Fitel, Acer and Beceem Partner to Bring the Future of Mobile Broadband Computing to Computex 2008
Beceem's WiMAX Chipset Enables Laptop From Acer to Showcase
Leading Edge Mobile Computing and Entertainment Experience on Fitel's
New Mobile WiMAX Network
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(Business Wire)--
Beceem, a leading supplier of high-performance Mobile WiMAX
solutions, announced today that Fitel, a leading wireless service
provider in Taiwan, and Acer, one of the world's leading branded PC
vendors, are providing Computex visitors a view of the Mobile
Broadband Computing future by showcasing Acer's Aspire multimedia and
productivity laptop connected to Fitel's high-speed Mobile WiMAX
network using Beceem's high-performance BCS200 Mobile WiMAX chip.
The Acer Aspire offers the ultimate entertainment and productivity
applications, and is the first notebook enhanced with an embedded
Mobile WiMAX modem that is using Beceem's latest Mobile WiMAX chipset.
Beceem's chip is enabling world leading WiMAX performance of more than
30 Mbps application layer throughput in MIMO mode, allowing Computex
visitors to experience the power of Mobile WiMAX products and services
that will be launched by Fitel in the 4th quarter of 2008.
"Fitel wants to share an extraordinary experience with the Global
WiMAX Ecosystem participants. Therefore, during the 2008 WiMAX Expo
Taipei, Fitel invites you to see the Fitel WiMAX VIP Bus running at
80Kilometer speed while watching CNN life Video News run smoothly. At
the same time, and on the same Notebook, you can perform Video
Conference with excellent user experience, showcasing just a few of
the many WiMAX capabilities," said Charlie Wu, Chairman & CEO of
Fitel.
"The collaboration between Beceem and some of Taiwan's most
powerful companies provides a rare glimpse into the coming wave of
innovative mobile computing and entertainment products and services
that are at the forefront of the M-Taiwan initiative," said Babu
Mandava, Beceem's CEO. "Beceem is excited to be the leading partner
for Taiwanese companies that are embracing Mobile WiMAX as a key
building block of next generation mobile computing and entertainment
devices."
About Fitel
Fitel obtained a WiMAX broadband access service license and will
provide a variety of quality services/applications through the WiMAX
network in Taiwan's Northern Region. http://www.fitel.net.tw/
About Beceem
Beceem Communications Inc. is the leading provider of
semiconductor solutions for the mobile broadband market.
http://www.beceem.com
Beceem Communications
Lars Johnsson, +1-408-387-5007
ljohnsson@beceem.com
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