16/10/2006 - AT4 WIRELESS, A NEW BRAND FOR CETECOM
THE CENTRO DE TECNOLOGÍA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES, S. A. CONTINUES TO INNOVATE; THE NEW BRAND MARKS THE COMPANY'S 15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
The Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A., founded in 1991 at the Technology Park of Andalusia in Malaga and known to date as CETECOM, has announced that from now it will be called AT4 wireless.
AT4 wireless, meaning "Advanced Technologies for Wireless", will be organized into three main divisions: AT4 Labs, principally involved with laboratory testing activities; AT4 Systems for the development of test systems in the telecommunications field, and AT4 Engineering and Solutions, providing engineering services and developing software and hardware applications for the communications field.
June 2006 marked a two-year period since changes were made to the share structure of AT4 wireless. This change was driven by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise (Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa) based on the need to support the definitive national and international projection of the company, launching it as a catalyst for the telecommunications industry in Andalusia. Its current shareholders are the Andalusian Agency for Innovation and Development (Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo de la Junta de Andalucía), El Monte, Veiasa and Sadiel.
Since the changes made to the company's share structure, results have shown spectacular growth with turnover reaching 17.2 million euros in 2005, an increase of 56.36%. In addition, exports have increased, claiming a greater share and reaching 63% of the total company income for 2005.
AT4 wireless is currently involved in a process of growth, supported by an investment of over 12 million euros in R&D. This process is expected to lead to an increase in the number of staff employed by the company, predicted to rise to between 350 and 400 employees by 2008. In fact, this growth can already be seen if we consider that there was an average of 169 employees in 2005 and, so far this year, this number has increased to around 240 staff.
In addition, it is expected that the company will continue to enjoy an increase in turnover and growth in the international market.
It should also be highlighted that on 10th October, AT4 wireless won the Info Vision 2006 award, one of the most prestigious prizes in the industry, in the category for Broadband Wireless Communications for its MINT T2110 "Radio frequency test system for the conformance testing of WiMAX devices". This prize is awarded by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC), created in the United States in 1944 with the objective of bringing together universities and companies working in the electronics industry in order to drive development and maintain the highest levels of education and training for professionals who contribute to this industry.
"The new brand responds to the clear international vocation of our company and, of course, to our major involvement in the telecommunications market on a global level. AT4 wireless appealed to us because it is dynamic and modern and, from the outset, we have sought to continue being innovative with this new brand".
Fernando E. Hardasmal, Deputy General Director of CETECOM.
"We believe that AT4 wireless is the right brand for this new phase we are facing after 15 years and we expect significant international growth both in terms of sales as well as presence, along with leadership in the telecommunications market and a continued commitment to innovation, research and development. We wish to establish AT4 wireless as one of the main R&D&I telecommunications centres in Europe".
Luis Fernando Martínez, General Director.
As a part of this growth process, the company has established an R&D&I telecommunications centre which is also based at the PTA (Technology Park of Andalusia), very close to its central headquarters where the laboratories are now located. The centre is due to open before the end of the year.
BACK PAPER FOR PRESS
The Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (formerly CETECOM España), founded in 1991 at the Technology Park of Andalusia (PTA) in Malaga has developed its activity based on offering a highly specialised telecommunications laboratory. Since this time, it has broadened its scope to include engineering services and solutions, with a firm focus on research and development. This has enabled the company to create and launch its conformance test systems based on in-house technologies and developments to the international market.
The positioning achieved in highly specialised telecommunications markets on an international level, together with the recent changes to the share structure and a major plan for investment and growth for the coming years have promoted the creation of a new logo. This logo provides a clear identity for the company in the global marketplace and distinguishes it based on its uniqueness and specialisation.
The letters stand for "Advanced Technologies for Wireless", clearly identifying the activities carried out at the Communications Technology Centre and graphically indicating the company's distinctive specialisation.
