TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' General Manager to Discuss Future of WiMAX at Global WiMAX Summit 2006.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that Gail Heck-Sweeney, general manager of its China Communications Operation (CCO (Chief or Corporate Compliance Officer) The executive person in charge of compliance issues, regulatory requirements, internal controls and managing audits within an enterprise or organization. ), will be a featured speaker at this year's Global WiMAX Summit, presenting her view of the future of WiMAX. BII BII Bank Internasional Indonesia BII British Institute of Innkeepers BII Bioindustry Initiative (US Department of State) BII Bronco II (Ford truck; predecessor of the Explorer) BII Basic Issue Item , in cooperation with the WiMAX Forum, is hosting the event, scheduled for Oct. 23 - 26 in Beijing, China. WiMAX is currently riding a wave of achievement, spurred by recent developments in worldwide spectrum allocation and standardization, product announcements and ongoing research and development. China, given its immense population and area, represents one of the largest markets for WiMAX. In her presentation, "WiMAX: Moving beyond the mobile," Heck-Sweeney points to the increasing globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of WiMAX technology, especially in developing countries like China, as an indication of the technologies far-reaching appeal. To date, there are more than 117 WiMAX networks worldwide, with more than 200 operators planning WiMAX deployments. Commercial services over fixed WiMAX networks are now available in a number of countries. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Heck-Sweeney, the real success of WiMAX will be driven in large part by the emerging 802.16e mobile market. Heck-Sweeney will present the drivers for this market, as well as a look into the future of WiMAX -- which is expected to include connectivity between devices, to information and entertainment, and between people. "Through our successful rollout of test and measurement tools for WiMAX in the Asia region, and participation in various industry organizations and events like the Global WiMAX Summit, we continue to assert our leadership and ongoing commitment to enabling the emergence of WiMAX as a truly global technology," said Guy Sene, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Signal Analysis Division. "That leadership has been demonstrated time and again by the introduction of innovative solutions for this market. We were first to provide standard-compliant 802.16 design and test tools for fixed and mobile WiMAX See WiMAX and 802.16. applications, and the first to enable RF and baseband engineers working at the 802.16-2004 PHY See physical layer and physical. layer to create, analyze and troubleshoot signals. More recently, we extended our solutions into manufacturing. This leadership is helping to ensure that today's engineers have the tools they need to create the next-generation of communication based on WiMAX." Agilent offers a range of WiMAX test and measurement solutions that span the entire WiMAX lifecycle -- from R&D and design verification to manufacturing, conformance and interoperability test. Thanks to their reliability, repeatability and consistency, these solutions provide engineers with a level of performance and functionality not currently available with competing solutions. For more information on Agilent's solutions for WiMAX, go to www.agilent.com/find/wimax. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal 2005. 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