To help fund commercialization of DiversityPlus technology in the United States and Korea, Magnolia Broadband has received a new round of investments. The fables semiconductor developer of antenna diversity solutions for wireless applications has announced that it has closed its series D financing of $14 million. The round, which represented an increase in valuation, included new investors Quantum Technology Partners and WS Investments, as well as existing investors. Magnolia's current round of financing brings the total equity investment in the company to more than $40 million.

The deployment of Magnolia's DiversityPlus chips in dual antenna cell phones will enable wireless carriers to substantially increase subscribers within the same wireless infrastructure, eliminating the need for additional cell towers, while boosting capacity, coverage, mobile data throughput and battery life. Additional benefits for carriers and consumers will include more reliable connections, fewer "dead zones," improved quality of service and a substantial lowering in the amount of energy the phone emits.

"We are very pleased to have this backing from our investors, as it will enable us to fully commercialize our DiversityPlus technology in the U.S. and Korean marketplaces," said Osmo Hautanen, CEO of Magnolia Broadband. "The new funding will carry the company into 2007 toward profitability, enabling us to not only continue innovating on our antenna diversity technology, but also to deploy it shortly in cell phones on a worldwide basis."

"This key round of funding continues to demonstrate the investors' ongoing commitment to Magnolia's antenna diversity technology," said Yaron Eitan, chairman of Magnolia Broadband and Partner of SCP Private Equity Partners. "We are confident that the inroads the company has made abroad and in the U.S. will soon lead to its worldwide deployment and success in the marketplace."

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