Broadcom 54g Wi-Fi Chipsets
Broadcom Ships 11 Million 54g (TM) Chipsets as Wi-Fi(R) Market Shifts to 802.11g
Latest Sales Figures Show Market Share Gain for Industry's Most Popular 802.11g Technology Leading Broadband Modem Vendors Now Shipping With Integrated 54g(TM) LAS VEGAS, Consumer Electronics Show, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a leading provider of silicon solutions enabling broadband communications, today announced that it has shipped more than 11 million 54g(TM) wireless LAN chipsets*, and that Broadcom's technology share of the US retail market** for 802.11g products has recently risen to 78 percent. 54g(TM) is Broadcom's maximum performance implementation of the IEEE 802.11g wireless LAN standard. Since introducing 54g(TM) in November 2002, Broadcom has established itself as the wireless LAN technology leader, and continues to gain momentum by delivering its second-generation 802.11g solutions to a growing list of wireless LAN vendors, notebook PC manufacturers and broadband modem suppliers. 802.11g is quickly replacing 802.11b as the mainstream wireless technology for both business and consumer applications. According to the NPD Group, retail sales of 802.11g products increased nearly 50 percent in November 2003, led by 54g(TM)-based brands. 54g(TM) technology can be found in retail products from Belkin, Buffalo, Linksys, Microsoft and Motorola, and embedded in notebook PCs from Apple, Dell, eMachines, Fujitsu, Gateway and HP/Compaq. "Broadcom has taken a leadership role in transitioning the wireless industry to 802.11g, just as we helped drive the networking industry transitions to Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet," said Jeff Abramowitz, Senior Director of Marketing for Broadcom's Home and Wireless Networking Business Unit. "As the first chipmaker to deliver 802.11g solutions, we gained an early advantage with customers. Our rapid development cycle has made it possible to deliver second-generation 54g(TM) solutions that provide maximum performance at attractive price points, enabling additional growth in both existing and new market segments." The popularity of high-speed wireless networks is expected to increase with rising demand for home broadband access. Many of the leading broadband modem suppliers including Askey, Ambit, Asus, Efficient Networks, Gemtek, Linksys, Thomson and US Robotics are integrating 54g(TM) technology into their cable and DSL modems, expanding the opportunities for 802.11g wireless networks within the home. 54g(TM)-enabled modems will provide consumers with the fastest wireless capabilities for sharing broadband connections throughout their homes, while remaining backwards compatible with legacy 802.11b products. "We expect that in 2004, 802.11g will be the dominant technology for mainstream Wi-Fi applications," said Ken Furer, semiconductor analyst at IDC. "Broadcom has been the market share leader in 802.11g chipsets to date. Companies, such as Broadcom, with wireless experience and a proven track record with broadband vendors, will likely accelerate the proliferation of 802.11g into home networking equipment." Broadcom became a wireless LAN leader by providing the first maximum performance 802.11g solutions, and has maintained leadership with innovative features and the broadest portfolio of 802.11g products. One example is Broadcom's second generation 54g(TM) transceiver solutions -- the M-series. M-series reference designs not only allow Pentium M-based notebooks to communicate five times faster than the same notebook with a Centrino wireless solution, but provide secure wireless connectivity over greater distances. In addition, M-series transceivers use significantly less power to extend the life of wireless-enabled notebooks.
Broadcom's AirForce(TM) Wireless LAN Product Family Broadcom's high performance WLAN product line, AirForce(TM), features the greatest breadth and depth in the industry. In addition to transceivers that provide IEEE 802.11g and dual-band 802.11a/g solutions, Broadcom integrates wireless network processors, communications technologies and OneDriver(TM) software solutions into reference designs that speed customer time to market. Broadcom partners are developing 54g(TM) client solutions, access points, routers, cable modems, DSL modems, Bluetooth(R) solutions and GPRS cellular products. Broadcom recently expanded its wireless family to include AirForce One(TM), the world's first single-chip wireless LAN solution that enables Wi-Fi connectivity in pocket-sized mobile devices. 54g(TM) solutions are also equipped with highly advanced Wi-Fi security features. Broadcom-based products have been certified for Wi-Fi Protected Access(TM) (WPA), a standards-based security feature that strongly increases the level of data protection and access control for existing and future Wi-Fi systems. This comprehensive security portfolio provides powerful network protection today and future-proofs customer investments by meeting the stringent standards-based security requirements of tomorrow. All the wireless chipsets in the AirForce product line enjoy unique performance advantages that improve throughput and range via Broadcom's SmartRadio(TM) technology. In addition to advanced signal processing techniques, the all-CMOS solutions are capable of self-calibrating based on usage temperature and other environmental conditions, reconfiguring constantly for optimum performance. Competing radios are statically calibrated at the point of manufacture and are unable to adapt to changing environmental influences.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband communications and networking of voice, video and data services. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design methodologies, Broadcom designs, develops and supplies complete system-on-a-chip solutions and related hardware and software applications for every major broadband communications market. Our diverse product portfolio includes solutions for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes; cable and DSL modems and residential gateways; high-speed transmission and switching for local, metropolitan, wide area and storage networking; home and wireless networking; cellular and terrestrial wireless communications; Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway and telephony systems; broadband network processors; and SystemI/O(TM) server solutions. These technologies and products support our core mission: Connecting everything(R). Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif.
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