Sequans releases mobile WiMAX Wave 2 chip

ORLANDO

MARCH 27, 2007

WiMAX semiconductor solutions provider Sequans Communications introduced its
newest chip, the SQN1130, for WiMAX mobile stations.

The chip, the third generation WiMAX chip the firm has brought to market,
includes all MAC and PHY features required by the 802.16e Wave 2 mobile WIMAX
profile, including full 2X2 MIMO, Sequans said in a statement.

With the new SQN1130, Sequans said it has lowered power consumption by an
additional 20 per cent compared to its WiMAX Wave 1 chip, released last fall.
SQN1130 consumes 280 mW of power in active mode and delivers throughput of over
30 Mbps.

"The performance of the SQN1130 clearly shows that WiMAX in every mobile
device is a present possibility," said Bernard Aboussouan, Sequans' VP of
Marketing and Business Development.

"The high throughput and low power consumption of our new chip make it
suitable for even the smallest of mobile devices and shows that WiMAX can be the
powerful alternative to 3G that it has been envisioned to be," he added in
the statement.

The statement added that the SQN1130 is RF-independent and tightly integrated
with leading RF solutions, providing equipment manufacturers the ability to
address opportunities in virtually any frequency band.