Sam, Many companies have released the 802.16d versions of WiMAX, including us since June 2004. The announcement today is for the first ever commercial 802.16e version of WiMAX. All our stuff selling into the U.S. is FCC certified, as usual.
As to the UL WiMAX question. Yes, anything that comes to market that is UL WiMAX will have to deal with the interference. That is why the IEEE established the Task Group (TG) 802.16h. TGh is chartered to create soft mechanisms that will enable co-existence in the UL environment with other .16 as well as .11 systems. This TG was establish almost two years ago (following the original 3650 MHz R&O) and Alvarion's Mariana Goldhamer chairs the TG. Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam Tetherow Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:09 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FYI - 802.16e now commercially shipping into North America I have been doing a bit of research recently and am curious, if this is the first commercial release of WiMAX gear, how much of the stuff out there is FCC certified? I know that other companies as well as Alvarion have had several WiMAX networks up and running for a while now, but it is my understanding that the lions share of them are over seas ventures which obviously don't have to be FCC certified gear. Also, anyone want to take a stab at their thoughts on WiMAX in 5.x any time soon? I know that Towerstream is either using or moving to Aperto's WiMAX-like 5.x gear (can't be WiMAX certified in 5.x yet as I understand it). My question is, will WiMAX UL be subject to interference just like WiFi but have a higher throughput or are there other significant issues at play in UL? Sam Tetherow Sandhills Wireless Patrick Leary wrote: > Hi folks, > > I just wanted this community to be aware of this. It does represent a > major milestone for the industry, even though this is not license-exempt > equipment. It is a market first. This is a commercial release, not an > announcement of an upcoming product. > > Mar 21, 2007 > Alvarion Addressing Widespread Demand for 802.16e-Based Solutions > > > Extensively Tested with Carriers Around the World and Currently > Shipping, BreezeMAX is the Cornerstone of Company's 4Motion > > > Tel Aviv, Israel, March 21, 2007 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the > world's leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, > today announced that its new BreezeMAXTM system, designed to comply with > 802.16e, is available to address widespread demand for solutions based > on the latest version of the WiMAX standard. After successful network > trials and extensive testing now taking place in different regions > around the world with customers in Angola, Costa Rica, El Salvador, > France, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia, United States and > other countries, Alvarion's new BreezeMAX system is designed to enable > broadband anytime, anywhere as part of its 4MotionTM comprehensive > network solution for mobile WiMAX. > > One example is DigitalBridge Communications (DBC), a provider of > broadband services to underserved communities using WiMAX technology, > which has selected Alvarion as its solutions partner. > > "WiMAX allows us to bring broadband services to many smaller communities > that were previously too costly to serve with older technologies," said > Kelley Dunne, CEO of DigitalBridge Communications. "DigitalBridge > Communications has developed a highly scalable network deployment and > back office platform that will enable us to take advantage of WiMAX > economics to bring broadband to communities nationwide. We needed a > solutions partner who brought market scalability and comprehensive > engineering support to aid our growth. With a proven track record of > leadership in the WiMAX industry, Alvarion was the natural choice." > > Using Alvarion's award-winning BreezeMAX as its radio access network > (RAN), 4Motion operates at 2.3, 2.5, and 3.5 GHz and is already being > used by more than 15 customers to provide fixed, nomadic and portable > broadband services in urban, suburban and rural areas alike. BreezeMAX > and 4Motion are the foundation of Alvarion's OPENTM WiMAX, an > operator-centric, all-IP ecosystem that will enable service providers to > choose network equipment and consumer electronics equipment from any > combination of vendors and partners to best fit their specific mobile > network requirements. > > "After working for the past few months with several core customers to > fully test its capabilities, our new BreezeMAX system is ready for use > by anyone planning to deploy an 802.16e WiMAX network," said Tzvika > Friedman president and CEO of Alvarion. "With its nomadic and self > install capabilities, operators can begin offering a variety of data and > voice services over WiMAX. As a result, service providers will benefit > from immediate revenues by offering end users any service, anytime, > anywhere." > > According to independent analyst firm, Maravedis, 56% of today's WiMAX > networks are built using Alvarion equipment. > > The company's 4Motion solution is designed to offer service providers > greater coverage, capacity and flexibility in their fixed, nomadic and > mobile WiMAX deployments along with improved economics. BreezeMAX > complies with IEEE 802.16 standards and uses OFDM technology for > advanced non-line-of-sight functionality. Its carrier-class design > supports broadband speeds and quality of service, enabling carriers to > offer triple play broadband services to thousands of subscribers via a > single base station. Since its launch in mid-2004, BreezeMAX is the most > popular WiMAX system in the world having been successfully deployed in > over 300 installations, in more than 100 countries worldwide. > > About Alvarion > With more than 3 million units deployed in 150 countries, Alvarion > (www.alvarion.com) is the world's leading provider of innovative > wireless broadband network solutions enabling Personal Broadband to > improve lifestyles and productivity with portable and mobile data, VoIP, > video and other services. > > Leading the market with the most widely deployed WiMAX system in the > world, Alvarion is leading the market to Open WiMAX solutions with the > most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry > covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile > solutions. Alvarion's products enable the delivery of personal mobile > broadband, business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, > toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage > extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and > mobile voice and data. > > As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and > delivering innovations for over 10 years from core technology > developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveraging > its key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees and > experience in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company's prominent work > in the WiMAX Forum is focused on increasing the widespread adoption of > standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading > the entire industry to Open WiMAX solutions. > > > Patrick Leary > AVP WISP Markets > Alvarion, Inc. > o: 650.314.2628 > c: 760.580.0080 > Vonage: 650.641.1243 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(84). ************************************************************************ ************ > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ ************ > This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by > PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. > ************************************************************************ ************ > > > -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(190). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(42). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(84). ************************************************************************************ ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************************ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
