Nokia and Intel partner on mobile WiMax

June 13th, 2005 • Related • Filed Under

After a hot and cold relationship with WiMax in the past, Nokia has thrown its support behind the high-speed wireless technology.

The Finnish mobile giant announced on Friday that it is partnering with Intel to develop 802.16e — which could potentially support high-speed wireless access over much longer distances than are possible with Wi-Fi today.

“WiMax will be an important technology complementing 3G technologies. It will also create new opportunities for the consumer and enterprise markets,” said Tero Ojanpera, Nokia’s senior vice president and chief strategy officer.

Ojanpera told journalists on Friday that 802.11e could be better than 3G at handling data services, such as video downloads. This suggests that Nokia believes future mobile devices would support both wireless technologies.

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