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Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd


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


Taipei, Oct 23, 2007  — Fujitsu Microelecronics Pacific Asia Ltd 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 company 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 stations 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.

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, 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.”

“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 Michael Shih, Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Microelectronics Pacific Asia Ltd.

The alliance between Delta Networks and Fujitsu 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. 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. “


About Fujitsu Microelectronics Pacific Asia Ltd

Fujitsu Microelectronics Pacific Asia Ltd (FMP) dedicates its resources to the design and development of semiconductors products and solutions for customers across Asia Pacific Region. It also provides semiconductor sales and support services to customers in Hong Kong and Taiwan. FMP product offerings include application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), microcontroller units (MCU), application-specific standard products (ASSP)/system on chip (SOC), and system memory chips.

About 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.

Please visit the company's web site at: www.dninetworks.com


Press Contacts

Ms Tan Tiew Le
Role: Corporate Planning & Communications

Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd
Corporate Planning & Communications
Tel: 65-6281-0770
E-mail:tiewle.tan@fmal.fujitsu.com