ZTE products receive WiMAX Forum 3.5GHz Wave2 certification

WiMAX Forum has awarded Wave2 Qualification Certification to ZTE's 3.5GHz WiMAX 16e System equipment used in ZTE B9100+R9100 WiMAX base stations. ZTE is the first company in the world to successfully pass Wave2 Certification for this type of product.

The WiMAX Forum drives a common global standard for certification of interoperable high performance IP-based broadband wireless equipment supporting stationary, portable and mobile applications. Through this certification, interoperability and mass production is promoted, which in turn will lower the price and ensure a widespread adoption of WiMAX Forum Certified equipment. To achieve official WiMAX certification, the equipment, which includes the base station and the subscriber unit, must demonstrate both conformance and interoperability.
ZTE was also awarded earlier with two other similar certifications for its WiMAX 16e Terminal solutions and 2.5GHz WiMAX 16e System equipment. ZTE is the first Chinese company to achieve dual recognition for both 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz WiMAX system equipment.

ZTE's B9100+R9100 is a distributed base station system developed on MicroTCA hardware platform equipped with technical features such as easy upgrade path, highly compact design, and with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in the industry. It supports advanced MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output) technology, which enhances signal transmission quality of single base station.

As of November 2008, ZTE has already deployed more than 30 WiMAX 16e networks across different regions and countries, including Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas region.