The buzz sweeping the WiMAX floors is that there seems to be problems abound in achieving WiMAX certification. Also known as plugfest, WiMAX certification is now delayed 6 months, raising issues for companies who wished to launch their WiMAX-ready products.
The mission of the WiMAX forum is to evaluate testing options and to recommend products for test lab selection, and in order to become certified, products have to meet standard compliances as well as interoperability between different suppliers.
In a report issued by Research and Markets, it states that WiMAX has been the center of a lot of attention lately - but it does not mean that it is all hype and no substance. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Currently, there is a large number of companies actively promoting WiMAX, with nearly 200 in its WiMAX forum.
Yes. We're excited about WiMAX. Companies are ready for WiMAX. But is a brief 6 month time frame a real threat to the WiMAX market? It seems that this delay leaves the space wide open for other like-minded mobile broadband providers to hop in and gain market share and notoriety, and yes, that can be a real issue.
I guess, then, that 2005 will not be the quintessential WiMAX year. Those of us waiting on the sidelines for WiMAX to explode can only watch the news and sigh as we feel as though we're in a sitcom....."WiMAX 2004-2005 The Early Years". It's just not going to happen at this moment, folks.
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