Singapore, 9 April, 2008 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its reception of the "WiMAX Forum Certified™ Seal of Approval" from the WiMAX Forum®, once again proving its leadership in Mobile WiMAX technology at the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia 2008, Singapore.
Samsung is one of four WiMAX Forum members receiving the first WiMAX Forum Certified designation for its Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) products.
The Mobile WiMAX Certified products are ‘Mobile WiMAX 2.3 GHz Base Station’ and ‘Mobile Station,’ the PCMCIA card type device. Samsung even strengthens its cutting edge technology by incorporating in-house designed and produced Mobile WiMAX Chipset into ‘Mobile Station.’
The WiMAX Forum Certified™ seal of approval is granted to products which successfully pass rigorous testing to ensure they meet the strict interoperability and conformance standards of the WiMAX Forum®.
“WiMAX Forum Certification designation is yet another example showing our leadership in this technology," commented Geesung Choi, the President of Telecommunication Business of Samsung Electronics. "We believe the certification will help us reach to the global Mobile WiMAX markets, and Samsung will continue to strive to be a leader by acquiring certification for Mobile WiMAX Wave 2, which features the next generation advanced antenna technology.”
“Mobile WiMAX Certification is a critical milestone, both for the WiMAX Forum and the WiMAX industry,” said Ron Resnick, President of the WiMAX Forum, during the press conference from the show floor in Singapore. “Samsung Electronics has played an important role in taking that first step with the WiMAX Forum, enabling us to deliver on our promise to have mobile, WiMAX Forum Certified products in early 2008.”