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JMD Joins WiMAX Forum

RF Integration Company sees substantial opportunity in emerging application

November 21, 2005 - < BACK

Atlanta, GA., November 21, 2005 - Jacket Micro Devices, Inc., a leading innovator in the integration of RF components used in wireless communication products, today announced that it has joined the WiMAX Forum, an industry consortia dedicated to promoting and certifying compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products."The WiMAX forum consists of industry leaders that are implementing the next generation of broadband wireless technologies based on the IEEE802.16 standard" said Jim Stratigos, JMD's President & CEO. "The entire JMD team is excited about our affiliation with the Forum and believes that our embedded passives technology offers tremendous value to the Forum's goal of open interoperability of products used for broadband wireless access and to its members who seek to rapidly reduce the size and complexity of RF components in WiMax devices".

About Jacket Micro Devices
JMD designs, produces and sells advanced RF modules using Multi-Layer Organic technology. JMD's patented technology combines advanced organic design tools and high volume, high quality manufacturing processes to achieve the smallest, highest performing RF devices available today.
JMD was founded to commercialize technology developed at Georgia Tech's Microsystems Packaging Research Center. For more information, visit www.jacketmicro.com or send email to info@jacketmicro.com.

About 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 www.WiMAXForum.org.

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