Intel is working with Huawei to create a research centre for the development of WiMax wireless networks in Saudia Arabia.
Saudia Arabia-based King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Intel have selected Huawei to provide systems for the wireless R&D centre, including WiMax basestations, access network gateway, authentication servers.
The centre aims to use these equipment to showcase WiMax technology, test interoperability and optimize network performance in order to guarantee effective operation of various client end-user devices on operators’ WiMax networks.
“We hope that the center would actively contribute towards supporting wide use of WiMAX technology throughout the Middle East, Africa and Turkey,” said Abdulziz Al-Noghaither, General Manager, Intel Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology will host the centre which will conduct validation for WiMax infrastructure equipment and terminals, interoperability testing, studies for performance optimisation, pre-certification for qualified products and experimentation with new WiMAX services and applications.
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