Comfone announces membership of the WiMAX Forum®
Comfone to participate in a WiMAX Forum demonstration of WiMAX™ roaming
February 06 2008 – Bern, Switzerland - Comfone, a leading worldwide GSM and WLAN roaming provider, today announced its support for single-standard WiMAX technology by joining the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led non-profit organization committed to promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products.
“Comfone has tremendous experience in offering both GSM and WLAN roaming hubs and we are committed to further extend our roaming platform to enable WiMAX roaming too”, said Laurent Freléchoux, Product Marketing Director of WeRoam Services, Comfone. “Becoming a member of the WiMAX Forum confirms our support for setting standards for WiMAX roaming, a goal which Comfone’s experience and knowledge of the GSM and Wireless IP worlds will help achieve.”
"The WiMAX Forum continues to gain industry support with more than 520 members to-date," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. "As companies, both large and small, join together to create an ecosystem of interoperability, their products and services are delivering anytime, anywhere broadband access to consumers around the world."
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led non-profit organization comprising more than 500 companies committed to promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products. WiMAX products are designed to deliver wireless broadband services to both residential customers and businesses by creating economies of scale made possible by standards-based, interoperable products and services.
About Comfone
Comfone provides roaming services to over 300 operators in 125 countries worldwide. Its service portfolio includes signalling, data, clearing, hubbing and convergence services. WeRoam is a trademark of the Swiss company Comfone AG. WeRoam specialises in wholesale mobility management and roaming solutions for the fixed and mobile telecommunications sector.
WeRoam is a patented open roaming platform connecting nearly 60 WISPs and offering an aggregated footprint of more than 35.000 hotspots. Key solutions found in GSM technology have been adopted to make up the WeRoam service. This positions WeRoam as the only open roaming platform supporting username/password and SIM based authentication for WLAN Roaming. All solutions easily integrate with existing products of Internet, Enterprise, GSM and VoIP service providers. Learn more about Comfone and WeRoam at www.comfone.com & www.weroam.com
About the WiMAX Forum™
The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series of premier trade shows and conferences, the WiMAX Forum is committed to offering a hands-on business and education experience with meaningful networking opportunities to drive worldwide adoption of WiMAX technology and deliver wireless broadband Internet services anytime, anywhere. For more information, visit the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.
"WiMAX Forum" is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," the WiMAX Forum logo, "WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
For more information please contact:
Bruno Chiarelli
Marketing Communication Manager, Comfone
Tel.: +41 31 341 1138
Email: bruno.chiarelli@comfone.com
Comfone to participate in a WiMAX Forum demonstration of WiMAX™ roaming
February 06 2008 – Bern, Switzerland - Comfone, a leading worldwide GSM and WLAN roaming provider, today announced its support for single-standard WiMAX technology by joining the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led non-profit organization committed to promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products.
“Comfone has tremendous experience in offering both GSM and WLAN roaming hubs and we are committed to further extend our roaming platform to enable WiMAX roaming too”, said Laurent Freléchoux, Product Marketing Director of WeRoam Services, Comfone. “Becoming a member of the WiMAX Forum confirms our support for setting standards for WiMAX roaming, a goal which Comfone’s experience and knowledge of the GSM and Wireless IP worlds will help achieve.”
"The WiMAX Forum continues to gain industry support with more than 520 members to-date," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. "As companies, both large and small, join together to create an ecosystem of interoperability, their products and services are delivering anytime, anywhere broadband access to consumers around the world."
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led non-profit organization comprising more than 500 companies committed to promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products. WiMAX products are designed to deliver wireless broadband services to both residential customers and businesses by creating economies of scale made possible by standards-based, interoperable products and services.
About Comfone
Comfone provides roaming services to over 300 operators in 125 countries worldwide. Its service portfolio includes signalling, data, clearing, hubbing and convergence services. WeRoam is a trademark of the Swiss company Comfone AG. WeRoam specialises in wholesale mobility management and roaming solutions for the fixed and mobile telecommunications sector.
WeRoam is a patented open roaming platform connecting nearly 60 WISPs and offering an aggregated footprint of more than 35.000 hotspots. Key solutions found in GSM technology have been adopted to make up the WeRoam service. This positions WeRoam as the only open roaming platform supporting username/password and SIM based authentication for WLAN Roaming. All solutions easily integrate with existing products of Internet, Enterprise, GSM and VoIP service providers. Learn more about Comfone and WeRoam at www.comfone.com & www.weroam.com
About the WiMAX Forum™
The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series of premier trade shows and conferences, the WiMAX Forum is committed to offering a hands-on business and education experience with meaningful networking opportunities to drive worldwide adoption of WiMAX technology and deliver wireless broadband Internet services anytime, anywhere. For more information, visit the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.
"WiMAX Forum" is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," the WiMAX Forum logo, "WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
For more information please contact:
Bruno Chiarelli
Marketing Communication Manager, Comfone
Tel.: +41 31 341 1138
Email: bruno.chiarelli@comfone.com
