The WiMAX Forum FAQ

The WiMAX Forum

8. What is the purpose of the WiMAX Forum?
Founded in June 2001, the WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote WiMAX products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. Focused on global adoption of WiMAX, the WiMAX Forum was chartered to establish certification processes that achieve interoperability, publish technical specifications based on recognized standards, promote the technology and pursue a favorable regulatory environment.

Global Roaming: Roaming enables customers to automatically access their wireless services when travelling outside the geographical coverage area of their home network. This includes internet, e-mail, voice, video and other services available on the home network. For more information please visit http://www.wimaxroaming.org/.
WiMAX Forum Certified™ program: As the exclusive organization dedicated to certifying the interoperability of WiMAX products, the WiMAX Forum will define and conduct conformance and interoperability testing to ensure that different vendor systems work seamlessly with one another. WiMAX Forum Certified products are based upon a single global standard (802.16) enabling complete interoperability worldwide.
- For more information on the WiMAX Forum Certified program, please the WiMAX Forum’s Certification overview http://wimaxforum.org/certification/certification-overview.
- Tread the WiMAX Forum Certification Q&A, please visit the WiMAX Forum Newsroom at http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/presskit.
- Review the Certification Program Reference Manual (CPRM) at http://members.wimaxforum.org/apps/org/workgroup/cwg/download.php/42780/....
- A list of Certification testing laboratories can be found at http://members.wimaxforum.org/kws/certification/designatedlabs.

9. What companies are involved with the WiMAX Forum?
The WiMAX Forum membership represents the entire ecosystem of companies necessary for bringing WiMAX Forum Certified products to market, including equipment manufacturers, operators, system integrators, silicon and component makers, test equipment manufacturers, test labs, content and application providers. For a full list of member companies, visit http://www.wimaxforum.org/about/member-roster.