Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its reception of the "WiMAX Forum Certified¢â Seal of Approval" from the WiMAX Forum¢ç, once again proving its leadership in Mobile WiMAX technology.

Samsung is one of four WiMAX Forum members receiving the first WiMAX Forum Certified designation for its Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) products.

The Mobile WiMAX Certified products are ¡®Mobile WiMAX 2.3 GHz Base Station¡¯ and ¡®Mobile Station,¡¯ the PCMCIA card type device. Samsung even strengthens its cutting edge technology by incorporating in-house designed and produced Mobile WiMAX Chipset into ¡®Mobile Station.¡¯

The WiMAX Forum Certified¢â seal of approval is granted to products which successfully pass rigorous testing to ensure they meet the strict interoperability and conformance standards of the WiMAX Forum¢ç.

¡°WiMAX Forum Certification designation is yet another example showing our leadership in this technology," commented Geesung Choi, the President of Telecommunication Business of Samsung Electronics. "We believe the certification will help us reach to the global Mobile WiMAX markets, and Samsung will continue to strive to be a leader by acquiring certification for Mobile WiMAX Wave 2, which features the next generation advanced antenna technology.¡±

¡°Mobile WiMAX Certification is a critical milestone, both for the WiMAX Forum and the WiMAX industry,¡± said Ron Resnick, President of the WiMAX Forum, during the press conference from the show floor in Singapore. ¡°Samsung Electronics has played an important role in taking that first step with the WiMAX Forum, enabling us to deliver on our promise to have mobile, WiMAX Forum Certified products in early 2008.¡±

Samsung provided end-to-end Mobile WiMAX solution for KT and SKT in South Korea and now provides its solution to various service providers globally. In particular, their Mobile WiMAX systems and devices are expected to be commercially available in Baltimore and Washington D.C, USA through Sprint Nextel under the name of XOHM this year. UQ Communications in Japan also selected Samsung as its Mobile WiMAX business partner.

The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. Currently, the organization has more than 500 member companies including service providers, regulators, equipment vendors, chip vendors, and content providers.