Huawei Technologies and Intel announced a tie-up under which the two will set up a WiMAX interoperability testing lab in Beijing, China.

"Huawei is delighted to play an active role in the development of WiMAX with Intel through its partnership. This state-of-the-art test laboratory in Beijing that will further advance WiMAX technology," said Mr. Zhao Ming, President of Huawei CDMA & WiMAX Product Line. "The systematic and rigorous testing in our new Beijing test lab will accelerate the development of WiMAX market segments for worldwide operators."

Sriram Viswanathan, Vice President of Intel Capital and General Manager of Intel'' s WiMAX program office said: "Intel is dedicated to providing market-ready, fully-tested and interoperable WiMAX-enabled devices. We applaud Huawei' s leadership in helping to continue to advance the global WiMAX industry."