Beceem and ICOMM Tele Enable BSNL's 4G-WiMAX Network Launch

NEW DELHI, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CONVERGENCE INDIA -- Beceem Communications, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for 4G-WiMAX, and ICOMM Tele, a leading Indian Telecommunications Equipment Maker, announced that the recent launch of BSNL's WiMAX service in Kerala is using devices made by ICOMM that are based on Beceem's highperformance BCS5200 and BCSM250 chipsets.

The successful service launch highlights the close collaboration between Beceem and ICOMM Tele, during which both companies worked together closely to optimize their unique solution for BSNL and developed the foundation for an open device ecosystem.

"Having been at the forefront of many key WiMAX developments going back to the early WiMAX demonstrations, I must say that I am particularly proud of seeing Beceem being a centerpiece of the BSNL Kerala launch," said Arogyaswami Paulraj, CTO and co-founder of Beceem. "In launching BSNL's Kerala network, the largest planned Mobile WiMAX network in South India, ICOMM has enabled BSNL to take a strong leadership position in the wireless broadband service development, and we are honored to see our technology play an important role in enabling this historic event."

"We are very appreciative of the significant efforts that Beceem has made to help us deploy our WiMAX network in Kerala," said Sumanth Paturu, Director, ICOMM Tele. "As one of the WiMAX technology pioneers, Beceem has made tremendous contributions to the overall WiMAX ecosystem development, and we would not have been able to launch BSLN's Kerala network without Beceem's support and the quality of its semiconductor solutions."

About Beceem Communications

Beceem is a leading provider of 4G semiconductors and offers a number of single-chip solutions optimized for mobile devices and CPE markets. Beceem's products are WiMAX certified, exclusively power the CLEAR and Sprint 4G networks in the United States and are validated against the WiMAX base stations from major OEMs. http://www.beceem.com/

SOURCE Beceem Communications