OFDM Forum Announces Wi-LAN as Chair Company and Philips Semiconductors as Vice Chair Company.Business EditorsCALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2000 Wi-LAN Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :WIN.) Wireless LAN Group Formed to Address Home Multimedia and Wireless Personal Area Networks The OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies. Forum, an organization focused on delivering one global standard for high-speed broadband wireless communications, today announced Wi-LAN Inc. (TSE:WIN.), a leading innovator in high-speed wireless data communications, as the Chair of the OFDM Forum. Philips Semiconductors, a leading provider of communications, consumer and multimedia ICs, was appointed Vice Chair. The appointments were made at the recent OFDM Forum meeting held in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. on March 31, 2000. The Forum is also introducing new members which include: Alcatel, Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). and The Testbed Center for Interoperability (TCFI TCFI Testbed Center for Interoperability ) at University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Santa Barbara (UCSB UCSB University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB University of Casual Sex and Beer ). In addition to the Forum leadership appointments, each working group established a chair company which includes: Fixed Wireless Access with Nokia as the Chair, Wireless LAN (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) including Home Multimedia and wireless personal area networks (WPANs) with Philips Semiconductors as the Chair and Wireless Road Access with SmartMove and TCFI at UCSB as co-chairs. Presentations on these working groups were delivered, as well as candid discussions on advancing the efforts of these groups. The newly developed WLAN group discussed an OFDM-based solution anticipating the convergence between the next generation of high rate WPANs and WLANs. As the Fixed Wireless Access Chair, Nokia discussed the LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network interoperability for global communications. Philips Semiconductors, the Wireless LAN Chair, discussed pervasive wireless connectivity in the home by harmonizing the "PHY" and "MAC" layer with OFDM technology. This group presented the drive to develop products based on OFDM technology at consumer prices with targets set at single and multi-family dwelling. "We are excited to be chairing the OFDM Forum, along with co-founder Philips Semiconductors," says Dr. Hatim Zaghloul, Wi-LAN Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are continuing to make significant steps forward, by establishing Chair companies for our working groups, including Nokia, Philips Semiconductors and SmartMove and TCFI as well as organizing the participants within them." "Philips Semiconductors strongly supports the initiatives of the OFDM Forum to create and achieve the harmonization of standards for next-generation high-speed wireless data products and services," said Kursat Kimyacioglu, Manager, Wireless Connectivity Products, Philips Semiconductors. "We are very pleased to participate in the Forum and look forward to continued progress as we move forward quickly." Membership in the OFDM Forum is open to any corporation or organization engaged in research, development and/or manufacture of any OFDM products, as well as any software firms or other users of OFDM products who are interested in developing and improving OFDM technology and standards. Memberships for government agencies and educational institutions have been introduced with minimal fees. Interested parties can apply to become a member of the OFDM Forum by calling 403-273-9133. More information can be found on the web at www.ofdm-forum.com. The next meeting of the OFDM Forum will be held in Calgary, Alberta on July 13-16, 2000. ABOUT OFDM OFDM, which stands for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing See FDM. (communications) frequency division multiplexing - (FDM) The simultaneous transmission of multiple separate signals through a shared medium (such as a wire, optical fibre, or light beam) by modulating, at the transmitter, the separate signals into separable , is a cornerstone technology for the next generation of high-speed wireless data products and services for both corporate and consumer use. With the introduction of the IEEE 802.11a, ETSI BRAN, and multimedia applications, the wireless world is ready for products based on OFDM technology. ABOUT OFDM FORUM The OFDM Forum is an association incorporated in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to foster the harmonization of OFDM standards, promote the global harmonization of spectrum allocation, and implement a single compatible global OFDM standard for delivering cost effective devices on all wireless networks and in related industries. |
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