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Vodafone Joins the WiMAX Forum®
Other topics: WiMAX Broadband Provider,
WiMAX Acquisition
WiMAX Forum®
August 9, 2007
Portland, OR -- The WiMAX Forum®, an industry-led non-profit organization
committed to promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX™ products,
today announced that Vodafone, the world’s leading international mobile
communications group, has become a principal member of the WiMAX Forum.
WiMAX™ technology is set to allow high-speed internet access from
laptops and other mobile devices over larger distances than previous
technologies such as Wi-Fi. |
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“Our membership of the
WiMAX Forum will complement our existing memberships of other key
industry bodies such as the GSMA, 3GPP and the Next Generation Mobile
Network initiative,” said Steve Pusey, Global Chief Technology Officer,
Vodafone. "Vodafone remains technology neutral as far as our future
network options are concerned, and joining the WiMAX Forum is a logical
step as we seek to evaluate the full capabilities and potential of this
technology."
“The WiMAX Forum is pleased that Vodafone has joined our organization,”
said Ron Resnick, President of WiMAX Forum, “We look forward to
Vodafone playing a key role in the future development of WiMAX
technology.”
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led non-profit organization comprising
more than 470 companies including 141 operators committed to promoting
and certifying interoperable WiMAX products. WiMAX products are designed
to deliver wireless broadband services to both residential customers and
businesses by creating economies of scale made possible by
standards-based, interoperable products and services.
A complete list of current WiMAX Forum members is found here: http://www.wimaxforum.org/about/Current_Members/
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About WiMAX Forum®
The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed
to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of
broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI
HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction
of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified™ products
are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and
mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with
service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified
systems meet customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX
Forum Global Congress Events Series of premier trade shows and
conferences, the WiMAX Forum is committed to offering a hands-on
business and education experience with meaningful networking
opportunities to drive worldwide adoption of WiMAX technology and
deliver wireless broadband Internet services anytime, anywhere. For
more information, visit the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.
“WiMAX Forum” is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. “WiMAX,” the
WiMAX Forum logo, "WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum Certified
logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the
properties of their respective owners.
About Vodafone
Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications
group with over 232 million proportionate customers as at 30 June
2007. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 25 countries across
five continents and a further 40 partner networks worldwide. For more
information, please visit www.vodafone.com |
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