Nokia and Intel Group Up To Develop WiMax

WhichHost writes "Nokia and Intel's new alliance is aiming at creating and refining the power of "WiMax" as a new form of mobile-WiFi for devices such as laptops, cell-phones, etc. This is just the first step in making high-speed wireless networking available to the entire world. Covered at InformationWeek and Forbes as well." From the article: "Nokia and Intel Corp.'s development plans focus on mobile WiMax, which allows for roaming among base stations, as opposed to fixed WiMax, which is considered a replacement for DSL and cable lines."

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Re:Uh... help me out here

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Yes, 802.16 is WiMax, and yeah, there isn't much in the way of actual news here, which is why I never posted it at openwimax.org. Intel is fighting hard to promote there WiMax chip and get hardware manufacturers to include it in they're devices. The only thing interesting here is that a cell company (Nokia) is working with Intel. Typcially the cell phone companies are pushing 3G and 4G which are for the most part, competeing with WiMax. Interesting since WiMax promises an alternative to cell phones... mobile, wireless VoIP.