LTE stack provider 4M Wireless wins Industry Award

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 28, 2008 -- London, United Kingdom - 4M Wireless Ltd., a supplier of protocol stack software for mobile devices, has been awarded the 2008 Product Innovation of the Year Award in Europe by Frost & Sullivan. The award has been presented in recognition of the company's technology innovation in designing and developing the 3GPP LTE Protocol Stack for User Equipment (UE) terminals.

4M Wireless specializes in developing protocol stack software for mobile telecommunications. Backed by a strong R&D team, companies such as 4M Wireless are helping to speed up the pace of development of 4G networks. The company has been developing its products very close to the schedules of the 3GPP LTE specifications and leads the market. With its 3GPP Release 8 compliant LTE protocol stack, 4M Wireless Ltd. has demonstrated the key technical capabilities for innovation and market leadership.

The 4M Wireless LTE Protocol Stack for user equipment terminals is the industry's first LTE protocol stack solution for ultra low power and low cost consumer devices including multi-mode wireless handsets, USB wireless modems, and data cards as well as embedded devices for notebooks and personal computers. The protocol stack consists of a comprehensive implementation of the LTE MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC and NAS protocol sub-layers which the company has tested with other companies within the sector.

The 4M Wireless LTE protocol stack has also already achieved significant acceptance in the market place. The technology is currently being used by a number of companies in the wireless sector in the terminal side for 4G mobile devices as well as for testing purposes in the infrastructure side. Such achievements not only give the company a base to build further commercial success, but also enable the prospect for its technology to be a potential benchmark within the industry.

"This award is a testimony to the interest of customers and partners in the underlying technology and architecture of the 3GPP LTE protocol stack for user equipment terminals developed by 4M Wireless. The company is clearly poised for further growth and recognition. For its development of an innovative solution with modular and portable architecture and its ability to provide a comprehensive technical roadmap and maintenance services for LTE solutions, 4M Wireless Ltd. is presented with the 2008 Award for Product Innovation" said A. Nirmal, industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

The Product Innovation of the Year Award is bestowed upon a company that has carried out new research, which has resulted in innovation(s) that have or are expected to bring significant contributions to the industry in terms of adoption, change, and competitive posture. This Award recognizes the quality and depth of a company’s research and development program as well as the vision and risk-taking that enabled it to undertake such an endeavor.

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