AT4 wireless profile
The Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones S.A. (AT4 wireless) specialises in wireless and mobile technologies and has three clearly defined divisions:
· Laboratories
· Systems
· Engineering and Solutions
The AT4 wireless shareholders are: IDEA - Agency for Innovation and Development of Andalusia - (49.05%), Grupo Empresarial El Monte (24.53%), Verificaciones Industriales de Andalucía, S.A. Veiasa (24.53%) and Sadiel (1.90%).
The test laboratory for mobile and wireless communication devices is currently one of the most complete in the world, and the R&D centre specialising in radio frequency technologies and communication protocols is one of the most important in Southern Europe.
"Growth through cooperation" clearly continues to be one of the keys to success, along with the company's dynamic nature, its commitment to innovation and its belief in the talent of its personnel.
Basis for the visual identity of the new brand
The logo developed for AT4 wireless is structured around three basic elements: an anagram or symbol, a specific font, and the use of the company's corporate colours.
The central element and main identifying factor of the image is a series of curved lines that differ in size and join to form a structure that emulates a continuous and constant movement indicating progress and dynamism. This gives an impression of upward flight towards the market, both in terms of AT4 wireless as a company as well as for the products or companies it certifies or works with. This movement is generated from a centre shown in green, the colour of Andalusia, and surrounded by different blues which refer to nature and, more specifically, to water or the sea, another fortunate natural feature enjoyed by Andalusia. The darker blue that appears in the name is also the colour associated with Europe on a worldwide level. Finally, the composition of the waves bears reference to wireless technologies.
Through this new logo we wish to transmit a level of warmth and intimacy and remove the coldness generally associated with technology. Instead, we wish to emphasise an association with nature and, consequently, make a stand for sustainable development, a crucial issue in present times.
In addition, the clear definition of the lines and the cleanness of the forms transmit seriousness, clear ideas and professionalism, giving an overall impression of quality.
The font used emanates a certain level of character, transmitting seriousness, strength and stability as well as a touch of friendliness which complements the distinctiveness of the name while ensuring it is easy to read. Finally, the logo leans to the right, indicating a position of continuous progress.
10/10/2006 - CETECOM, winner of the prestigious international Award Info Vision 2006
Málaga, 10th October 2006
International Engineering Consortium (IEC) has selected the Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (CETECOM) as Finalist for the 2006 InfoVision Awards, in the category of "Wireless Communications of Broadband" due to the product MINT T2110 "Test System of Radio Frequency conformance for the certification testing of WiMAX devices".
MINT T2110 is a modular and flexible, automated test system for certification testing of WiMAX devices, both fixed (IEEE 802.16-2004) and mobile (IEEE 802.16-2005), providing additional capabilities for design and verification testing of base stations and user terminals under development.
MINT T2110 is the manufacturers key to check their designs are according to the international specifications defind for this new technology. This tool can ensure interoperability of the WiMAX devices, helping to build confidence in this technology to both users and network operators.
The winners has been revealed this morning in the CNIT La Défense in Paris, during the celebration of the Broadband World Forum Europe, which is organized by the IEC and where where numerous companies of the World's telecommunication industry meet.
In the same category, CETECOM has competed with international recognised companies, leaders in the Information Technologies and Communications field: Microsoft, Samsung Electronics Corp. y Cisco Systems, between others.
With this award Industry recognizes the presence of CETECOM in the WiMAX technology market.
CETECOM has been involved in the development of WiMAX technology in the latest three years, actively contributing to the specification of a certification model, tests laboratory set-up, test tool development and, in summary, supporting the industry in the task of reaching global acceptance for this new technology that promises broadband wireless access to the internet anywhere, anytime.
In short, CETECOM has supported to the industry to reach the recognition and the acceptance of this new technology, which promises bring nearer broandband to the users, in anywhere and at any time. In all this process, CETECOM has worked closely with WiMAX Forum.
