Release, May 27, 2010

EB AND SATIMO UNITE THEIR EXPERTISE IN MIMO OTA TESTING




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Free for publication on May 27, 2010 at 9.00 am (CEST +1)



EB AND SATIMO UNITE THEIR EXPERTISE IN MIMO OTA TESTING



Oulu, Finland / Paris, France - EB (Elektrobit), a leading developer of cutting edge embedded technology solutions for wireless and automotive industries and SATIMO, an industry leader in electromagnetic field measurements in the microwave frequency range, announced their partnership on MIMO Over-the-Air (OTA) testing. The partnership combines the expertise of SATIMO and EB to offer a test solution that integrates the best performing technologies: multi-probe spherical measurement geometry, instantaneous calibration of the test system and high performance radio channel emulator.



"As the end-user performance requirements of new MIMO mobile devices constantly increase, it introduces new testing challenges for wireless device manufactures. We are glad to be able to provide a reliable and easy-to-use solution to the market together with our partner SATIMO" says Antti Sivula, senior vice president of EB's Wireless Communications Tools Business.



EB launched industry's first commercially available MIMO OTA emulator in February 2010. The EB Propsim F8 MIMO OTA emulator can produce signals in any geometry based channel model for a flexible number of probes. The emulator is integrated in SATIMO's testing solution, together with a circular multi-probe arch, an instantaneous calibration unit, an amplification unit and a radio communication tester. This partnership provides a fully-operational MIMO OTA testing solution for the Telecom industry.



"The demand for such a solution has been growing strongly in the last few months. We are proud tooffer thanks to this partnership a solution that perfectly fits the needs of wireless device manufacturers in terms of speed, performance and flexibility" tells Gianni Barone, sales director of SATIMO.


For more information on the EB Propsim F8 MIMO OTA emulator and other Propsim products, please visit: https://www.elektrobit.com/ebpropsim . For more information on SATIMO's MIMO test solution, please visit http://www.satimo.com/content/mimo-testing-solutions .


About EB, Elektrobit Corporation

EB develops advanced technology and transforms it into enriching end user experiences. EB specializes in demanding embedded software and hardware solutions for the automotive industry and wireless technologies. The company's net sales for the year 2009 totaled EUR 153.8 million. Elektrobit Corporation is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. http://www.elektrobit.com



About EB's Wireless Communications Tools BusinessEB's Wireless Communications Tools is a global technology leader in test tools for measuring, modeling and emulating radio channel environments. It contributes to radio channel model standardization, radio channel emulation, and radio channel measurements with vast experience and a substantial customer base of the leading industry brand names.



About SATIMO

SATIMO Industries SAS is a French subsidiary of the Microwave Vision Group, listed on the ALTERNEXT stock exchange (FR0004058949 - ALMIC). The company develops, manufactures, and markets electromagnetic field measurement systems. With a large choice of technical solutions, SATIMO possesses thorough technical expertise in the field of microwave measurements: mechanical or electronic scanning, anechoic or free space field strength measurements, software, mechanical design, system integration and antenna technology. htt