Navini, Beceem work to speed availability of Mobile WiMAX modems

"Beceem has seen the value of Beamforming and MIMO-based Smart Antenna technologies for some time," says Lars Johansson, VP Marketing for Beceem, "Working with Navini, an established leader in Mobile WiMAX technology and chair of the beamforming task group in the WiMAX Forum, will allow us to extend our market leadership and work with a partner that is committed to bring Wave 2 802.16e products to market as soon as possible."

"Beceem has always been a visionary leader in the field of Mobile WiMAX chipsets," explains Sai Subramanian, VP Product Strategy at Navini Networks, "Together both companies are extending their market leadership by bringing the full capacity and coverage benefits of beamforming and MIMO to Mobile WiMAX networks."