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2007/09/30
AzureWave Passes Wireless 802.11n Draft 2.0 Certification for
Next –Generation Wi-Fi Gear

Taipei, Taiwan, September, 30 2007-- AzureWave Technologies, Inc. proudly announces to achieve 802.11n draft 2.0 certification granted by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which has officially recognized AzureWave wireless products as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ devices. With 802.11n draft 2.0 certified, these products are capable of excellent performance as well as interoperability guarantee of 802.11n Wi-Fi technology.

"Wi-Fi is a pervasive wireless technology used by more than 350 million people at more than 200,000 public hotspots, millions of homes and businesses worldwide," said Wi-Fi Alliance Senior Director Karen Hanley. "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 products are transforming the wireless landscape by combining increased throughput and range in products that have passed rigorous tests for interoperability. We expect the rate of adoption of next-generation Wi-Fi will continue to accelerate in new devices and multi-media applications."

802.11n is based on the MIMO technology, which enables products for excellent performance and reduces the dead spots. Products certified with Wi-Fi 802.11n draft 2.0 offer consumers greater bandwidth to support data rates up to 300Mbps, as is particularly capable of video streaming or any other multimedia which requires large data transmission. In addition, 802.11n draft 2.0 Wi-Fi certified products offer WPA 2(Wi-Fi Protect Access) to use the best possible encryption for network security. 802.11n is also backward compliant with 802.11b/g, so users can simply add the 802.11n products into the existing wireless network environment at home or office.

“The high data rate of 802.11n technology enables consumers to transfer data, audio, video, and this brings about the growing wireless entertainment market,” said Ted Lee, CEO of AzureWave. “With the newest 802.11n draft2.0 certification, AzureWave holds the guarantee of interoperability in the next-generation Wi-Fi technology, so consumer can use AzureWave 802.11n products along with products from other companies without worry. This eventually enables people to enjoy the wireless entertainment brought by our 802.11n technology.”

AzureWave provides the complete 802.11n certified products including the wireless Notebook adapter and the wireless router as the following:
(1) The AW-NU221 wireless USB adapter is designed for both Desktop and Notebook PC and provides a simple way to upgrade the wireless communication.
(2) The AW-NR580 wireless route supports function of music streaming as well as video file transferring.

People can enjoy the digital life by using AzureWave 802.11n products for getting the best performance of 802.11n and experiencing the next-generation technology.