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PCTEL Adds Support For WiMAX to Its Industry Leading Roaming Client Software Solution
CHICAGO --(Business Wire)-- PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a leader in wireless broadband solutions, today announced the availability of its industry leading Roaming Client software solution with full support for WiMAX technology at the WiMAX World 2007 Expo in Chicago, IL (Booth #901). PCTEL's Roaming Client enables end users to access the best available broadband network and seamlessly transition from one type of network to another, while ensuring security and connection policy compliance for both carriers and enterprise IT managers.
"The addition of WiMAX to our portfolio of interoperable/standards-based technologies provides an added dimension of access and flexibility for our customers," said Biju Nair, Vice President and General Manager of PCTEL's Mobility Solutions Group. "The growth in wireless broadband is explosive - we're pleased to be delivering the products that our carrier and enterprise customers need as WiMAX is being deployed worldwide."
PCTEL's software enables mobile applications, as well as hardware devices from Motorola and most other major manufacturers. The Roaming Client is licensed by major carriers and enterprise organizations worldwide and supports broadband technologies such as CDMA, GSM, FoMA, PHS, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Dialup technologies.
Continuing its commitment to simplify mobility, the multi-mode version of the Roaming Client incorporates WiMAX as yet another access technology - leveraging PCTEL's five years of investment into the development of its secure, cost effective Roaming Client product line. As a result, the WiMAX client is available with all of the 802.1x authentication capabilities inherent in the Roaming Client, as well as with the relevant EAP methods for seamless connectivity and authentication to WiMAX networks.
In addition to supporting connectivity, security and policy management, the Roaming Client has device management capabilities and will benefit from PCTEL's Central Configuration Server, Over the Air Provisioning (OTAP), centralized policy management and update services.
About PCTEL
PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), which is headquartered in Chicago, is a global leader in wireless broadband solutions. The company's Broadband Technology Group (BTG) includes Antenna Products and RF Solutions. PCTEL's BTG designs, distributes, and supports innovative antenna solutions for public safety applications, unlicensed and licensed wireless broadband, fleet management, network timing, and other GPS applications. Its portfolio of OEM receivers, receiver based products and interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks. PCTEL's Mobility Solutions' software tools provide secure, access independent, remote connectivity to the Internet and IMS software for converged handsets.
The company's products are sold or licensed to wireless carriers, wireless ISPs, distributors, system integrators, wireless test and measurement companies, wireless network equipment, handset manufacturers, and government agencies. PCTEL protects its technology with a strong intellectual property portfolio and broad cross-licensing agreements. For more information, please visit the company's web site at: http://www.pctel.com.
SAFE HARBOR
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, these forward-looking statements include statements regarding the potential benefits to wireless technology markets from the use of PCTEL's WiMAX Roaming Client. These statements are based on PCTEL's current expectations. Anticipated customer benefits and product capabilities may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, PCTEL's success in marketing and selling, PCTEL's ability to forecast customer requirements and demand, and pricing uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties in PCTEL's business, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in PCTEL's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, can affect results. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and PCTEL disclaims any obligation to update or revise the information contained in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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