August 8, 2007 at 17:55Nokia Internet Tablet in 2008 will work with Wimax
translated article Sprint to offer WiMAX-enabled Linux tablet with LinuxDevices.com
In August 2006, Sprint announced plans to develop and deploy the “first fourth generation (4G) nationwide mobile broadband network” and stated that it had chosen WiMAX Mobile (IEEE 802.16e aka - 2005) as a wireless technology to use. Subsequently, the company announced that Intel, Motorola and Samsung are working on mobile WiMAX chipsets, and LG, Samsung, Nokia, ZTE, are preparing devices that will be used in the new 4G network.
Sprint recently announced that Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington will be the first to use 4G for WiMAX mobile networks, and “new markets that should be determined based on a market readiness assessment” By the end of 2008, the company with its partners plans to enter the following 19 markets:
* Motorola: Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis
* Samsung: Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, Washington, DC
* Nokia: Austin, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Seattle
Role of Mobile WiMAX
At the LinuxWorld San Francisco conference this week, LinuxDevices talked to Ari Jaaksi, Nokia's director of open source technology. Answering the question, “if a combination of VoIP and WiMAX mobile is possible, will this dramatically change the business of mobile phones?”, Jaaksi replied: “WiMAX can change the entire network environment. However, it is a matter of maturity of the technology, and its cost. “
He added that he considers it important for Nokia to learn new technologies, noting that“ Linux is perfect for this. ”
Jaaksi noted that the news about WiMAX - will allow information about the Nokia Web tablet to spread quite widely. He said the new device is likely to get a lot of publicity during the FCC approval process. However, he refused to give any deadlines when this could happen, in deference to Sprint.
Jaaksi declined to say whose production WiMAX chip is planned to be placed on the device. He said that the hardware integration of various WiMAX chips would be quite simple, calling it just a matter of inserting another chip into the tablet board.
“In that Nokia may also consider incorporating a cellular radio chip into a Linux-based Internet tablet in the future, Jaaksi replied:“ This is more a business model issue than a technological problem. ”
In August 2006, Sprint announced plans to develop and deploy the “first fourth generation (4G) nationwide mobile broadband network” and stated that it had chosen WiMAX Mobile (IEEE 802.16e aka - 2005) as a wireless technology to use. Subsequently, the company announced that Intel, Motorola and Samsung are working on mobile WiMAX chipsets, and LG, Samsung, Nokia, ZTE, are preparing devices that will be used in the new 4G network.
Sprint recently announced that Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington will be the first to use 4G for WiMAX mobile networks, and “new markets that should be determined based on a market readiness assessment” By the end of 2008, the company with its partners plans to enter the following 19 markets:
* Motorola: Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis
* Samsung: Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, Washington, DC
* Nokia: Austin, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Seattle
Role of Mobile WiMAX
At the LinuxWorld San Francisco conference this week, LinuxDevices talked to Ari Jaaksi, Nokia's director of open source technology. Answering the question, “if a combination of VoIP and WiMAX mobile is possible, will this dramatically change the business of mobile phones?”, Jaaksi replied: “WiMAX can change the entire network environment. However, it is a matter of maturity of the technology, and its cost. “
He added that he considers it important for Nokia to learn new technologies, noting that“ Linux is perfect for this. ”
Jaaksi noted that the news about WiMAX - will allow information about the Nokia Web tablet to spread quite widely. He said the new device is likely to get a lot of publicity during the FCC approval process. However, he refused to give any deadlines when this could happen, in deference to Sprint.
Jaaksi declined to say whose production WiMAX chip is planned to be placed on the device. He said that the hardware integration of various WiMAX chips would be quite simple, calling it just a matter of inserting another chip into the tablet board.
“In that Nokia may also consider incorporating a cellular radio chip into a Linux-based Internet tablet in the future, Jaaksi replied:“ This is more a business model issue than a technological problem. ”