Richard Nottenburg Elected to Sequans' Board of Directors

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Sequans Communications S.A. SQNS announced today that Richard N. Nottenburg has been elected to its board of directors. Nottenburg was formerly CEO and member of the board of directors of Sonus Networks.

"Sequans will benefit from Richard's extensive experience as an executive in the telecom industry," said George Karam, Sequans CEO. "He has served on the boards of several leading companies assisting in growth management with excellent results. We are pleased to have him join us."

Nottenburg is today a sought-after business consultant and a tech investor. Prior to his tenure at Sonus Networks, he was chief strategy officer and chief technology officer at Motorola. He has served on the boards of Aeroflex and PMC Sierra and today serves on the boards of Violin Memory, where he is chairman and member of the compensation and corporate governance/nominating committees, and Verint Systems, where he is chairman of the compensation committee.

"Sequans has demonstrated great vision and has become a leader in LTE for the IoT, bringing key LTE chipset technology to market with first mover advantage at several points," said Nottenburg. "I'm excited to have the opportunity to contribute to a company with such a promising future."

About Sequans Communications
Sequans Communications S.A. SQNS is a 4G chipmaker and leading provider of single-mode LTE chipset solutions to wireless device manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 2003, Sequans has developed and delivered six generations of 4G technology and its chips are certified and shipping in 4G networks, both LTE and WiMAX, around the world. Today, Sequans offers two LTE product lines: StreamrichLTE™, optimized for feature-rich mobile computing and home/portable router devices, and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for M2M devices and other connected devices for the Internet of Things. Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Visit Sequans online at www.sequans.com; www.facebook.com/sequans; www.twitter.com/sequans

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