Wave2 certification is issued by the WiMAX Forum Certification Organization to help stimulate the standardization and efficiency of WiMAX equipment and terminal product among industry manufacturers, and only given to products or solutions that pass a series of test administered by a group of technical experts. This testing is done using a set up professional and standards, including thousands of test items ranging from contents of the protocol conformance to what the product can achieve, including its overall performance.
Zhao Songpu, general manager of WiMAX products at ZTE, said: Receiving the WiMAX Forum’s Wave2 certification for WiMAX system and terminal products will enhance the work in the specified field. It also shows the company’s adoption of WiMAX technology and play a key role in driving the development and standardization of WiMAX 16m through collaboration with various industry organizations and system vendors.
In August 2008, ZTE announced that it clinched a bid from Colombia’s leading operator Emcali to build the country’s first WiMAX 16e network. For the 3.5G WiMAX 16e project, ZTE will provide Emcali core network equipment, wireless access equipment and various outdoor/indoor terminals. Emcali, which was awarded by the Colombian government WiMAX licenses two years ago, has been required to make the network commercially available by end of this year.
Under the project, ZTE will also provide WiMAX base stations to help Emcali offer extensive mobile wireless coverage in the Colombian regions of Cali and Popayan.
