| 12/7/09 - Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) announced that Microsoft's new Xbox 360 Wireless N
Networking Adapter leverages the high performance of the industry's most
widely adopted 11n technology, Atheros XSPAN, to deliver an enhanced
wireless experience. Xbox 360 owners will see improvements in speed, range
and wireless security features enabled by Atheros' XSPAN 2-stream 11n,
dual-band PCIe solution, the AR9280. Additionally, Xbox LIVE members can
seamlessly stream HD movies and TV episodes in instant-on 1080p and 5.1
surround sound with Zune video on Xbox LIVE, as well as update their
Facebook profile, send tweets via Twitter, download Games on Demand or
watch Netflix videos from their console.
With XSPAN, the Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter delivers up to seven
times the TCP/IP throughput and twice the range of 11g-enabled adapters. It
also features robust security based on the WPA2® (Wi-Fi Protected
Access® 2) security protocol to protect your media content and
information. The dual-band AR9280 employs the 5GHz band to avoid
interference, enabling lag-free network gaming in congested wireless
environments such as dense housing or areas with multiple wireless
networks. It utilizes the 2.4GHz band for simple data applications such as
email, web surfing and social media networking. With the AR9280's 11n
speeds, Xbox gamers can enjoy simultaneous applications that enhance the
gaming experience such as streaming live video from a webcam to personalize
game play, supporting voice for multi-player chat and streaming music from
Last.fm -- featuring the world's largest online music catalog.
"The gaming console is adding advanced media hub capabilities for
delivering on-demand movies, video, and music, as well as connecting users
to their favorite social media sites," said Ben Naskar, vice president and
general manager of Atheros' networking business unit. "XSPAN delivers the
performance to meet the growing user demand for content and applications
accessed through the Xbox LIVE community -- wirelessly. We are pleased to
be working with Microsoft to enable a superior gaming and entertainment
experience in the home."
Atheros XSPAN AR9280
The Atheros XSPAN AR9280 11n, dual-band (2.4/5GHz) 2-stream solution
integrates the radio, baseband/MAC and host PCIe interface into a single
chip. The AR9280 provides full 11n MIMO performance, supporting up to
300Mbps data rates, and leverages several power-saving protocols,
algorithms and circuit design techniques such as Dynamic MIMO Power Save
(DMPS), Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (UAPSD) and Atheros
Wake-on-Wireless®. Additionally, the AR9280 supports the industry's most
robust wireless security protocol -- WPA2 -- along with other industry
standards such as WMM® (Wi-Fi Multimedia™) and Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™.
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