UbiCom delivers millionth StreamEngine Wi-Fi processor for 2007 as demand for 802.11n soars

August 31, 2007 – US firm UbiCom has announced that it has delivered one million StreamEngine family processors so far in 2007, and reports that interest in 802.11n-compliant devices is soaring.

The company started shipping 802.11n-compliant devices in 2006 and expects to ship over 2mn components to wireless home networking vendors by the end of 2007.  The 802.11n draft standard offers increased throughput and preferential operation at 5 GHz, avoiding interference from neighbouring wireless networks.

“Hitting the one million-unit milestone for StreamEngine-based 802.11n products at this point in the year certainly underscores the increasing call for home networking devices that can reliably transport voice, video, gaming and data traffic,” said Cathal Phelan, CEO of UbiCom.  “ Both the historical data from the 11b-11g transition and the accelerating demand that Ubicom is experiencing point to a real takeoff for 802.11n in the home networking environment in the latter half of 2007.”

UbiCom’s StreamEngine technology includes Intelligent Stream Handlijng for automatic identification and prioritisation of critical traffic, such as VoIP, video streaming and gaming.