Wipro licenses its WLAN intellectual properties to ABC

Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro

Ltd, announced the licensing of its dual mode 802.11 MAC core to Advanced

Broadband Communications (ABC) –a leader in developing low-cost cable modem

and wireless solution for broadband access and distribution. 802.11 is an

internationally recognized standard for wireless communication in LANs. Wipro’s

802.11 MAC will be integrated into a chip that ABC plans to design and produce.

"We are pleased with Wipro’s 802.11 MAC IP," says

Shawn Wang, CEO, ABC. "It meets our stringent requirements on performance

and quality," he adds. "Fulfilling ABC’s stringent performance

criteria and the subsequent licensing of our 802.11 MAC IPs is a feather in our

cap," says Ramesh Emani, Chief Executive, Embedded and Access Group, Wipro

Technologies. "What differentiates our 802.11 IP offerings from others is

our commitment to quality and the enhanced features we offer to our

customers," says he.

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