For CETECOM, is a sucess and a pride be the winner of this prestigious international award; also it is another prove that the company is supporting new technologies with an important potencial growing", says Mr. Hardasmal, Deputy General Manager of CETECOM
8/8/2006 - MINT T1152 : First RF HSDPA Test Cases Validated
Málaga, SPAIN (June, 2006) - Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (CETECOM), in Spain, continues the development and provision of complete RF test solutions for GCF and PTCRB.
The newest platform for conformance testing, MINT T1152-HSDPA, a technological evolution of the well-known MINT family of test systems, has been recently launched and now includes the first RF HSDPA Test Cases validated for all bands.
MINT T1152 is a HSDPA radio frequency test system based on the MINT advanced hardware and test techniques, and the Aeroflex signalling unit 6401. MINT Testers architecture optimises the amount of equipment and the HSDPA RF tester can be provided in a compact solution or combined with other MINT platforms saving hardware costs.
Rafael García, Product Manager of CETECOM Spain commented “The MINT RF Tester has been addressing the testing and performance needs for the industry. It is a highly scaleable, modular and automatic platform ideally suited to ensure compliance with the applicable GCF and PTCRB Certification Criteria. With the MINT T1152 RF HSDPA Tester we are now able to provide the most complete, advanced and flexible solutions, we can customize our systems for all kind of users: from chipset manufacturers to test houses and network operators.”
20/3/2006 - CETECOM Spain launches the 1st RF conformance test systems for WiMAX
Málaga, Spain - March 20, 2006. Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (CETECOM), in Spain, officially launched its MINT T2110 RF conformance test systems for WiMAX at the WiMAX ForumTM Customer Day that was held on February 23rd, 2006 at Novotel Tour Eiffel Tower Hotel, during the WiMAX Forum Member Conference and Annual Meeting in Paris.
The MINT family of test solutions for WiMAX comprises radio conformance tester (MINT T2110), protocol conformance tester (MINT T2230) and protocol analyser tool (MINT T2240).
MINT T2110 is the official radio conformance set-up for WiMAX certification of IEEE 802.16-2004 and ETSI HiperMAN devices. Based on CETECOM technology and a set of standard test equipment, MINT T2110 covers the transmitter and receiver test cases for Base Stations and Subscriber Stations according to the WiMAX CS 103 001 test specification. Some of the key features of MINT T2110 are the full coverage of test cases for WiMAX certification in the five profiles defined by the WiMAX Forum in 3.5 and 5.8 GHz radio frequency spectrum, the use of CETECOM Test Manager to automate the testing process and its upgradeability to Mobile WiMAX. MINT T2110 is available now and will be supplied to testing laboratories and some vendors in Europe, Asia and North America.
CETECOM also is developing its MINT T2230 protocol conformance tester for Mobile WiMAX testing, according to the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard. The architecture is based on CETECOM's Dynamically Reconfigurable Wireless Signalling Unit, built with picoChip´s hardware PC102 which allows scalability, software reconfigurability and provides hardware engines for correlation and path calculation. The MINT T2230 will include the official TTCN code delivered by ETSI for certification and CETECOM will combine R_D efforts with Aeroflex. Using the same architecture, the MINT T2240 is a protocol analyser tool (sniffer) suitable to debug, test and verify the development of the 802.16e-2005 protocol, which provides capturing, decoding, filtering and displaying features. Both the MINT 2230 and 2240 will be released later on this year.
Andres Moreno, Telecommunications Director at CETECOM Spain, said 'We are very proud to announce the first platform for WiMAX RF testing. Radio Testing for WiMAX is complex, and the designation of MINT T2110 as the official test system for WiMAX Forum CertifiedTM testing provides our customers an unrivalled test environment for R_D, pre-certification and final certification testing. This product completes CETECOM's portfolio of conformance test solutions for wireless technologies, including 2G/3G, Bluetooth and RFID'.
