecosystem.

"Having been at the forefront of many of the key WiMAX developments going back to the early WiBro demonstrations in Korea in 2005, I must say that I am particularly proud of seeing Beceem being a centerpiece of the XOHM[TM] launch," said, Babu Mandava, CEO of Beceem. "In launching XOHM[TM], the largest planned Mobile WiMAX network in North America, Sprint is taking a strong leadership position in the next generation mobile broadband service development, and we are honored to see our chipset play an important role in enabling this historic event."

"We are very appreciative of the significant efforts that Beceem has made to help us launch our XOHM[TM] service," said Bin Shen, Vice President, Broadband, Sprint. "As one of the WiMAX technology pioneers, Beceem has made tremendous contributions to the overall WiMAX ecosystem development."

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 http://www.beceem.com.

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