Agilent Technologies and Runcom Technologies to Collaborate on Wave 2 Mobile WiMAX(tm) Protocol Testing

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Runcom Technologies Ltd. today announced they will extend their WiMAX(tm) collaboration to include Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 Protocol Test.

All WiMAX(tm) devices must undergo protocol conformance test (PCT) to become certified for use. To realize the promise of interoperability, the WiMAX industry relies on traceable and effective protocol test solutions. The assurance of interoperability between WiMAX reference designs and protocol test equipment creates customer confidence and enables industry growth.

Agilent and Runcom will ensure that their customers can confidently use Runcom Mobile WiMAX reference designs with Agilent protocol test systems. Both companies will verify that their designs are faithful implementations of the relevant standards, bringing robust solutions to the market.

The Agilent N6430A WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test and Development Solution, based on Agilent’s E6651A Mobile WiMAX Test Set, is undergoing pre-validation testing at a WiMAX Forum(r) testing laboratory using mobile terminals and base stations that use Runcom Mobile WiMAX chips.

“We are very enthusiastic about the development of a PCT partnership with Runcom,” said C. J. Meurell, European operations general manager for Agilent’s Mobile Broadband Division’s WiMAX/WLAN portfolio. “Our relationship will accelerate the progress of both companies as we move ahead with Mobile WiMAX Wave 2. Runcom has been a pioneer of WiMAX and we feel fortunate to be able to partner with them on the development of PCT.”

Runcom Technologies is a leading supplier of chipsets for the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard on which WiMAX Forum mobile profiles are based. Runcom is a world pioneer in the development of state-of-the-art OFDMA silicon solutions for fixed and mobile WiMAX user-terminals and base-stations. The RNA200 ASIC was the first Mobile WiMAX compliant ASIC on the market.

“Our customers need independent and robust PCT solutions to be available, and we are keen to support this,” said Israel Koffman, Runcom’s vice president of Marketing. “Working with the wireless industry’s test leader, Agilent, means that our customers can count on solutions that work with our designs wherever they are in the world. Agilent’s ability to test terminals, base stations, protocol, RF and application performance is a unique value proposition that we believe will benefit our customers.”

For more information about the Agilent N6430A WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test and Development Solution see www.agilent.com/find/pct. Photos of Agilent’s N6430A Protocol Conformance Test and Development Solution and E6651A Mobile WiMAX Test Set are available at www.agilent.com/find/Wave2_PCT_images.





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