Mobile World Congress: Alvarion 3.5GHz Gear Gets WiMAX Forum Nod

Alvarion Ltd. announced Tuesday at Mobile World Congress that its 3.5GHz BreezeMAX base station received WiMAX Forum certification – one of the first to do so.

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. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services.

Alvarion’s BreezeMAX 2500 already is certified by the WiMAX Forum.

“Certification is a crucial step to build a global WiMAX ecosystem that is interoperable and can provide the roaming capabilities customers demand,” said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum. “Alvarion’s achievement in certification sets an example for the WiMAX industry and provides operators with the access to WiMAX Forum Certified products they need in order to make their networks a success.”

Alvarion’s BreezeMAX platform is one of the first OPEN WiMAX base stations currently deployed in multiple commercial projects worldwide. Using Alvarion’s SentieM technologies, BreezeMAX includes algorithms for enabling dynamic rate adaptation, MIMO A and B switching, fast mobility and distributed ASN gateway model.

Alvarion gear is used in more than 250 commercial deployments around the globe.

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