Wave Issue 0505 2/4/05 Article 5-01

***WiMAX Forum Selects Cetecom Spain to Begin Certification
Testing in July 2005

SAN JOSE, Calif.
Jan. 24, 2005

The WiMAX Forum has selected its standardization test lab and
announced a certification roadmap that marks July 2005 for the
launch of the WiMAX Forum Certified program.

The WiMAX Forum selected Cetecom Spain as its official
certification laboratory, achieving a critical milestone toward
enabling the commercial availability of WiMAX Forum Certified
products. Acting as an independent body, Cetecom will test and
certify WiMAX Forum member companies’ products to ensure they
meet WiMAX Forum conformance and interoperability standards.

The selection of Cetecom is the culmination of a rigorous 12-
month review process by the WiMAX Forum. Cetecom was chosen for
its extensive range of testing and compliance services, which
includes experience in wireless technologies such as GSM/GPRS,
EDGE, W-CDMA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Headquartered in Spain,
Cetecom has affiliate regional labs which will allow WiMAX Forum
members worldwide to easily access the testing facilities.

Vendor equipment will undergo extensive testing by Cetecom to
ensure it conforms to WiMAX profiles and the IEEE 802.16-2004
and ETSI HiperMAN standard and that it is interoperable with
other WiMAX Forum Certified equipment. Certified products are
critical to the ubiquitous deployment of broadband wireless
access because they enable a mass market by driving price and
performance to levels unachievable with proprietary equipment.

The WiMAX Forum has gained significant momentum over the past
two years, particularly in the last nine months when the
organization set mid-2005 as the target date for launching the
WiMAX Forum Certified program. Since that time, WiMAX Forum
profiles were selected, the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard was
completed and silicon manufacturers began sampling their
products.

The WiMAX Forum has more than 230 members, representing the
entire ecosystem of companies necessary for bringing WiMAX Forum
Certified™ products to market, including equipment
manufacturers, operators, system integrators, silicon and
component makers, and application providers.