NextWave Wireless Announces WiMAX Ecosystem Partners

(Business News & Technology News, 15 Feb 2008)

NextWave Wireless Inc. has announced a strategic expansion of its ecosystem to enable "no compromise" end-to-end mobile WiMAX solutions. Extending its ecosystem to drive WiMAX market innovation, NextWave Wireless and its partners closely collaborated on the development of a handset reference design, and will enable the creation of even more innovative products. Participating in this partnership are a number of wireless and multimedia technology leaders, including:

- Qtopia, providing its comprehensive application platform and user interface for the Linux-based operating system (OS);

- EB, the main device integrator providing platform specification, hardware development, form-factor mechanical design, antenna specification, software configuration and integration of 3rd party components;

- Opera Software ASA, offering its version 9 Web browser and Web-driven user interface solution;

- HelloSoft, providing its voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology for WiMAX system-on-a-chip (SoC) architectures so as to enable cost-effective power-efficient single-chip VoWiMAX designs;

- MontaVista Software, delivering its Mobilinux 5.0, the mobile OS used in 90 percent of Linux-based smartphones;

- Texas Instruments, supporting the initiative with its OMAP application processor technology to advance the mobile multimedia experience.

The goal of NextWave's ecosystem development initiative is to ensure device manufacturers have ready-access to proven technology that work seamlessly with NextWave's 4G chipsets. This approach accelerates time-to-market and enables richer, more innovative products to proliferate. Within the ecosystem, NextWave Wireless offers its own WiMAX baseband SoC and matched multi-band RFIC (radio frequency integrated circuit).

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