CAMARILLO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- Aug 27, 2013 -- Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, announced that Dr. Martin Nuss, chief technology officer at Vitesse, will join other industry experts in a technical panel discussion at the Layer 123 Packet Microwave and Mobile Backhaul Conference 2013 taking place at the Hilton Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Dr. Nuss will join experts from NEC and Tarana Wireless on the "New Approaches for Small Cell for LTE Hotspots" panel moderated by Maravedis-Rethink analyst, Esteban Monturus, on Wednesday, September 25, at 3:10 p.m. local time. As mobile networks are evolving to cope with the explosive data consumption and bandwidth requirements of mobile devices and users, small cells play an increasingly critical role in wireless carriers' 4G/LTE network upgrade strategies. Potential topics will include small cell deployment strategies, technology considerations for small cell backhaul, and best practices for delivering high capacity and coverage for LTE hotspots.

Dr. Nuss has over 20 years of technical and management experience and is a recognized industry expert in timing and synchronization for communications networks. Dr. Nuss serves on the board of directors for the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and IEEE member. He holds a doctorate in applied physics from the Technical University in Munich, Germany.

For more information about Layer 123 Packet Microwave and Mobile Backhaul Conference 2013, please visit http://www.layer123.com/microwave.

About Vitesse
Vitesse (NASDAQ: VTSS) designs a diverse portfolio of high-performance semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Vitesse products enable the fastest-growing network infrastructure markets including Mobile Access/IP Edge, Cloud Computing and SMB/SME Enterprise Networking. Visit www.vitesse.com or follow us on Twitter @VitesseSemi.

Vitesse is a registered trademark of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holders.

VTSS-G

Company Contact:
Michelle Lozada
Vitesse Semiconductor

www.vitesse.com
+1.805.388.3700

pressrelations@vitesse.com 

Agency Contact:
Jennifer Usher
SHIFT Communications

www.shiftcomm.com
+1.415.591.8456

VitessePR@shiftcomm.com 

---