Europe Austria : Samsung has been selected to receive the WiMAX World Europe 2007 Award for U-RAS Premium Base Station in System Design by xchange, telecommunication specialized monthly magazine. The awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of WiMAX technologies. Nominations were open to exhibitors and sponsors of the WiMAX World Europe Conference, being held May 29-31, in Vienna, Austria, and selected by a judging panel of experts from the WiMAX community.

Samsung U-RAS Premium Base Station received the System Design award on May 30th, during the WiMAX World Europe Conference at a cocktail reception following the close of the first day’s convention sessions at the Austria Center Vienna. Eliot Weinman, president of Trendsmedia, the events and publishing division of Yankee Group that produces WiMAX World Conferences & Expos, and Mike Saxby, group publisher of xchange magazine, presented the awards in six categories. Samsung and their award will be featured in the July issue of xchange, as well as on the WiMAX World and xchange Web sites.

“xchange is pleased to acknowledge Samsung’s contributions to the development and promotion of WiMAX technology and services,” said Saxby. “WiMAX success is dependent upon sustained innovation of companies like Samsung that will no doubt be rewarded in the marketplace but also deserve recognition by the community it supports.”

”Yankee Group would like to congratulate Samsung on winning this year’s System Design award,” said Weinman. “This award demonstrates Samsung’s place among the leaders of the WiMAX industry, and we look forward to seeing their future innovations.”

W.P. Hong, executive vice president and advisor of Samsung’s Telecommunication Systems Division, expressed his gratitude; “I’m very excited to receive this award. It is more meaningful for us in that this award is selected by industry leaders and professionals. We will continuously develop and explore the market of Mobile WiMAX service to fuel the world with benefits of advanced mobile telecommunication technology”

The winners were selected by an independent judging panel, including Craig Mathias, principal, Farpoint Group; Will Strauss, principal analyst, Forward Concepts; Adlane Fellah, CEO and founder, Maravedis Inc.; Caroline Gabriel, lead research analyst, Rethink Research; Philip Marshall, vice president of enabling technologies, Yankee Group; James Farstadt, founder and president, rClient LLC; and representatives from xchange and Trendsmedia.