WiMAX Forum to open US certification lab, plans five by year end
The WiMAX Forum, the industry body that certifies WiMAX equipment for interoperability, has announced the opening of its first test lab in North America saying it hopes to have five around the world by the end of 2007.
he lab will be operated by the WiMAX Forum's lead certification testing partner, AT4 wireless (formerly Cetecom Spain) in Virginia and is due to open this October. "A US-based lab is important to help meet the needs of member companies as the demand for mobile certification testing increases in the US market," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum.
"Establishing a WiMAX Forum designated test facility in North America is very important strategically because the WiMAX Forum and key telecommunications industry forums are located in the US" said Luis Fernando Martinez, general director of AT4 wireless. "We plan to quickly open a lab in the United States to support global certification testing for both fixed and mobile WiMAX devices."
The WiMAX Forum designated Cetecom as its lead certification partner in January 2005 saying it had been chosen after "a rigorous 12-month review process" for its "extensive range of testing and compliance services, which includes experience in wireless technologies such as GSM/GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth". The Forum noted at the time that Cetecom had affiliate regional labs that would be able to offer WiMAX testing: in Milpitas, California, Taipei, Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo.
The new Virginia lab will initially be staffed by up to 25 - 30 employees and will conduct WiMAX Forum certification testing and radiated performance testing. AT4 wireless has the responsibility to develop and replicate the certification test beds to match other test beds globally so that interoperability for all WiMAX Forum Certified devices is assured. In the future it may also provide capabilities to support the convergence of emerging wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi with WiMAX and Bluetooth with WiMAX.
The WiMAX Forum says it plans to have five certification test labs located in the US Europe, China, Korea and Taiwan by end of 2007. In February 2006, Korea's Telecommunications Technology Association's IT Testing & Certification Lab in Seoul became the first WiMAX lab in Asia. Since then it the Forum has appointed the China Academy of Telecommunication Research in Beijing as a certification lab.
The WiMAX Forum's web site lists a total of 28 products presently certified, all 802.16d. Alvarion is one of very few companies to have multiple base station and CPE products certified. According to a 'fact sheet' on the Opel Networks proposal, Opel has identified the world-leading WiMAX vendor, Alvarion, as its provider of choice."
he lab will be operated by the WiMAX Forum's lead certification testing partner, AT4 wireless (formerly Cetecom Spain) in Virginia and is due to open this October. "A US-based lab is important to help meet the needs of member companies as the demand for mobile certification testing increases in the US market," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum.
"Establishing a WiMAX Forum designated test facility in North America is very important strategically because the WiMAX Forum and key telecommunications industry forums are located in the US" said Luis Fernando Martinez, general director of AT4 wireless. "We plan to quickly open a lab in the United States to support global certification testing for both fixed and mobile WiMAX devices."
The WiMAX Forum designated Cetecom as its lead certification partner in January 2005 saying it had been chosen after "a rigorous 12-month review process" for its "extensive range of testing and compliance services, which includes experience in wireless technologies such as GSM/GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth". The Forum noted at the time that Cetecom had affiliate regional labs that would be able to offer WiMAX testing: in Milpitas, California, Taipei, Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo.
The new Virginia lab will initially be staffed by up to 25 - 30 employees and will conduct WiMAX Forum certification testing and radiated performance testing. AT4 wireless has the responsibility to develop and replicate the certification test beds to match other test beds globally so that interoperability for all WiMAX Forum Certified devices is assured. In the future it may also provide capabilities to support the convergence of emerging wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi with WiMAX and Bluetooth with WiMAX.
The WiMAX Forum says it plans to have five certification test labs located in the US Europe, China, Korea and Taiwan by end of 2007. In February 2006, Korea's Telecommunications Technology Association's IT Testing & Certification Lab in Seoul became the first WiMAX lab in Asia. Since then it the Forum has appointed the China Academy of Telecommunication Research in Beijing as a certification lab.
The WiMAX Forum's web site lists a total of 28 products presently certified, all 802.16d. Alvarion is one of very few companies to have multiple base station and CPE products certified. According to a 'fact sheet' on the Opel Networks proposal, Opel has identified the world-leading WiMAX vendor, Alvarion, as its provider of choice."
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