IEEE approves 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard

Posted on Saturday, December 10 2005 @ 9:25 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

This week the IEEE has approved the mobile 802.16e WiMAX standard.

Mobile WiMax trials and certification testing are expected to start in the first quarter of 2006, organized by the WiMax Forum. Products will likely follow late 2006 and services by early 2007.

The formal announcement Wednesday (Dec. 7) brings to a close the work of a 802.16 Task Group and its project that began with the approval of the original 802.16e spec in December 2002.

More info over at EET.

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