Accton Technology Partners with Beceem to Provide WiMAX CPE Solutions, as the First and Only Taiwan ODM Vendor Participating in the Fall 2006 WiMAX Plugfest Event

Accton Technology Partners with Beceem to Provide WiMAX CPE Solutions, as the First and Only Taiwan ODM Vendor Participating in the Fall 2006 WiMAX Plugfest Event

September 28, 2006

    TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Accton
Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 2345), the global premier
provider of networking and communications equipment, today
announced that it is partnering with Beceem Communications,
the leading provider of chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, to bring
a wide range of WiMAX CPE solutions to the market.  Accton
is the first ODM supplier to make available 802.16e CPE
devices and to participate in the Fall 2006 WiMAX Forum(TM)
Plugfest event in Frederick, Maryland from September 24 to
October 1, demonstrating interoperability with different
WiMAX Base Stations.

    Cashew Chen, Vice President of Accton Technology said,
"We are very excited to partner with Beceem for our
WiMAX CPE solutions.  We selected Beceem's MS120 802.16e
chipset solution because Beceem is the only company
providing the chipset with field-proven, high performance
and good compatibility with standards.  Through this
partnership, Accton will provide 802.16e Mobile WiMAX CPE
solutions that will lead the market with respect to
availability and performance" 

    "Accton's selection of our MS120 Mobile WiMAX
chipset will enable them to rapidly deliver a set of highly
competitive and robust WiMAX CPE's for multiple
markets," said David Patterson, VP of Marketing for
Beceem.  "Accton is aggressively developing solutions
for the wireless broadband equipment market, and we are
delighted that Accton has chosen us as their preferred
chipset technology partner."

    About Accton Technology Corporation

    Accton Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 2345) is a global
premier provider of networking and communications solutions
for top tier networking, computer, and telecommunications
vendors.  Leveraging its advanced software applications and
state-of-the-art ASIC, Accton collaborates with its
strategic partners to design, develop and manufacture
innovative, leading-edge technologies.  The company's
constantly-evolving core technology, highly-qualified
employees and aggressive cost engineering make it possible
for Accton to deliver superior products that are as
affordable as they are robust.  For more information about
Accton and its subsidiaries, visit http://www.accton.com .

    About Beceem Communication

    Beceem Communications Inc. is a leading provider of
semiconductor solutions for the wireless broadband market,
and the first with commercially available terminal chipsets
for the IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX standard.  For more
information about Beceem please visit http://www.beceem.com
.

    About the WiMAX Forum

    The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit
corporation formed to help promote and certify the
compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless
products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless
MAN specifications.  The forum's goal is to accelerate the
introduction of these devices into the marketplace.  WiMAX
Forum Certified(TM) products will be fully interoperable
and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and
Mobile Applications.  For more information about the WiMAX
Forum and its activities, please visit
http://www.WiMAXForum.org . 

    For more information, please contact:

     Lucille Lu
     Tel:   [phone] x3503
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Accton Technology Corporation