Archive for October 28th, 2007

WiMAX Win At ITU

Published by Babar Bhatti on October 28, 2007 under Government Regulations, Telecommunications, Wimax, Wireless

In a major step forward for WiMAX, ITU has approved WiMAX to be included in the International Mobile Telecommunications category . Here’s an excerpt from Information Week.

The WiMax standard got an important international thumbs up this month when the International Telecommunication Union, an agency of the United Nations, agreed to recognize it as a next-generation wireless technology. With its inclusion among International Mobile Telecommunications standards, WiMax joins a list of recognized 3G mobile technologies that includes CDMA and FDMA.

WiMax will get its biggest initial tests in countries that are trying widespread deployments, such as Taiwan and Pakistan. Taiwanese officials last week pledged to spend $664 million on a WiMax development program, looking to make the country the center of WiMax equipment manufacturing. Taiwan plans to cover the country with mobile WiMax in what would make it the technology’s biggest test bed, and a business-government partnership also unveiled the technology’s first WiMax application lab to let developers test new WiMax applications such as VoIP and entertainment.

This decision was taken at the World Radio Communication Conference which the Chairman PTA also attended.

The World Radio Communication Conference (WRC-2007) in Geneva will address the use of radio frequencies and the global demand for spectrum fuelled by rapid technological developments and growth in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

WRC-07 will also deal with any radiocommunication questions with worldwide ramifications. The WRC-07 agenda focuses on some 30 items related to almost all terrestrial and space radio services and applications, including aeronautical telemetry and telecommand systems, satellite services, mobile communications including 3G services, maritime distress and safety signals, digital broadcasting, satellites for meterology, and the prediction and detection of natural disasters.