2007-10-23
Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

Fujitsu and Delta Network, Inc. Team Up to Deliver WiMAX Subscriber Station

Shanghai, October 23, 2007 — Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. today announced that Fujitsu, a leading supplier and developer of WiMAX solution, has formed an alliance with Taiwanese company Delta Networks Inc (DNI), an industry-leading original design manufacturer of network communication equipment, to develop a 802.16e compliant, Wave2 certifiable WiMAX subscriber station. Both companies will be showing WiMAX product at Fujitsu booth (C4-1) during the Taipei WiMAX Forum Showcase and Conference in Taipei at TICC.

Delta Networks’ WiMAX subscriber station adheres to IEEE802.16e-2005 standard and is expected to comply with the requirements as set forth by WiMAX Forum Wave2 certification program. In addition, both MIMO profiles as defined by the WiMAX Forum, Matrix A and Matrix B will be fully supported.

"DNI is one of the major network communication equipment ODMs. With DNI’s strong design capability, fast time-to-market product development experience and strong project management, we are pleased to team up with DNI to bring the market a cost-competitive and overachieving performance WiMAX product. "said Mr. Michael Shih, President and chief executive officer of Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Sam Liang, Chairman and CEO of Delta Networks said: "As a full-scale networking equipment ODM, WiMAX is a crucial element of our overall strategy. Communication technologies, be it fixed or mobile, is quickly converging. And bandwidth will be of supreme importance in the field as more and more people rely on the network to enable their digital lifestyle. Fujitsu is an important partner to us. We’ve been working together ever since they launched the AirMAN 802.16d series products, and we are happy to bring forth a 802.16e subscriber station with Fujitsu’s solution inside."

The alliance between Fujitsu and Delta Networks offers both companies the opportunity to combine their core competencies in order to meet challenging operator requirements for Quad and Triple play services in the future.

A recent study from ITRI Research forecasts that by 2010, there will be more than 20 million subscribers using WiMAX technology. And by 2012, WiMAX spectrum will cover more than 1.3 billion people in the worldwide. Mr. Jin-Gou Ma, vice director of ITRI SoC Technology Center states, "WiMAX has better spectrum efficiency and bandwidth performance than 3.5G and also take a lead in developing schedule compare with LTE. "

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Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.

Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in August 2003 as Fujitsu’s semiconductor business representative in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, it has branch offices in Beijing and Shenzhen to provide sales and service support to customers throughout China.
Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. offers an extensive range of products from microcontroller, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), application-specific standard product (ASSP), system-on-chip (SoC) to system memory, that can be supplied as product or complete solution. With technology resource centres and ASIC design support centres strategically located in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore, as well as Heavy investments in design and engineering capabilities and application support resources, complemented by a regional network of design partners, suppliers and distributors, Fujitsu Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. can readily delivers innovative and value-added solutions and varied range of products to its target markets in China.
For more information, please see: http://cn.fujitsu.com/fmc/en

Delta Network Inc

Delta Networks, Inc. is an industry-leading OEM/ODM manufacturer of networking equipment and is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1999, Delta Networks was once the Networking Business Unit of Delta Electronics and has been in operation since 1989. Since then, Delta Networks has grown into an OEM/ODM powerhouse, with 1,200 employees and more than 1 million square feet of manufacturing space. By 2005, total sales revenue has topped over 300 million dollars US.
Delta Networks is dedicated to providing clients with cost-effective products that are superior in quality and reliability. With superior engineering and service capabilities, Delta Networks is in a unique position to help clients satisfy their markets' demand for diverse networking products, today and tomorrow.
For more information, please see: http://www.dninetworks.com

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