09/27/2007
Tara Seals
The movement toward creating a ubiquitous plug-and-play WiMAXed nation got another boost at WiMAX World USA this week when Intel Corp., Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced interop testing.
The three are ensuring that Intel's forthcoming WiMAX silicon, Nokia WiMAX devices and NSN’s infrastructure equipment will work together, creating a potential end-to-end juggernaut for operators.
“Our focus is definitely on enabling mobile broadband as we go forward,” said Sue Spradley, the new North American chief at NSN.
Intel's WiMAX silicon product, code-named "Baxter Peak," will be integrated into Nokia’s Nseries Internet Tablets, expected to ship in 2008 – Nokia has said it will be an open Internet line of products, in keeping with the open access vision of the WiMAX mobile Internet promulgated by Sprint Nextel, Google and others. The Linux-based devices are small enough to fit into the pocket, will have a Mozilla-based browser, e-mail functions and support for applications like Skype and Rhapsody.
"WiMAX enables the mobile Internet and makes it possible to get content on a variety of new mobile devices at broadband speed, and our Baxter Peak solution is designed specifically for these exciting new devices," said Raviv Melamed, general manager of Intel's Mobile Wireless Group. "Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks all recognize our collective responsibility in ensuring that people can take full advantage of WiMAX. Simply put, the infrastructure behind the networks and the devices that access those networks must work together seamlessly."
Everyone’s favorite WiMAX-oriented word is quickly becoming “ecosystem,” and true to form, the three have started testing their equipment and devices with dozens of other equipment vendors' products for interoperability and conformance with industry standards in Sprint's Herndon, Va., testing labs.
Intel Corp. www.intel.com
Nokia www.nokia.com
Nokia Siemens Networks www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
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