Broadcom Equips New Lenovo Notebooks With High-Performance Wi-Fi(R) Solutions7 June 2006
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that Lenovo has incorporated Broadcom(R) 54g(R) technology into select models of the new Lenovo 3000 N100 and C100 notebook PCs. Delivering maximum performance, coverage, security and ease-of-use for the leading brands of networking equipment, PCs, broadband modems and printers, 54g is the industry's best-selling Wi-Fi(R) technology. As the established leader in Wi-Fi technology, Broadcom has provided its dual-band (802.11a/g) solutions to Lenovo, providing its customers with cost-effective, reliable, high-performance wireless connectivity*.
"As Lenovo extends its enterprise leadership into the small business market, Broadcom's Wi-Fi expertise and strength in the retail market will help it meet the price, performance and ease-of-use parameters required by this segment," said Brian Bedrosian, Director of Product Management for Broadcom's Mobile & Wireless business group. "We look forward to collaborating with Lenovo on future projects to maximize the value of its new notebooks while enabling an excellent wireless experience for its customers."
As part of Lenovo's new 3000 line, the Lenovo N100 notebooks are designed for mobile small-business professionals who want powerful, yet easy-to-use PCs that offer the latest features. In addition to built-in 54g solutions that provide robust connections to 802.11a/b/g networks, select models of the N100 offer Broadcom Bluetooth(R) and Fast Ethernet technology. Lenovo's widescreen notebooks also feature multimedia capabilities and a unique suite of easy-to-use productivity tools that help make owning and operating these widescreen notebooks a worry-free experience for small businesses and individual users.
Lenovo is among the first vendors to ship PCs with Broadcom's PCI Express(R)-based Wi-Fi solutions incorporated. This includes the BCM4311, which is a highly-integrated 802.11a/g solution that delivers superior wireless performance and coverage in a small, cost-effective package. By supporting the emerging PCI Express bus architecture, Broadcom enables manufacturers to build notebook PCs and other mobile devices that deliver best-in-class wireless capabilities without a significant premium in price.
The BCM4311 supports Broadcom's OneDriver(TM) software that offers a number of features to improve performance, security and ease-of-use for Wi-Fi networks. Lenovo notebooks include several of the following features:
- Broadcom BroadRange(TM) technology -- extends the range of 54g-based
devices by up to 50 percent;
- Certified support for Wi-Fi Multimedia(TM) (WMM(TM)), which provides
quality of service (QoS) and improves the user experience by
prioritizing audio, video and voice traffic on a Wi-Fi network;
- The industry's most comprehensive security portfolio, including
certified Wi-Fi Protected Access(TM) (WPA and WPA2) and Cisco
Compatible Extensions, as well as built-in hardware support for the
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Broadcom's Wireless LAN Product Family
Broadcom's high performance AirForce(TM) wireless LAN product line includes 54g, the world's most popular Wi-Fi technology, and Intensi-fi(TM), the industry's first IEEE 802.11n draft compliant chipsets. In addition to transceiver solutions that provide single- and dual-band wireless connectivity, Broadcom integrates wireless network processors, communications technologies and OneDriver software solutions into reference designs that speed customer time to market. Broadcom's Wi-Fi solutions are featured in the industry's leading brands of PCs, routers, peripherals, phones, broadband modems and consumer electronic devices.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R).
Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with annual revenue of more than $2.5 billion, is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at http://www.broadcom.com.
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