[MLB-WIRELESS] ( BW)(NJ-IEEE-STANDARDS) Approval of IEEE Standard 802.16 Sets Stage for Growth of Metropolitan Area Networks Using Fixed Broadband Wireless

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 ( BW)(NJ-IEEE-STANDARDS) Approval of IEEE Standard 802.16 Sets Stage
for Growth of Metropolitan Area Networks
 Using Fixed Broadband Wireless


     Business/Technology Editors

     PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2001--

                 Global Standard for 10 to 66 GHz Wireless Networks
Fosters Economic Alternative for "Last Mile" Access 

     The Standard Board of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) formally approved IEEE
Standard 802.16 ("Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access
Systems") today.
     The approval sets the stage for the widespread deployment of 10 to
66 GHz wireless metropolitan area networks as an economical method of
high-speed "last-mile" connection to public networks.
     The global IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN(TM) air interface standard is
the first broadband wireless access standard from an accredited
standards body. It will be published by January 2002. Until then, the
approved draft can be found in the IEEE catalog at
http://WirelessMAN.org/published.html.
     "The new WirelessMAN standard is a groundbreaking development that
changes the landscape for providers and customers of high-speed
networks," said Roger Marks, Chair of the 802.16 Working Group on
Broadband Wireless Access. "The standard makes highly efficient use of
bandwidth and supports voice, video and data applications with the
quality that customers demand."
     The 802.16 standard creates a platform on which to build a
broadband wireless industry using high-rate systems that install rapidly
without extensive metropolitan cable infrastructures. It was created in
a two-year, open-consensus process that involved hundreds of engineers
from the world's leading operators and vendors.
     The standard enables interoperability among devices from multiple
manufacturers. It includes a medium access control layer (MAC) that
supports multiple physical layer specifications. The physical layer is
optimized for bands from 10 to 66 GHz. Extensions to the 2 to 11 GHz
bands are expected to be completed next summer in the Working Group's
802.16a amendment.
     The companion IEEE Standard 802.16.2 ("IEEE Recommended Practice
for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Coexistence of Fixed
Broadband Wireless Access Systems") was published by IEEE in September
2001. This document provides guidelines for system deployment and is
expected to be a valuable source of planning information for operators
wishing to deploy IEEE 802.16 systems.

     About the IEEE 802.16 Working Group

     The IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access has 178
members and 52 official observers. It operates via an open process to
develop accredited air interface standards and recommended practices for
the global development and deployment of fixed broadband wireless access
systems. It meets bimonthly and has a record of rapidly reaching
technical consensus. The Group's standards provide for high-speed
network access to homes and enterprises. For more information on the
IEEE 802.16 Working Group, visit http://WirelessMAN.org.
     The working group is a unit of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards
Committee, the premier transnational forum for wireless networking
standardization. The new IEEE 802.16 standard joins the widely used
family of Ethernet and wireless networking standards developed by the
committee.

     About the IEEE Standards Association

     The IEEE Standards Association is an international membership
organization serving today's industries with a complete portfolio of
standards programs. The IEEE-SA is a major component of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the world's largest technical
professional society. IEEE-SA membership, through the IEEE, promotes the
engineering process by creating, developing, integrating, sharing and
applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and
sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession. For more
information on IEEE-SA, visit http://standards.ieee.org.

            --30--jeh/ny*

CONTACT: The IEEE Standards Association 
              Roger Marks, 303/497-3037
              marks at nist.gov
              Dean Chang, 408/719-9977
              dchang at apertonet.com
              Karen McCabe, 732/562-3824 
              k.mccabe at ieee.org

     KEYWORD: NEW JERSEY
     INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS NETWORKING 
 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
     SOURCE: The IEEE Standards Association

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