Dear 802.16 friends,
The WiMAX Forum has certified the first IEEE Standard 802.16e based MIMO products for 2.5GHZ bands. See the news release below.
Thanks to all of you who contributed to the IEEE 802.16 standards over the years. I think this surely will be regarded as an inflection point in the wireless broadband
industry. It has been a lot of hard work by the IEEE 802.16 WG creating the world's first OFDMA+MIMO standard and then by the WiMAX Forum to get the certification process done to enable the products to get to market. It did take a while to get here, but it is surely sweet :)
Heart felt congratulations to all our friends at the WiMAX Forum on this momentous occasion! All their hard work has come to fruition. Also wishing them all the success going forward!
If you
want to change the world, this is how we do it. One step at a time. Or in 802.16 WG terms we might say, "one comment" at a time. Enjoy the moment!
thanks & best regards,
jose
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Jose Puthenkulam
Director, WiMAX Standards
Vice Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group
Wireless Standards and Technology,
Mobility Group
Intel Corporation
Desk: (503) 2646121; Cell: (503) 8038609