Marvell(TM) TopDog(TM) WLAN Supports 802.11n Draft 2.0 Specification
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 26 - Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL), the leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that the Company's TopDog(TM) WLAN solutions support the new IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 specification as approved during the latest round of balloting by the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. This ratification is proof of the increasing maturity of 802.11n technology and its growing momentum toward international standardization.
"Marvell is very pleased that the industry has taken this huge step forward toward ratifying the 802.11n standard and toward seamless interoperability," said Dr. Paramesh Gopi, vice president and general manager, Marvell's Emerging and Embedded Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group. "By supporting the Draft 2.0 specification, the Marvell TopDog products, which are available now in retail, offer superior performance and nurture the industry momentum toward standardization."
Marvell TopDog WLAN includes Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology which enables higher throughput and improved range over currently available 802.11-based products. Supporting the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz bands, as well as 20MHz and 40MHz channels, Marvell TopDog WLAN technology offers unprecedented levels of wireless connectivity with a peak performance varying from 150 to 600Mbps depending on the chipset. Marvell TopDog is also completely interoperable and backward compatible with existing 802.11 solutions.
A recognized leader in the 802.11 WLAN market, Marvell has numerous customers shipping 802.11-based game devices, cellular handsets, digital cameras, MP3 players, VoIP handsets, PCs, access points, and other consumer devices. Marvell WLAN technology connects all the elements of the digital consumer lifestyle, enabling unprecedented levels of wireless performance without compromising long range and the broad coverage demanded by the next generation of integrated audio/video/data applications and devices.
About Marvell
Marvell is the leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions. The Company's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms "Company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (MSI), Marvell Asia Pte Ltd (MAPL), Marvell Japan K.K., Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell International Ltd. (MIL), Marvell U.K. Limited, Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd. (MSIL), RADLAN Computer Communications Ltd., and SysKonnect GmbH. MSI is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and designs, develops and markets products on behalf of MIL and MAPL. MSI may be contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at www.marvell.com .
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