21/2/2006 - picoChip announces agreement with CETECOM to supply WiMAX solutions into new test equipment
WiMAX Summit, Paris, France – picoChip has announced today that it has signed an agreement to work in partnership with Spanish test laboratory and test systems developer Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones (CETECOM), which is the WiMAX Forum’s sole approved testing laboratory for the certification of WiMAX products. Under the terms of the new contract picoChip will supply CETECOM with its multi-core processor arrays and software that will be incorporated into CETECOM’s protocol conformance tester, which is being developed jointly with Aeroflex. This platform will be available in 2006 to allow certification testing of 802.16e devices to start before the end of the year, and will provide both BS and SS test suites and sniffer capabilities.
The CETECOM WiMAX test suite incorporates a test basestation (BS) and subscriber station (SS) that are used to simulate a complete link when characterising the BS and SS equipment under test. picoChip's PC102 picoArray and PC8530 software stack will be used in the same way in these test stations as they would be in an operating network, and offer the advantages of rapid reconfigurability using only upgrades to the software.
Commented Joaquín Torrecilla, Chief Technology Officer of CETECOM, 'picoChip’s wireless solution provides us with a single, very sophisticated and flexible architecture that can be customised for each standard and protocol. We will be able to upscale or upgrade our platform to meet new requirements, or add capability such as support for MIMO, simply by updating the software.'
Added Doug Pulley, Chief Technical Officer at picoChip, ”We are very proud to have been selected by CETECOM, which is one of the most respected bodies in the field of telecoms conformance as witnessed by their status as the the First WiMAX Forum Certification testing lab. Their endorsement of picoChip’s technology will enhance our credibility throughout both WiMAX and 3G communities, and should open up some exciting new opportunities for us. We look forward to working with them, and to a mutual exchange of technical expertise.”
Lindsay Schroth, Senior Analyst, Broadband Access Technologies with the Yankee Group, observed, “There is considerable pent-up demand for advanced services like WiMAX, and one of the key enablers for satisfying this demand is the availability of fully characterized and certified interoperable equipment. picoChip and CETECOM are both companies that are easing WiMAX equipment towards the marketplace. Their coordination will help bring solutions to market for both the operators who are eager to roll out their networks, and the subscribers who are waiting to be connected.”
Editor's Note: picoArray is a registered trademark of picoChip. All other trademarks and servicemarks are the property of their respective owners.
About picoChip
picoChip, located in Bath, England, is dedicated to providing innovative, flexible wireless solutions to help equipment makers minimize time-to-market, costs, and system power consumption.
The heart of the company’s offering is a scaleable, multi-processor baseband IC that combines the computational density of a dedicated ASIC with the programmability of a traditional high end Digital Signal Processor. This radically reduces both development time and materials cost and enables the strategic goal of the “Software Defined Radio”. The company has the most comprehensive reference designs in the industry, with complete, standard-compliant solutions for both UMTS (including HSDPA) and WiMAX (802.16d upgradeable to 802.16e).
www.picochip.com
About Aeroflex Test Solutions, Wireless Division
Aeroflex Wireless offers a full range of protocol, physical layer and parametric test solutions for the cellular communications industry. Its products address infrastructure and mobile handset testing and support all stages of mobile phone and radio access network equipment development and deployment. Applications include R_D, conformance, production, installation and commissioning, field service, and network optimization. Aeroflex's wireless products test all key 2G, 2.5G and 3G wireless technologies including UMTS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GSM, GPRS, and EDGE worldwide.
www.aeroflex.com
Contact: vbravo@at4wireless.com
20/2/2006 - Joint bid from Aeroflex and CETECOM Spain wins WiMAX Forum tender to develop protocol conformance test solution for WiMAX 802.16e
Burnham, UK - 2006. Aeroflex has today announced that its joint bid with Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones (CETECOM Spain) has been successful in winning the contract from the WiMAX Forum to develop the protocol conformance test solution for the new WiMAX 802.16e technology standard. The contract win follows the recent open call for tenders initiated by the WiMAX Forum.
The first product that Aeroflex and CETECOM will bring to market is a basestation emulator for the protocol conformance testing of mobile stations that will execute ETSI approved TTCN-3 test cases. Early functionality will be available to support development efforts with a fully functional development system available later. A mobile emulator for basestation testing will follow shortly after. Delivery of the WiMAX 802.16e protocol conformance test solution is planned for the second half of 2006.
