VeriSign Secures WiMax

VeriSign, Inc. the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure
services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, announced
today that it has been selected by the WiMAX Forum™, the exclusive
global organization dedicated to certifying the interoperability of
wireless broadband access products based on global standards, to
provide PKI-related services to all WiMAX Forum Certified™ solutions
based on IEEE 802.16-2004 and ETSI HiperMAN 1.2.1. This partnership
promotes industry-wide equipment compatibility and interoperability
within the WiMAX Forum community by creating a single, trusted device
authentication standard across broadband wireless networks.

"VeriSign has proven experience creating interoperable trust models,
and demonstrated a deep understanding of the WiMAX requirements, giving
us the confidence that they are the best choice to secure the millions
of WiMAX devices that will be deployed," said Ron Resnick, president
and chair, WiMAX Forum. "VeriSign met the WiMAX requirements for a
PKI Trust Model and can provide scalable, robust PKI trust services to
our more than 350 member corporations worldwide."

Widely considered a disruptive technology, WiMAX Forum Certified
equipment will enable the next generation of wireless applications,
delivering wireless high-bandwidth voice, data and video services to
businesses and residences. Under the agreement, VeriSign will operate
the WiMAX root CA used to create a single, trusted device
authentication standard for WiMAX networks. The VeriSign® Custom
Device Certificate Service (CDCS) allows embedding X.509-standard
digital certificates into all WiMAX Forum Certified hardware devices
based on IEEE 802.16-2004 and ETSI HiperMAN 1.2.1 standards. Using
strong certificate-based authentication allows service providers to
ensure network access, digital content and software services can be
secured from unauthorized access.

"VeriSign's mission is to create and operate transformational
infrastructures that become indispensable to society," said Nico
Popp, vice president, Authentication Services for VeriSign. "WiMAX
promises a whole new level of data access flexibility that will be much
less location specific for customers. This type of robust mobile,
portable or fixed broadband access will be unprecedented, encouraging
innovation and improved services."

Source : www.knowingabout.com/wimax