Cisco, Tata join WiMAX Forum board

PORTLAND, OREGON: The WiMAX Forum today announced the addition of Cisco, a provider in networking solution, as a new member of its board of directors.

Sai Subramanian, director of marketing for the broadband wireless business unit of Cisco, will serve as Cisco’s representative on the WiMAX Forum board, said a press release.

Last week, the WiMAX Forum also announced that it had added Tata Communications’ COO Prateek Pashine to its board.

“Our board of directors – just like the growing WiMAX ecosystem – comprises a diverse group of the wireless and broadband industry’s top operators, device and infrastructure manufacturers and chipset vendors,” said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum.

He added that the addition of global leaders such as Cisco and Tata Communications is another strong indication of the growing industry commitment to continue delivering on the promise of the mobile Internet and wireless 4G broadband worldwide.

“Cisco is proud to be part of an industry organization that is shaping the future of WiMAX. Sai will add tremendous value with his respected industry tenure and contributions to the WiMAX initiative,” said Brett Galloway, senior vice president of the Wireless and Security Technology Group, Cisco.

He further said that the WiMAX Forum remains the primary driving force behind the development and adoption of WiMAX. Cisco values the opportunity to demonstrate our growing commitment to its success.

The WiMAX Forum’s membership base represents a thriving WiMAX ecosystem that supports the more than 475 WiMAX network deployments in 140 countries currently tracked today, added the release.