Commenting on the success of the joint bid, Pete Nicholson, business unit manager for Aeroflex Test Solutions, Wireless Division said: “The success of the joint bid is a clear demonstration of our leadership role in protocol conformance test. It brings unique strengths to the WiMAX arena combining Aeroflex’s global presence and protocol conformance expertise with CETECOM’s RF conformance testing capability and ongoing involvement in the development of the WiMAX standards.”
WiMAX 802.16d technology is currently delivering last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL. The introduction of WiMAX 802.16e devices will provide portable and, eventually, mobile wireless broadband connectivity without the need for direct line-of-sight with a basestation. It is expected that WiMAX technology will be incorporated in notebook computers and PDAs by 2007, enabling urban areas and cities to become 'metro zones' for portable outdoor broadband wireless access.
The success of the joint Aeroflex/CETECOM WiMAX 802.16e bid will result in an even closer collaboration between the two companies in what they both see as an important new market for them. In October 2005, Aeroflex and CETECOM entered into a long-term, global distribution partnership under which Aeroflex became the sole worldwide sales and support channel for CETECOM’s highly regarded MINT RF conformance test platform for 2G/2.5G/3G mobile handsets.
“Protocol conformance test for WiMAX 802.16e devices is a critical requirement to support the dynamic growth of WiMAX during 2006,” said Andres Moreno, CETECOM Wireless Division Director. “As the world’s only WiMAX Forum approved certification laboratory, we will also be using the WiMAX 802.16e protocol conformance test solution to certify the first wave of WiMAX 802.16e devices expected late 2006.”
Contact: vbravo@at4wireless.com
8/2/2006 - MINT T1140: NEW TEST PLATFORM FIRST TO MARKET ON EDGE TESTING
Málaga, SPAIN (February 8, 2006) - Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (CETECOM), in Spain, has just launched its newest platform for conformance testing, MINT T1140-2G, a technological evolution of the well-known MINT family of test systems, and the first RF conformance test system covering all of GCF defined test cases for E-GPRS (chapters 13.17.x and 14.18.x of 51.010).
MINT T1140 is a Phase 2+ radio frequency test system based on the self-developed CETECOM signalling unit MINT E1121, a very powerful base station emulator which includes baseband fading capabilities, thus reducing the amount of equipment needed in the system and improving the overall performance. MINT E1121 hardware is capable of supporting more than 4+4 slots in E-GPRS mode, providing a clear evolution path to MINT users and a powerful tool for leading handset manufacturers.
MINT T1140-2G is a quad-band simulator covering GSM, GPRS, E-GPRS, AMR and DARP conformance test cases for both GCF and PTCRB certification schemes, and can be easily upgraded to cover UMTS test cases. The system is also very modular, allowing different configurations to meet every testing need, not only conformance, but also R_D.
Andres Moreno, Telecoms Director at CETECOM Spain commented 'After a couple of years in the market with our highly recognised MINT system now we have been able to launch the most powerful, modular and complete system for 2G testing. Having developed our own signalling unit with baseband fading capabilities will allow us to support features not covered at the moment by any other supplier and make MINT the reference platform in this market. Industry has been expecting this product for some time and finally is here'.
Contact: vbravo@at4wireless.com
25/1/2006 - Invenova’s Protocol Test and Analysis Systems Facilitate WiMAX Certification Testing at CETECOM Labs
Cetecom Labs and Invenova Corporation announced that Invenova’s WiMAX test products are being used in the certification testing of WiMAX products.
Malaga, Spain (PRWEB) January 20, 2006 -- Cetecom Labs, the official test lab for WiMAX certification, and Invenova Corporation, a developer of instrumentation, test and measurement systems for standards-based wireless technologies, today announced that Invenova’s WiMAX test products are being used in the certification testing of WiMAX products.
