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WiMax coming to Nokia devices?
WiMax is a long-range WiFI replacement. It lets service providers put out (really) fast network access using radio antennas. In fact, if you're using Cingular Edge or similar data service with your cell phone, WiMax is set to make your current speed limit look downright tortoise-like.
Of course, nobody will benefit from the speed and range enhancements of WiMax until the network gets built (right now, you can't really get WiMax service in 99.9% of the world). And the people who build the networks (that would be your friendly phone company) aren't going to build WiMax networks until some devices that support WiMax start showing up in the marketplace.
Good old Nokia, who was among the first to offer cell phones with VoIP built-in and seems always to be ahead of the curve, has let it slip that their nifty Linux-based N800 Internet Tablet (pictured) is going to be getting WiMax capability some time next year. This is something I could see Apple following suit on with their laptops, especially if cozy partner AT&T rolls out a WiMax network of their own. For some more deets on the N800, check out this video.
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Subscribe to commentsMithunAug 24th 2007 10:14PM
Doesn't really come as a surprise, seeing that Nokia was one of the founding members of the WiMax Forum, the regulatory organisation for WiMax standards.
As is apparent, they stand to gain a lot from the sale of both compatible handsets and backend technology for operators, if wide rollout of this technology happens anytime soon.
TimSep 18th 2007 9:48PM
I'm perplexed that your article does not mention Sprint. Sprint announced its plans to build a nationwide 4G network (WiMAX) in August 2006. Sprint will have WiMAX wireless services available to over 100 million people by the end of 2008.