BUNDANG (Press Release). POSDATA today signed a Memorandum of Understand with Intel Corporation to speed up the worldwide deployment of WiBro and Mobile WiMAX solutions based on the IEEE 802.16e standard.  

The cooperation combines POSDATA’s mobile WiMAX products for WiBro service and trial experiences with Korea’s incumbent service providers, and Intel’s global capabilities on WiMAX. Additionally, the two companies will cooperate in the development of IEEE 802.16e-based products and solutions. POSDATA and Intel will support one another to facilitate interoperability testing and field trials with global service providers to expedite the commercial launch of Mobile WiMAX-certified products and services. 

Mobile WiMAX technology, based on the IEEE 802.16e standard, is designed to help service providers across global markets deliver economical broadband data, voice, and video services to both residential and business customers.  WiBro, a service developed in Korea, is a subset of IEEE 802.16e and designed for mobile applications. 

“Through this mutually beneficial business collaboration, POSDATA and Intel increase the market opportunities for Mobile WiMAX while decreasing the time to market,” said Joon-Il Shin, Senior Vice President of POSDATA’s FLYVO Business Division.  

“As the first mobile WiMAX service, we believe WiBro will be an important example of the benefits WiMAX can deliver,” said Scott Richardson, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Service Provider Business Group. “We are pleased to be working with POSDATA to accelerate trials and deployment of mobile WiMAX.” 

Both POSDATA and Intel have been actively leading the advancement of the IEEE 802.16e WiMAX standard for mobile broadband. 

POSDATA, which had successfully developed the core technologies for mobile WiMAX base stations and access control routers(ACR) for WiBro service and completed the verification process in 2005, is now moving forward to globalize mobile WiMAX products in cooperation with worldwide telecommunication companies.