Cetecom Labs has independently validated the Invenova test systems (Astro8000 series WiMAX Protocol Test and Measurement products) that are currently being used in the WiMAX certification test bed, for WiMAX Wave 1 certification testing.
Invenova and Cetecom Labs have been engaged in close cooperation for the last 1 year in the validation of the WiMAX test suite and test bed.
“Using Invenova’s test tools has helped Cetecom conduct conformance and interoperability testing which are key components of the Certfication requirements,” said Fernando Hardasmal, Deputy General Manager at Cetecom Labs. “Having validated the Invenova PCT and the WIMAX test bed gave us high confidence as we opened up the lab for the first wave of WiMAX Certification. Invenova has enabled us to reduce the time and expense required to bring up the test bed.”
“Invenova is pleased to supply a number of WiMAX test products, including the Protocol Conformance Tester, Sniffer and the Signaling Unit for the Radio Conformance Test Setup, to the WIMAX certification effort. The opportunity to work with Cetecom has enabled us to consolidate our leadership position in the WiMAX test equipment space,” said Praveen Kumar, General Manager at Invenova Corporation. “This is a significant milestone and we look forward to providing test tools to the WiMAX community, to help in the deployment, roll out and maintenance of WiMAX networks.
Invenova’s Astro8000 series WiMAX Test and Measurement products are designed to benefit WiMAX system vendors and Operators, by providing them with a comprehensive protocol test and analysis platform. The products support powerful traffic generation and monitoring/analysis capabilities including full-fledged Base Station/Subscriber Station emulation and provides users fine-grained control over all aspects of WiMAX conformance and system performance testing.
About Invenova Corporation
Invenova develops instrumentation, test and measurement systems for standards based Wireless Communication technologies. Invenova takes pride in developing pioneering test solutions and creates highly differentiated best in class products. Invenova is currently leading the way in developing test solutions for emerging Broadband Wireless technologies. www.invenova.com
About CETECOM Spain
Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones SA (CETECOM Spain) is a global supplier of testing solutions for wired and wireless technologies (GSM/GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, RFID, DECT and PSTN). It services portfolio ranges from conformance, regulatory and interoperability testing services to test systems development, world-wide compliance services, training and consulting. www.cetecom.es
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20/1/2006 - WiMAX ForumTM Announces First WiMAX Forum CertifiedTM Products
SAN JOSE, Calif. – January 19, 2006 – The WiMAX Forum, an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products, today announced the first fixed wireless broadband network products to achieve the designation of WiMAX Forum Certified. At the WCA Technical and Business Symposium in San Jose, the WiMAX Forum revealed the first companies and products to complete certification and interoperability testing, including Aperto Networks’ PacketMAX 5000 base station, Redline Communications’ RedMAX AN-100U base station, SEQUANS Communications’ SQN2010 SoC base station solution, and Wavesat’s miniMAX customer premise equipment (CPE) solution.
To date, the WiMAX Forum’s certification laboratory, Cetecom Spain, has confirmed 26 additional reservations from manufacturers for testing slots for both subscriber and base station equipment certification. In order to handle this additional capacity, Cetecom already has set up multiple test lines for testing and certification for these products – a process that will continue over the next two months.
The first round of WiMAX Forum Certified products were developed according to the WiMAX Forum-defined certification profile for 3.5 GHz systems, which is based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 and ETSI HiperMAN standards. Each hardware system was required to pass stringent and extensive test procedures, consisting of protocol conformance, radio conformance and interoperability testing in order to attain the WiMAX Forum Certification seal.
“The achievement of Certification is a result of the successful collaboration of our Certification Working Group, ETSI, Cetecom Spain and WiMAX system suppliers,” said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. “Through an expanded and rigorous conformance and interoperability testing in our certification program, we believe there are more robust fixed WiMAX systems coming to market than what was originally expected.”
