Re: [STDS-802-16] IEEE Standard 802.16e based first MIMO products certified by the WiMAX Forum

[Darcy Poulin <dp@SIGE.COM>]

I think that Wave2/Phase 2 must be referring to Rel 1.5 certification. It is an odd comment, however, since I don't think that any of us refer to this as 'phase 2'.

 

Darcy

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From: Bill X [mailto:bxenakis@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:24 PM
To: STDS-802-16@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [STDS-802-16] IEEE Standard 802.16e based first MIMO products certified by the WiMAX Forum

Hi Jose et al,

 

Do you know if this certification was for the full Wave 2 Phase 2 feature set?

 

I read in a press article that Ron Resnick said in Amsterdam,

"Certification of Wave-2 Phase-2 2.5GHz products is expected to start mid-2009"

http://www.telecoms.com/itmgcontent/tcoms/news/articles/20017544088.html

 

Can anyone explain this?

 

Best Regards,

Bill Xenakis

"Puthenkulam, Jose P" <jose.p.puthenkulam@INTEL.COM> wrote:

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.

 

http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/pr/view?item_key=cffca4e77e1900b83fa727fe754a60be0db849e6

 

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

_____________________________________________

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

Mailto:jose.p.puthenkulam@intel.com

 

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