In a bid to push emerging WiMax wireless technology, Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks yesterday said they were interoperability testing their respective WiMax gear.
Nokia also announced it would use Intels new WiMax chip, codenamed Baxter Peak, in its WiMax-enabled Nseries tablet computers that are slated to ship next year. The tablets will be among the first Linux-based WiMax internet devices to market, Nokia said. They will sport a Mozilla browser and support Skype and Rhapsody, among other applications.
They also will be the first Nokia mobile devices(Nokia N96 three) to be powered by an Intel chip; Texas Instruments supplies most mobile silicon to Nokia. Broadcom, Infineon and STMicroelectronics are among Nokias other suppliers.
In addition to Intels Baxter Peak, which is being designed for laptops and other mobile devices, and Nokia WiMax devices, the companies are also testing unspecified Nokia Siemens WiMax infrastructure equipment.
The companies claim to have already begun interoperable testing their equipment and devices with dozens of other equipment vendors in Sprints Virginia-based labs.
Sprint, of course, is planning a soft launch of its Xohm-branded WiMax service by the end of 2007, with full commercial availability slated for the first half of 2008. Intel and Nokia, along with Motorola mobile and Samsung phone deals , were previously named WiMax suppliers for Sprints WiMax network.
Intels Baxter Peak is based on the same WiMax baseband silicon used in Intels Echo Peak MiniCard module for laptops and ultra-mobile devices. It includes multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology, which promises to work better in challenging environments.
Source : http://uk.news.yahoo.com
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