“The first availability of fixed WiMAX equipment demonstrates the commitment of the Forum, the vendors and the providers to reaching their critical milestones,” said Lindsay Schroth, senior analyst of broadband access technologies at the Yankee Group. “This is a crucial step in the process of developing and certifying both fixed and mobile WiMAX networks. We expect this announcement to impact the deployment time tables of large and small service providers around the world that will use fixed WiMAX networks as a way to deliver true broadband services to consumers and business users.”
In July 2005, WiMAX Forum opened its first certification lab, operated by Cetecom, and began receiving WiMAX equipment and started the test procedure validation process. While validation was underway, the WiMAX Forum hosted two PlugFests – informal interoperability events conducted between multiple vendors. Both PlugFests tested vendor products using common certification profiles approved by the WiMAX Forum in the 3.5 GHz frequency band.
“With more than 150 commercial trials and deployments of fixed WiMAX networks announced to date, it is clear there is tremendous confidence placed in these systems by operators around the globe,” added Resnick. “As an organization comprising nearly 400 member companies and overseeing a range of activities that span the globe, the WiMAX Forum now has added operations and marketing directors – along with a staff of project managers – to ensure that we meet the needs of our membership and achieve our stated goals for 2006 and beyond.”
WiMAX Forum Certified Recipient Comments:
Aperto Networks (www.apertonet.com)
'We are delighted that Aperto's carrier-class WiMAX products are among the very first to achieve WiMAX Forum certification. This is consistent with Aperto's long history of leadership as a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum, as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16 and the ETSI-BRAN standards, and as the chair of the Service Provider Working Group, and validates why our customers consider us the innovative, trusted leader in complete carrier-class WiMAX solutions,' said Reza Ahy, chairman and CEO of Aperto Networks.
Redline Communications (www.redlinecommunications.com)
'Our major international carrier customers have chosen Redline's WiMAX solution based on our leadership, performance and expertise in planning and deploying advanced wireless networks,' said Majed Sifri, president and CEO, Redline Communications Inc. 'By successfully achieving certification, operators around the globe can begin to benefit from the advantages of standardized WiMAX products and deliver high-bandwidth services to consumers and businesses.'
SEQUANS Communications (www.sequans.com)
“Sequans is pleased to announce that WiMAX Base Stations and Subscriber Stations reference designs based on its SQN2010 and SQN1010 silicon have received the WiMAX Forum’s stamp of approval,” stated Bertrand Debray, vice president of engineering. “This is a key milestone for the industry and our team is proud to be among the first to help bring WiMAX Forum Certified products to the market.”
Wavesat (www.wavesat.com)
“Completing the Certification of our product is a major milestone for the Industry and for the development of Wavesat’s Evolutive Concept,” said Frank Draper, vice president of sales at Wavesat. “This will enable our ODM partners to supply low-cost, high-quality WiMAX CPEs for the fixed market now. “
About the WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to help promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications. The Forum’s goal is to accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum CertifiedTM products will be fully interoperable and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and Mobile Applications. For more information about the WiMAX Forum and its activities, please visit www.wimaxforum.org.
WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum.
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19/1/2006 - CETECOM Spain gets PTCRB GERAN laboratory approval
Málaga, Spain – January 19, 2006. Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (CETECOM), in Spain, was approved by the PCS Type Certification Review Board as PTCRB GERAN laboratory as of November 28, 2005.
With this approval, CETECOM Spain is now able to offer conformance testing services for the two private certification schemes used in GSM and UMTS technologies, Global Certification Forum (GCF) and PCS Type Certification Review Board (PTCRB). This approval confirms CETECOM’s leading position as the most complete wireless certification laboratory worldwide, the only one in the world covering 2G/3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMAX testing and regulatory compliance services, and a true one-stop shop for manufacturers of next generation personal communication devices willing to reach the global market.
“The obtention of the GERAN PTCRB approval for our mobile communications laboratory is a significant milestone for CETECOM Spain. Our complete services portfolio combined with the use of cutting-edge technology provides a real added value service to the mobile communications industry looking for 2G/3G certification”, says Alejandro Torrecilla, Certification Services Manager at CETECOM.
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