WiMAX Forum Picks R&S For Mobile Testing

April 2, 2007

Industry group the WiMAX Forum has selected Rohde & Schwarz and the TS8970 tester for radio comformance testing (RCT) according to the IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard. The TS8970 was picked as a reference solution for the certification of WiMAX end products being manufactured in line with the 802.16e-2005 specification. The modular tester supports a frequency range of 400 MHz to 6 GHz. For more information on the tester, visit the Rohde & Schwarz website at: http://www.rohde-schwarz.com

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.