SOMA Networks Demonstrates Continued Progress Towards Mobile WiMAX(TM) Certification.Company Participates in WiMAX Forum[R] Second Public, Mobile WiMAX See WiMAX and 802.16. PlugFest; Tests FlexMAX[TM] Mobile WiMAX System Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- SOMA Networks, Inc., a leading provider of Mobile WiMAX technology, today announced significant progress towards Mobile WiMAX certification following participation in the WiMAX Forum[R] second public, Mobile WiMAX[TM] PlugFest. The event takes place in Malaga, Spain from February 11-17, 2007, and tests interoperability between SOMA's FlexMAX[TM] Mobile WiMAX System and other IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.16e-2005-based systems. This event marks the next phase of interoperability testing intended to prepare vendors for Mobile WiMAX certification by the WiMAX Forum, which is scheduled to begin in mid 2007. "We are very pleased with the progress and results to date from this week's testing, which builds on our participation at the previous Mobile WiMAX PlugFest," stated Tom Flak, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at SOMA Networks. "By pre-testing the ability of the FlexMAX System components to operate effectively with numerous companies' equipment, we can check for any technical interoperability issues in the actual test setting, and demonstrate our continued advancement prior to submission for WIMAX certification." "With more than 30 companies participating in this latest Mobile WiMAX Forum PlugFest, there is strong momentum and a clear commitment by the WiMAX ecosystem," said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum. "By the contributions of SOMA Networks and the other PlugFest participants, these WiMAX Forum interoperability events continue to show a significant leap ahead with maturity of mobile WIMAX products. Additionally, the experience gained at these PlugFests is critical to improve quality of interoperability testing and to maintain our accelerated path to WiMAX Forum Certification." "We are committed to bridging the digital divide in rural areas around the world, ensuring service providers can universally offer broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. to their customers," added Flak. "SOMA Networks is rapidly progressing towards delivery of one of the first commercially-ready Mobile WiMAX offerings, to support our vision of enabling our customers to connect the next billion people." SOMA Networks' FlexMAX Mobile WiMAX System is a complete broadband wireless See wireless broadband. system portfolio that allows carriers to offer high-margin applications and a superior subscriber experience to residential and SoHo consumers. Advanced antenna technologies allow for the widest coverage area and maximum revenue, while enabling low market entry and expansion costs. The FlexMAX System includes: base stations, multiple types of mobile station devices, advanced multi-antenna processing, traffic management middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a , integrated applications, network management and network gateways -- all backed by world-class partners, global field support and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . About WiMAX Forum The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to help promote and certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications. The forum's goal is to accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified See certification. products will be fully interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and Mobile Applications. For more information about the WiMAX Forum and its activities, please visit 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. About SOMA Networks SOMA Networks is a leading provider of Mobile WiMAX solutions. Focused on bringing broadband wireless access and advanced applications to the home, SOMA's FlexMAX[TM] Mobile WiMAX and SoftAir[TM] Multimedia Application Systems provide a complete solution using an all IP-based architecture. SOMA technology enables service providers to drive revenue through value-added multimedia applications and services, delivering wireline performance over a broadband wireless infrastructure. SOMA is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum[R], and its FlexMAX Mobile WiMAX System supports the 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX standard. Deployed on five continents, SOMA is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Delhi, and Singapore. 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