When will the first mobile WiMAX certified products come out?
In the first phase, the WiMAX Forum has applied its seal of approval on the WiBro products developed in Korea. The first wave of SISO mobile WiMAX products in 2.3 GHz band was certified in April 2008. Only a handful of operators participated in the non-MIMO Wave 1 certification process due to the limited appeal of Wave 1 outside of South Korea. The subsequent certification for mobile WiMAX products in the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz band is expected to be completed by Q2 2008. The Wave 2 feature-set is more comprehensive and better suited to large-scale indoor and mobile commercial deployments globally.