Aeroflex and Sequans Partner to Speed Product Development and Deployment of WiMAX Test
Wichita, KS, October 2, 2007
WiMAX test leader Aeroflex and Sequans Communications, a developer of WiMAX semiconductor solutions, have entered into a test technology partnership. Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to further speed the ongoing development of their respective WiMAX solutions. Sequans will provide Aeroflex with early access to its new and upgraded WiMAX semiconductor solutions and reference designs. Aeroflex will use them for the ongoing verification of its WiMAX Protocol Conformance Tester (PCT) that is being developed under the auspices of the WiMAX Forum.
“This is an important technology partnership for us,” said David Brown, vice president of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region at Aeroflex. “Sequans is the demonstrable leader in WiMAX semiconductor solutions that combine high performance with low power consumption encompassing all WiMAX standards for base station and subscriber products. By teaming with Sequans, Aeroflex will have early access to quality commercial products to verify the performance of our test systems.”
In return, Sequans will gain early access to Aeroflex’s WiMAX test equipment, providing it with the regular flow of valuable test data. Aeroflex will pre-validate Sequans’ reference designs to European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) conformance standards.
“Aeroflex is the leader in WiMAX test, and our technology partnership will provide us with a vital source of test data to feed back into our ongoing product development program,” said Bertrand Debray, vice president of engineering, Sequans Communications. “The capability to prevalidate our reference designs to ETSI protocol conformance requirements will undoubtedly generate even greater confidence in our WiMAX semiconductor solutions amongst potential customers.”
About Sequans Communications
SEQUANS Communications is a supplier of fixed and mobile WiMAX semiconductor and software based on 802.16 d/e standards. Offering base station and subscriber station system-on-chips (SOCs) for both fixed and mobile WiMAX (802.16-2004 and 802.16e-2005), Sequans offers equipment manufacturers an all-in-one solution with full MAC and PHY functionality, enabling them to build the complete range of WiMAX network components: high-end and pico base stations, outdoor and indoor subscriber terminals, home gateways, and all types of mobile devices. www.sequans.com/
About Aeroflex
Aeroflex is a global provider of high technology solutions to the aerospace, defense, cellular, and broadband communications markets. The company’s technologies allow it to design, develop, manufacture, and market a broad range of test, measurement, and microelectronic products. Aeroflex, founded in 1937, is a privately held company with more than 2,600 employees worldwide. www.aeroflex.com
About Aeroflex Test Solutions, Wireless Division
Aeroflex Wireless offers a full range of protocol, physical layer, and parametric test solutions for the cellular communications industry. Its products address infrastructure and mobile handset testing and support all stages of mobile phone and radio access network equipment development and deployment. Applications include R&D, conformance, production, installation and commissioning, field service, and network optimization. Aeroflex's wireless products test all key 2G, 2.5G, and 3G wireless technologies including UMTS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GSM, GPRS, and EDGE, WiMAX, and LTE worldwide.