WiMAX Forum Applauds Sprint Nextel for its Decision to Deploy Mobile WiMAX

August 08, 2006

The WiMAX Forum applauds Sprint Nextel Corp. for its decision to build a nationwide mobile WiMAX network using equipment and solutions from three WiMAX Forum member companies. A WiMAX Forum board member, Sprint Nextel announced today it had selected Intel, Motorola and Samsung Telecommunications America to deploy a mobile WiMAX network as part of its 4G Wireless Broadband Initiative as a means of delivering personal broadband services to U.S. consumers (http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=12960).

“This is a watershed moment for the WiMAX Forum and the fast-growing WiMAX ecosystem,” said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. “Sprint Nextel has had a strong commitment to advancing the WiMAX market, and this is evident by its selection of mobile WiMAX as its 4G next-generation network for its 2.5GHz spectrum throughout the U.S. Clearly, Sprint Nextel intends to be one of the foremost operators to provide a rewarding personal broadband experience and more choice of services to U.S. subscribers. The WiMAX Forum is fervent in its belief that delivering mobile Internet services will be the key to connecting the world.”

“Sprint Nextel joins other operators in U.S., Korea and Japan that selected mobile WiMAX because of advantages in performance, cost, flexibility and innovation crucial in maintaining a leading position in their markets,” Resnick continued. “More and more, operators worldwide view mobile WiMAX as a natural complement to existing mobile and wireline networks and the most effective way to deliver bandwidth intensive and real-time applications on notebooks and other mobile devices.”

The WiMAX Forum is the exclusive organization driving the industry forward and is leading the global, open ecosystem that it has built along with its 375+ member companies. Collaboratively, the WiMAX Forum is aggressively pursuing programs to assure certification and interoperability of mobile WiMAX products, global roaming, interworking to complement existing voice networks, development of applications and services optimized for WiMAX, and the promotion of WiMAX products worldwide.