PORTLAND (WiMAX Day). The WiMAX Forum announced today that it has certified eight products for mobile WiMAX. The products were certified in collaboration with AT4 Wireless, the lead testing laboratory of the WiMAX Forum.

According to a press release, four base stations and four subscriber unit modules received certification for interoperability and conformance to WiMAX standards operating in the 2.3 GHz frequency bands. The companies that received certification were POSDATA, Runcom Technologies, Samsung Electronics and Sequans Communications.

“Mobile WiMAX Certification is now real and this milestone is proof the industry is following through on its commitment to deliver Mobile WiMAX infrastructure,” said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum, at a press conference in Singapore.

The WiMAX Forum reported that “dozens of products are registered for Mobile WiMAX certification in 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz frequencies and more than 100 products are expected to be certified for Mobile WiMAX by the end of 2008.” Moreover, the WiMAX Forum expect that more than 1,000 products will receive certification for mobile WiMAX by 2011.

The current products now certified include the FLYVO USB modem U100, and the FLYVO base station P-RAS 1002, both from POSDATA.

The Runcom products include the RNU200CPE Mobile WiMAX UT based on the RNA200ASIC and the  RNU2000N Mobile WiMAX Stand-alone Base Station Unit.

Samsung received certification of its SPI-2110 Mobile WiMAX Base Station, and SWT-P230 Mobile WiMAX PCMCIA Card.

Sequans Communications received certification for its SQN1110 Subscriber Station Reference Design, and SQN2130 Base Station Reference Design.

Many WiMAX network owners have been awaiting the certification process for products based on the IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard. In a related press release, Georges Karam, CEO of Sequans Communication said that the mobile WiMAX certification process is an important step for the WiMAX industry as “it will propel the rapid deployment of Mobile WiMAX networks all over the world.”