AT&T Validates Altair's CAT-1 Chipset

AT&T Validates Altair's CAT-1 Chipset

Altair's Low-Power, Low-Cost FourGee-1160 to Serve as Engine for New LTE-Only IoT Offering

HOD HASHARON, Israel, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Altair Semiconductor (altair-semi.com [http://altair-semi.com ] ), a leading provider
of LTE chipsets, today announced that the FourGee-1160 CAT-1 chipset has successfully
completed AT&T's ADAPT chipset validation process. The ADAPT achievement improves
time-to-market and reduces the cost associated with the introduction of new Internet of
Things (IoT) devices.

    This validation comes on the heels of AT&T's January launch
[http://about.att.com/story/introduces_lte_modules_for_iot_devices.html ] of a new family
of LTE modules for IoT devices, including Altair's FourGee-1160 as the engine behind its
M14A2A - LTE-Only CAT-1 module.

    Altair's IoT cellular roadmap including CAT-1, and CAT-M1/M2, will fundamentally
disrupt the competitive dynamics between cellular IoT and proprietary LPWA technologies,
enabling the offering of price/power competitive solutions to a growing IoT customer base.

    "AT&T's IoT strategy is consistent with where we see things going, so we want to be
there to support them, whether it's with broadband, CAT-1 or, soon enough, CAT-M," said
Eran Eshed, Co-founder and VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Altair.

    The Altair chipset enables cost- and feature-optimized modules and devices that
support advanced features such as VoLTE and LWM2M device management. The FourGee-1160 also
integrates a power-optimized MCU subsystem with enhanced security, facilitating end device
applications running on the LTE baseband chip without the need for an external MCU.

    "Businesses depend on IoT solutions for gathering near real-time information on assets
around the world," said Cameron Coursey, vice president, product development, Internet of
Things Solutions, AT&T. "This LTE chipset provides a low-cost solution, opening up the
market to more customers and devices. We're excited to see innovative companies such as
Altair lead the ecosystem in this important direction."

    Altair's CAT-1 optimized FourGee-1160 chipset extends the battery life of IoT devices
by employing advanced idle and sleep mode power management. Potential applications include
smart meters, car telematics, security systems and smart home devices, as well as other
sensors and edge devices.

    About Altair Semiconductor 

    Altair Semiconductor, recently acquired by Sony Group, is a leading provider of
single-mode LTE chipsets. Altair's portfolio covers the complete spectrum of cellular 4G
market needs, from supercharged video-centric applications all the way to ultra-low power,
low cost IoT and M2M. Altair has shipped millions of LTE chipsets to date, commercially
deployed on the world's most advanced LTE networks. For more information, please visit
http://altair-semi.com

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