WiMax to Boost Mobile Data Usage

May 21st, 2008 by Annkur

Biggies like Nokia and Intel are Banking Big on WiMax technology. And with every passing day the potential of WiMax’s contribution to the mobile data usage increases. Since 3G, EDGE, GPRS etc have limited speed and high cost the data usage on handhelds have always been moderate. With the WiMax boom the same is expected to increase significantly.

Most telecom operators have invested significant amount in 3G and similar infrastructure. However WiMax is picking up pace and if the technology succeeds, they wont shy off from adopting it. Billions have been invested already and by the end of 2008 we would see loads of WiMax products. Intel’s WiFi + WiMax card have already been spotted also the WiMax Tablet from Nokia.

In India and other emerging economies where the broadband penetration is low, WiMax is being used as a fixed internet solution rather than a service designed for mobile users. However in developed economies WiMax promises strong Mobile prospects.

"Intel sees 2008 as the year when WiMax will start to appear in computers, such as a WiMax-equipped Asustek Computer Eee PC that Sriram Viswanathan, vice president of Intel Capital, the chip maker’s investment arm, and general manager of the company’s WiMax Program Office, showed off in Singapore.

"We have a variety of these devices. Not all of them will be launched on the first day, but the fact is during the second half (of 2008) you will see a plethora of devices," Viswanathan said in a recent interview."

 

Also Read: WiMax Promises to Shake up Wireless Data Market

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