ZyXel ZyXEL MAX-100/200 WiMAX Products Won the "Best of WiMAX World Awards 2006" for Devices/Peripherals/Application Software

10-17-2006 Hsinchu, Taiwan, October 17, 2006 - ZyXEL Communications Corp. (TSE:2391), the world's largest residential gateway provider (In-State, 2006), is proud to announce that its MAX-100 series PCMCIA card for mobile laptop users and MAX-200 CPE, a simple, plug-and-play router designed for home users, have received the WiMAX World Award for Devices/Peripherals/Application Software at WiMAX World USA Conference Expo. Mr. Eliot Weinman, Conference co-chair and president of Trendsmedia presented the award at WiMAX World USA, on October 11, 2006.

The Best of WiMAX World winners were selected based on a careful evaluation and analysis by an independent judging panel, including Charles Wu, principal, CWLab; Craig Mathias, principal, Farpoint Group; Will Strauss, principal analyst, Forward Concepts; Adlane Fellah, CEO and founder, Maravedis Inc.; Carolyn Gabriel, lead research analyst, Rethink Research; Berge Ayvazian, chief strategy officer, Yankee Group; and representatives from xchange magazine and Trendsmedia. The panel received more than 40 nominations and deliberations were challenging. With it's superior technology and product features, ZyXEL WiMAX series stood out from the competition and won the honor of Expo.

The ZyXEL MAX-200 CPE is a WiMAX 802.16e-2005 gateway/router with a built-in SIP based VoIP ATA port making it ideal for wireless Internet service providers allowing them to offer services such as VoIP and IPTV. The MAX-100 series PCMCIA card is designed for mobile users who have Windows XP/2000 laptops, and is compliant with the IEEE802.16e-2005 WiMAX standard with a 23dBm powerful RF design for long range and high-speed connection.

Availability ZyXEL MAX-100 and MAX-200 are scheduled to be available in November 2006. To learn more about the WiMAX product availability, you may contact ZyXEL distributor nearest to your location, or visit the information site at www.zyxel.com/web/where_t...

About ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Communications Corp. (TSE: 2391), headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is the world's largest residential gateway provider (In-State, 2006). ZyXEL's comprehensive Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions include access multiplexors, customer premise equipment, Internet security and Wireless LAN equipment, enabling high-performance network services for SOHO, small to mid-sized businesses and service providers. ZyXEL works closely with worldwide network equipment vendors, telecommunications companies, ISPs, and other major businesses. For more information, visit the company's website at www.zyxel.com.

Press Contact

Taiwan - Worldwide Headquarters & Taiwan - ZyXEL Communications Corporation Michelle Lee Marketing Communication Department press@zyxel.com.tw http://www.zyxel.com/web/news_news.php?sqno=419

Intel

Intel lancera une carte WiMax pour portables en 2006

http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-intel-lancera-une-carte-wimax-pour-portables-en-2006-18811.html Edition du 10/03/2006 - par Christophe Bardy

Intel a profité de son forum développeurs qui se tient cette semaine à San Francisco pour montrer ses premières puces WiMax et annoncer le lancement d'une carte WiMax pour portable d'ici la fin de l'année.

WiMax est une technologie de boucle locale radio normalisée par l'IEEE (802.16e) qui devrait permettre de délivrer des services d'accès internet nomade à des débits de l'ordre de 1 Mbit/s. C'est Sean Maloney, le patron de la division mobilité d'Intel qui est monté sur scène pour montrer une carte PCMCIA dans un PC portable attaché à un scooter. Le système, utilisé pour montrer un blog vidéo mobile, a fourni un débit approximatif de 2Mbit/s y compris en déplacement.

Maloney a aussi montré un chipset prototype couplant WiMax et Wi-Fi et capable de gérer des fréquences d'émission dans la bande des 2,3 à 2,5 GHz, dans la bande des 3,5 GHz et dans la bande des 5GHz. Intel estime qu'il devrait être à même de proposer un chipset combinant Wi-Fi et WiMax sur une puce d'ici à 2009.

AirSpan : EasyST & ProST

EasyST and ProST subscriber terminals are the Subscriber Terminal (ST) products developed to work with any WiMAX Forum Certified Base Station products as well as WiMAX base stations from Airspan.

The EasyST is an all-indoor ST designed for self-install by the end user whereas the ProST is a split design ST with indoor and outdoor components which requires professional installation, providing superior link budget in difficult deployment conditions.

Both EasyST and ProST include 2nd generation plug and play features, like Auto-connect and Auto-Config which make installation fast and simple. Auto-connect, automatically selects the best serving Base Station based on RSSI, Signal Quality, and Target Service. Auto-Config allows the network operator to automatically download network parameters that configure the ST for the target service.

http://www.airspan.com/products_home_wimax_subterms.html

AirSpan : adaptateur USB

Airspan Announces Mobile WiMax USB Adapter By Glenn Fleishman

The device supports, well, everything: The Airspan 16eUSB adapter has no shipping date or price attached in this announcement, but it does include the kitchen sink. It’s compatible with 802.16e-2005 and the WiMax Forum’s profile for mobile WiMax, includes beam-forming and MIMO, and works in four major potential mobile WiMax bands (2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.3-3.7 GHz, and 4.9-5.4 GHz) worldwide.

The device’s development has been sponsored in part by Yozan, which I assume is a fancy way of saying they invested money to make it happen. The Japanese operator plans mobile WiMax service in 2007.

http://wimaxnetnews.com/archives/2006/03/airspan_announc.html

Samsung

Samsung annonce des téléphones portables Wimax pour 2007

Ces nouveau terminaux seront capables se connecter aux réseaux GSM classiques et aux réseaux Wimax.

Les premiers téléphones devraient être disponibles mi 2007 avec des capacités de connexions Wimax à environ 10 Mb/s jusqu’à la vitesse de 120 km/h. Des terminaux plus rapides, jusqu’à 40 Mb/s arriveront fin 2007.

C’est le moment de commencer à déployer les infrastructures. Est-ce pour cela que Free, via Iliad, cherche à lever entre 250 et 330 millions d’euros ? Il est vrai que maintenant que le FAI à la quasi assurance de garder sa licence Wimax nationale le challenge doit intéresser Xavier Niel.

http://edgeminded.over-blog.com/article-3092609.html