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WiMAX Forum Boasts
Three New Heavy Hitters
AT&T, British Telecom and China’s ZTE are the newest board members of
the WiMAX Forum. AT&T will be represented by Christopher Rice, director
of access technology and services; BT will be represented by Group
Technology Officer Mick Reeve; and ZTE will be represented by Rajesh
Bhalla, associate general manager of business development.
“China is an important market for WiMAX − both in terms of manufacturing
and deployment,” says Bhalla. “As one of the first China-based companies
to join the WiMAX Forum, we are working to ensure the Forum understands
and meets the needs of Chinese manufacturers, operators, regulators and
users.”
The Forum also developed two new groups -- an Applications Working Group
(AWG) and Network Working Group (NWG) – as part of its growth process.
The AWG will identify and develop requirements for high-demand
applications that will both differentiate WiMAX deployments from other
technologies and attract new users. As such, equipment vendors, service
providers and content providers are members of this group. The NWG is
working to create higher-level networking specifications for fixed,
nomadic, portable and mobile WiMAX systems, beyond those defined in the
IEEE 802.16 standard. Again, this group includes equipment vendors and
service providers.
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