Being elected to WiMAX Forum Board of Directors recognizes Alcatel-Lucent’s commitment and contribution to the fast-growing WiMAX market and a testimony to its technical leadership in WiMAX technologies.

"Alcatel-Lucent is a global leader in telecommunications, and having the company join our Board is evidence of its dedication to taking the WiMAX ecosystem forward,” said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum. “Having one of the industry’s most comprehensive wireless portfolios, we look forward to Alcatel-Lucent’s further involvement to help accelerate the WiMAX deployment worldwide. As a leading proponent of WiMAX, Alcatel-Lucent has proven its ability to deliver standards-based products that are commercially installed by its numerous operator customers.”

Alcatel-Lucent’s strong support of open standards and device interoperability - as demonstrated by several interoperability testing (IOT) centers operational in France, the United States and Taiwan - benefits operators seeking to diversify and offer the optimum choice of terminals to their subscribers.

“Today’s announcement is a major step forward and further highlights our commitment to promote the IEEE 802.16e-2005 open standard to advance the adoption of WiMAX worldwide,” said Philippe Goossens, Strategic Alliances Director for Alcatel-Lucent’s WiMAX activities. “As part of the WiMAX Forum, Alcatel-Lucent is working to ensure interoperability of wireless broadband solutions and enable telecom operators to deliver innovative and differentiating services to their customers.”

Source: Web Wire