First WiMAX Products Using Intel Technology Receive WiMAX Forum™ Certification
Redline’s RedMAX Subscriber Unit, which incorporates the Intel® PRO/Wireless
5116 Broadband Interface and RedMAX Base Station form the world’s first complete WiMAX Forum™ Certified
WiMAX system
Toronto, ON, January 31, 2006
– Redline Communications, a leading provider of standards-based broadband wireless
equipment, today announced it has received the WiMAX Forum™ Certified mark for its RedMAX Subscriber
Unit (SU-O). The RedMAX SU-O is the first WiMAX system based upon the Intel® PRO/Wireless 5116
Broadband Interface to receive the WiMAX Forum™ Certified mark.
With this certification, Redline offers the first complete wireless broadband system in the world
to be WiMAX Forum Certified. Redline’s RedMAX Base Station (AN-100U) was one of the first three
base stations to receive the WiMAX Forum Certified mark on January 19, 2006. Redline’s SU-O
is an integrated customer premise device that can be easily installed by the subscriber. The unit
can be used for indoor or outdoor installations in most countries, enabling broadband connections
to business and residential subscribers.
“Redline is proud to be the first in the world to be able to offer carriers a complete WiMAX
Forum Certified wireless broadband system,” said Majed Sifri, President and CEO, Redline Communications
Inc. “Companies are choosing Redline for the performance of our RedMAX equipment, and our expertise
in large-scale wireless deployments. With this certification, our customers will have the confidence
that they have chosen a technology partner that is truly leading the WiMAX revolution.”
Redline’s RedMAX family also includes an indoor subscriber unit (SU-I), which will be submitted
to Cetecom this year, and the RedMAX management suite, which enables operators to easily integrate
and manage the RedMAX products in their networks.The RedMAX family will also include 802.16e mobile
WiMAX products, which are currently under development.
Redline’s RedMAX products have been chosen by carriers in International markets for nation-wide
deployments and network trials. Among the first to install RedMAX for a nation-wide network is Hrvatske
Telekomunikacije d.d (T-HT), a Croatian telecommunications company owned by Deutsche Telecom. The
T-HT deployment is being managed by MICROLINK, a distributor and system integrator of wireless communication
systems for digital data transmission. RedMAX is also being deployed by Integrated Telecom Company
Ltd. (ITC), a licensed data service provider in Saudi Arabia as part of the (U.S.) $22.2 million
first phase of its region-wide broadband network.
WiMAX Technologies
WiMAX is a standards-based wireless technology that provides high-throughput broadband connections
over long distances. The first phase of WiMAX products can be used for a range of applications, including "last
mile" broadband connections, cellular backhaul, and high-speed enterprise connectivity for businesses.
As WiMAX evolves, it is expected to deliver both fixed and mobile wireless broadband connectivity.
Redline's RedMAX Family
Redline's WiMAX solutions are designed to operate in a wide range of network designs and deployments,
including point-to-point and point-to-multi-point, in urban and rural geographies. The RedMAX carrier
class Base Station (AN-100U) delivers voice, video, and prioritized data traffic to the indoor and
outdoor RedMAX Subscriber Units, which feature the Intel® PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface.
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications is a technology leader in the design and manufacture of standards-based broadband
wireless access solutions. Using industry leading OFDM technologies, Redline’s award-winning
products provide unmatched high capacity and non-line-of-sight capabilities with proven performance,
reliability and security. Ideal for a variety of access, backhaul and private network applications,
Redline products meet the needs of carriers, service providers and enterprises worldwide. Redline
is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum™, and was first in the world to market an 802.16 compliant
product. Redline has over 20,000 installations in 75 countries across six continents through a global
distribution network of 80+ partners.
