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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