Aperto's carrier-class, PacketMAX 5000 base station has been declared WiMAX Forum Certified for IEEE 802.16-2004 by the WiMAX Forum.
Certification confirms that a WiMAX device has complied with test documents generated by the WiMAX Forum, based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 and the ETSI HiperMAN standards. This status is granted only when a WiMAX device has satisfactorily passed a series of authorized conformance and interoperability tests. Cetecom is the official certification lab for the WiMAX Forum.
Aperto's PacketMAX 5000 base station, among the very first WiMAX industry products to be designated WiMAX Forum Certified, is now market-approved and is authorized to carry the WiMAX Forum Certified logo.
"Aperto is proud to be among the first to earn certification by the WiMAX Forum, and we believe that certification will be a catalyst for major service provider deployments in the market," said Aperto CEO Reza Ahy.
"Certification means interoperability and compatibility. It means that customers can buy with confidence. Certification means that vendors like Aperto can compete and cooperate in a framework of open standards. We see a bright future ahead for Aperto, our customers and the entire WiMAX industry."
Aperto has been a key contributor and a founding Board member of the WiMAX Forum since its inception. Aperto is a founding member and multiple chair of IEEE's 802.16 standard, chair of the Physical Layer in ETSI HiperMAN, a leader and major contributor to the 802.16-2004 standard, and a key advocate of the IEEE 802.16e standard.
The new, standards-based WiMAX products, built predominantly with off-the-shelf components, are expected to lower the cost of vendor equipment to service providers, ultimately serving as a catalyst to ignite the global market demand for WiMAX solutions.
"Aperto has played a leading role in the development and ratification of the IEEE specification for WiMAX and has been a strong supporter of the WiMAX Forum and our efforts to advance the industry through certified interoperability" said WiMAX Forum president Ron Resnick.
Aperto will offer service providers around the world a growing range of WiMAX products and solutions, which will meet the needs of a wide array of users seeking broadband wireless Internet access, as well as video, data, and voice in the home or office.
Aperto develops advanced WiMAX base stations and subscriber units.