NEC announced that PC cards and base stations have been certified by the WiMAX Forum. The company completed its range of products related to the suite to 2.5 GHz . WiMAX certification was made after rigorous interoperability testing needed to verify the compatibility between devices from different manufacturers. NEC also was the first company to receive, in June, the certification by the WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Lab in Taiwan. NEC aims thus to become the world leader in the production and distribution of products for WiMAX infrastructure on 2.5 GHz frequency Nobuhiro Endo, Associate Vice President of NEC, remember the importance of the certification process, Richard Hanscott, vice president of NEC Europe, commented positively the success of NEC’s research on WiMAX technology. NEC, remember, is one of the largest manufacturers of technology for Internet and broadband for businesses. It employs more than 150 thousand people around the world. The WiMAX Forum is a non-profit organization that certifies and promotes the compatibility and interoperability between broadband devices based on standard IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN.