Agere, Ubicom CollaborateAgere, Ubicom Collaborate

Agere and Ubicom develop chip and software designs for high-performance 802.11a/b/g router, access point, and network peripheral products

March 8, 2004

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B) and Ubicom(tm) Inc., a leading supplier of wireless network processor and software platforms, today announced a collaboration to develop high-performance access points, routers and network peripherals for 802.11a/b/g networks. These designs benefit from exceptional hardware and software integration, delivering high-speed performance using compact, low-cost Wi-Fi solutions for both enterprise and residential applications.

Combining Agere's WaveLAN(tm) multimode chip set and Ubicom's IP3023(tm) wireless network processor and software, these Wi-Fi solutions leverage optimized architectures to provide up to three times the routing speed of competing solutions. Agere and Ubicom will be showing these reference designs at the CeBIT 2004 trade show, which will be held March 18-24 in Hannover, Germany.

Agere's WaveLAN multimode chip set delivers superior range and throughput, coupled with the industry's most competitive bill of materials. Ubicom's innovative processor platform integrates memory on-chip to improve packet processing speeds, and their architecture greatly reduces die area and external memory requirements.

"Both Agere and Ubicom are focused on meeting the critical needs of Wi-Fi infrastructure developers - providing seamless, reliable connectivity for wireless users at competitive prices," said Stan Swearingen, vice president of Agere's Computing Connectivity division. "Access points and routers that can support 802.11a, b and g networking using multimode solutions will deliver the best user experience by transparently connecting consumer devices regardless of what standard they use."

"Ubicom's processors are tailored to maximize the radio performance in access points and routers while also bringing a unique set of advanced features for security, usability and real-time performance," said Glenn Schuster, vice president of marketing at Ubicom. "No other processor can match Ubicom's solution for delivering an optimized wireless network architecture as well as the high level of hardware and software integration required to develop cost-effective access points, routers and network peripherals."

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