PMC-Sierra Mobile Backhaul Product Receives 2011 NGN Leadership Award

Universal Front End 4 (UFE4) Silicon Honored for Outstanding Innovation

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS), the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named PMC-Sierra’s Universal Front End 4 (UFE4) silicon as a recipient of the 2011 NGN Leadership Award presented by its publication, NGN Magazine. The UFE412 and UFE448 ASSP devices, combined with PMC-Sierra’s WinPath3™ network processors, offer OEMs a highly integrated platform to deliver end-to-end mobile backhaul solutions, from cell-site backhaul through hub sites and aggregation equipment.

“Congratulations to the entire team at PMC-Sierra, and I look forward to more innovations in the coming year.”

The Third Annual NGN Leadership Award has recognized the growth, evolution and distinction between the applications and services designed for next generation networks and the enabling technologies that make them possible. PMC-Sierra has been recognized in the Network Technology category.

“PMC-Sierra is honored to accept this award from NGN Magazine as a reflection of our leadership in delivering innovative solutions for the mobile infrastructure that accelerate the industry’s transformation to IP-based networks,” said Robert O’Dell, vice president of marketing for PMC-Sierra’s wireless infrastructure and networking division.

“PMC-Sierra has been recognized for their exceptional work in advancing NGN services and technologies. The UFE4 product family has proven it is exceptional, and its innovation has contributed to the transformation of the industry,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “Congratulations to the entire team at PMC-Sierra, and I look forward to more innovations in the coming year.”

The 2011 NGN Leadership Award winners can be found in the May 2011 issue of NGN Magazine.

For more information about PMC-Sierra’s UFE4 product family, please visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com/network-processors.

About PMC-Sierra

PMC-Sierra^®, the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, offers its customers technical and sales support worldwide through a network of offices in North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. PMC-Sierra provides semiconductor solutions for Enterprise and Channel Storage, Wide Area Network Infrastructure, Fiber To The Home, and Laser Printer/Enterprise market segments. The Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com.

About NGN magazine

NGN magazine is the resource for communications service providers and the supporting ecosystem of equipment providers, system integrators, and solutions developers as they make the transition to next generation networks.

NGN magazine will cover how these new technologies will integrate with legacy systems, and how they will improve service, deliver new applications, and offer ROI to carriers. TMC continues to provide leading-edge information as this market develops. NGN represents the evolution of IMS Magazine. Launched in January 2009, NGN encompasses a wider swath of the important trends and newsmakers that are shaping the networks of the future.

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