Establishedin1993,Wavesatisaventurecapitalfunded,fablesssemiconductor company,basedinMontreal,Canada.Thecompanyhasaproventrackrecordof deliveringbasebandandRF(radiofrequency)subsystemsforthewirelessindustryand since2003,WavesathasbeensolelyfocusedontheWiMAXmarket.Wavesat’sunique EVOLUTIVEWiMAXSeries,comprisingafull-rangeofstandards-basedintegratedcircuits, softwareandreferencesystemdesignsforOFDMBWA802.16compliantapplications,will leadthecompany’sgrowthwiththetransitionfromfixedtobasicmobility. Wavesat’sproductsuperiorityresidesinitsEVOLUTIVE?concept;flexibleproduct architectureandaccompanyingreferencedesignsprovidingintegratedbaseband-RF solutions.Wavesat’ssolutions,promotingcosteffectiveplatformssuchasMini-PCI, greatlycontributetolowerWiMAXCPEcostandacceleratebroadmarketadoption. TheEVOLUTIVEconceptisuniqueintheindustry,andisaimedatensuringasmooth transitionfromfixedtobasicmobility.Itfeaturesbackwardcompatibilitytoprovide afuture-proofsolutionandempowerscarrierstoenhancetheirbusinessmodelwitha seamlessmovefromfixedbroadbandtobasicmobility. Inthelongerterm,Wavesatwillbewell-positionedtotakeadvantageofthefull mobilityOFDMAWiMAXsemiconductormarketthroughpartnershipswithleadingWiMAX playerattheserviceandapplicationlayers.Wavesatalsoplaysaninfluentialroleat theIEEEandWiMAXmobilityworkinggroups. WavesathasentrencheditsleadershipintheWiMAXmarketwithmorethan50design wins.Thecompany’scurrentcustomerbaseisdrawnfromtheUnitedStates,Eastern Europe,China,Taiwan,IndiaandKoreaandconsistsofwirelessOEMs,Asian-basedODMs, andmajorinfrastructureproviders.Wavesatalsopartnerswithindustryleaders.