802.16e mobile WiMax network
' We are setting industry standards by managing certification in a way that has never been done before, ' said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMax Forum.
' To ensure that technology devices can work together for all network operators and consumers, the WiMax Forum supports the certification process from device research and development to measurement test equipment, finally product certification. The WiMax Forum is the only organization that certifies WiMax base stations, which is the key to ensuring interoperability between devices and the quality of service of user devices with WiMax network devices . '
The 3.5GHz band includes validation and certification for 3 profiles, based on bandwidths of 5.7 and 10 MHz. The WiMax Forum also plans to speed up the construction of infrastructure for certification for the 2.3GHz band (including channel widths of 5 and 10 MHz).
WiMax Forum's forecast for the number of users by 2012 will be more than 133 million, and about 70% of these users will use portable and mobile WiMax devices to access Internet services. broadband.
Certification for standard WiMax products confirms the leading position of mobile WiMax technology over competing LTE (Long-Term Evolution) technology for 3G. LTE has not yet been standardized, but this did not prevent NXP chip maker from announcing last week that the company would have LTE modem compatible devices ready for compatibility testing in the first half of next year.
The 2.5GHz WiMax product can be used in Clearwire and Sprint's WiMax network in the US.