Agilent Technologies’ Wireless Network Optimization Platform Selected by ITRI for WiMAX(tm) Network Deployment in Taiwan

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will use Agilent’s E6474A wireless network test platform for its M-Taiwan WiMAX Applications Lab (MTWAL), a WiMAX Forum® Applications Lab.

“We are excited to include Agilent’s E6474A wireless network test platform to ensure that the quality of service information is monitored in our WiMAX system deployment and operations,” said Dr. Ching-Tarng Hsieh, engineering director of the Information and Communications Laboratories at ITRI, and director of WiMAX Forum Taiwan Office. “WiMAX technology and services will play an important role in ensuring that consumers have access to broadband services in this region.”

“ITRI is a research pioneer in Taiwan’s communications industry,” said I-Lung Shen, general manager, Agilent’s Electronic Measurements Group, Taiwan. “We are honored to collaborate with ITRI to promote research on the deployment of the Mobile WiMAX network in Taiwan. The Mobile WiMAX network also marks an important milestone for Taiwan in developing global communications industry.”