PARIS — April 25, 2012 — 4G chipmaker Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS) has become a participant in Verizon’s LTE Innovation Center, created to empower LTE innovators and foster the development of new technologies for Verizon’s world-leading 4G LTE network.

“We are very pleased to collaborate with Verizon Wireless and to participate in Verizon’s LTE Innovation Program,” said Georges Karam, Sequans’ CEO. “The program is a catalyst for innovation and development and we are proud to be part of this group of leaders who have come together to help bring the world’s best wireless technologies and products to market.”

Sequans is a leader in the development of LTE semiconductor solutions and has recently released its second generation of LTE chip technology. These new solutions are built in 40 nm CMOS and are compact, efficient, and powerful, delivering category 4 throughput of up to 150 Mbps in a very small 10 x 10 mm package that includes SDRAM. Sequans offers two LTE platforms: Andromeda, optimized for the design of handsets and tablets, and Mont Blanc, optimized for the design of hostless USB modems, CPE and mobile routers.