Quotes from our Members

Agilent

“We welcome WiGig Alliance’s unified approach to 60 GHz wireless development. The scalability across diverse applications, combined with multi-gigabit data rates should open up new business opportunities,” said Ron Nersesian, Senior Vice President of Agilent’s Electronic Measurement Group. “Early availability of design and test tools is an important enabler, and rigorous compliance testing, especially in a multi-vendor ecosystem, is essential to ensuring an excellent user experience in both coexistence and interoperability. Agilent has a longstanding expertise and the world wide leadership to support the creation of WiGig compliant products.”

Agilent PR Contact: Janet Smith, Americas| 970-679-5397 | janet_smith@agilent.com

Atheros

“60 GHz possesses numerous elements needed for success in real-world indoor wireless applications. Its breadth of unlicensed spectrum, generally harmonized across regulatory regions worldwide, is unmatched by any of the lower frequency bands, and will enable multi-gigabit connectivity,” said Bill McFarland, Atheros chief technology officer. “As a leader in the wireless industry, Atheros is pleased to support the Wireless Gigabit Alliance’s development of a single, unified specification that enables a vast array of products and applications across markets and geographies.”

Atheros Communications, Inc. PR Contact: Dakota Lee | 408.720.5597 | dakota@atheros.com

Beam Networks

“60 GHz technology will transform the wireless experience for consumers and businesses. The ability to wirelessly transmit gigabytes of data and media content in seconds represents a major leap forward in high-capacity wireless networking,” said Stacy Joseph, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Beam Networks. ”As an emerging developer of core 60 GHz wireless transceiver technology, we are pleased to be working with the Wireless Gigabit Alliance and industry leaders to define a unified 60 GHz standard.”

Beam Networks PR Contact: Melinda DeNicola | 416.543.8348 |melinda@beamnetworks.com

Broadcom

“Broadcom serves a diverse set of consumer electronics, home networking, PC and cellular manufacturers that are looking to support the next wave of entertainment, computing and communications applications,” said Robert A. Rango, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom’s Wireless Connectivity Group. “As a board member of the Wireless Gigabit Alliance, we are excited to foster the development of a 60 GHz standard that addresses all of these device segments and paves the way for us to extend our wireless leadership.”

Broadcom Corporation PR Contact: Jessica Ingraham | 949.926.8008 | jessicai@broadcom.com

Dell, Inc.

“WiGig technology will enable new levels of ease-of-use, connectivity, convenience and performance for customers who desire to connect their PCs to monitors, projectors, HDTVs, and hand held devices free from cables,” said Liam Quinn, Chief Technology Officer of the Business Client Product Group at Dell Inc.

Dell, Inc. PR Contact: Anne Camden | anne_camden@dell.com

Intel

“The WiGig specification meets the requirements for wireless transmission of digital media in the home for direct display applications. Users will benefit with having this common capability in their mobile and CE devices”

Brendan Traw – CTO Digital Home Group and Intel fellow

Intel Corporation PR Contact: Suzy Pruitt | 503.264.0996 | suzy.pruitt@intel.com

MediaTek Inc.

“As a leading global fabless semiconductor company providing wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, MediaTek views the multi-gigabit wireless technology being developed by WiGig Alliance as essential for the future growth of the CE and mobile markets.” says Cheng-Te Chuang, Corporate Vice President of MediaTek. “As a founding board member of WiGig, MediaTek is pleased to have contributed to the completion of the WiGig MAC and PHY Specification 1.0 which will serve as a foundation for a diverse portfolio of exciting wireless applications.”

Nokia Corporation

“A large amount of spectrum at 60 GHz provides new opportunities for enabling true wireless home and office networking. We believe that WGA will create a technically sound specification for the 60 GHz band and an ecosystem for broad market acceptance of this technology,” said Timo Ali-Vehmas, Vice President, Compatibility and Industry Collaboration, Nokia.

Nokia Corporation PR Contact: Hannu Markus | hannu.markus@nokia.com

Panasonic Corporation

“Gigabit wireless, enabled by WGA’s 60 GHz technology, will facilitate the integration of unique new handheld devices with prevalent AV products,” said Mr. Kosugi, the Director of Communication Core Devices Development Center, Panasonic Corporation. “We are eager to see the development of an industrial standard for realizing high-speed gigabit wireless at a low cost with low power consumption.”

Panasonic Corporation PR Contact: Jim Reilly | 201.392.6067 | reillyj@us.panasonic.com

Ralink

“Consumers place strong value on rapid and transparent interaction among the growing number of CE devices they rely on in their day-to-day lives,” said Dennis Lo, CTO of Ralink Technology. “The 60 GHz specification from the Wireless Gigabit Alliance is a key factor in unlocking a truly converged digital media ecosystem and will help drive continued industry growth and revenue.”

Ralink Technology Corporation PR Contact: Joe Volat | jvolat@ralinktech.com

Realtek

“60 GHz technology represents the next frontier of wireless technology, building on and greatly expanding existing and emerging wireless multimedia, entertainment and connectivity applications,” said Ran Yan, Senior Vice President at Realtek. “With a complete portfolio of wireless technologies, Realtek is pleased to participate and contribute in the development of this key high-performance wireless standard.”

Realtek Semiconductor Corporation PR contact: Sean Coffey | coffey@realtek.com

Tensorcom

“Wireless Gigabit Alliance’s specification will enable a true high-performance wireless ecosystem encompassing cell-phone centric, laptop centric and TV centric applications,” said Ismail Lakkis, Chief Executive Officer at Tensorcom. “We are excited about the new multi-gigabit wireless connectivity usage models realized by the WiGig specification, and we are looking forward to providing our customers with WiGig Alliance compliant chipsets.”

Tensorcom Incorporated PR contact: Ismail Lakkis | 858.676.0200 |ilakkis@tensorcom.com

Texas Instruments

“As a semiconductor manufacturer that supports multiple technologies and interface standards, Texas Instruments strives to solve real world problems for our customers while simplifying their lives. A standardized interoperable wireless interface between a broad set of applications and platforms with multi-gigabit speeds has the potential to offer end users greater ease of use with improved speed and power-efficiency,” said Nick Hassan, General Manager, Interface and Clock Products, Texas Instruments.

Texas Instruments PR Contact: Linda Tressa LeClaire | 214-480-3193 | lindatressa@ti.com

Wilocity

“The 60 GHz Wireless Gigabit Alliance specification marks a fundamental breakthrough for home and business customers,” said Tal Tamir, chief executive officer, Wilocity. “WiGig-enabled notebooks and CE devices will now have wireless access, to any interface, any protocol, and any connection at unprecedented speeds. As a result, Wilocity’s 60 GHz solution will enable people to determine their computing experience by exactly what they want, instead of by what they can carry.”

Wilocity Corporation PR Contact: Mark Grodzinsky | mark.grodzinsky@Wilocity.com