IBM has got behind the Wimax long-range wireless data
access standard by joining the Wimax Forum.
The Forum is an industry-led organisation driving the global
adoption of standards-based, interoperable Wimax products for the
delivery of broadband mobile internet services.
Don Lopes, vice president for IBM Global Services in the telecommunications
industry, said, "Our membership reaffirms IBM's commitment to
helping our service provider community deliver anytime, anywhere,
converged communications. We want to continue to support Wimax as
it evolves and becomes more established in the marketplace."
Wimax has only seen a low take-up among service providers. Only
Pipex in the UK has launched trial services so far - in Milton
Keynes and the Warwick area.
Intel recently rubber-stamped a commercial chip-set platform to
support Wimax , and is a leading backer of the Wimax Forum.
Pipex extends Wimax trials
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