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2.5GHz WiMAX base stations to be available to operators starting in late 2007, 3.5GHz in Q1 2008

Nokia, the world's largest cell phone handset manufacturer, is hoping to release models featuring WiMAX technology in 2008. The current iteration of WiMAX is only able to connect when a receiver is stationary, but a new mobile revision is expected to be released by the end of this year.

Nokia plans to use WiMAX as a supplemental medium for broadband access in addition to current third-generation telephone networks. In order to maintain a higher quality of service for voice calls, cellular broadband access is often given a lower priority. With the envisioned WiMAX usage, traffic on the voice network could be reduced while improving coverage areas and throughput of data services.

Many of Nokia's competitors have opted instead to pursue 4G alternatives to WiMAX.  Sprint Nextel is at the forefront of this push for 4G, along with Orange, T-Mobile, Vodaphone, Motorola and KPN Mobile.  Many of these companies have stated they will take a holistic approach, as Sprint Nextel is also the major proponent for ubiquitous WiMAX networks as well.

Base stations will be made available to commercial operators in the 2.5GHz band starting in late 2007. Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have already licensed large ranges of the available spectrum in the USA, and Sprint has an obligation with the FCC to offer 2.5GHz service to 30 million Americans by the end of 2010. For countries where the 2.5GHz band is unavailable, 3.5GHz base stations will be available in the first quarter of 2008.



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errrrrr
By Totalfixation on 10/11/2006 3:07:02 PM , Rating: 2
errrr why cant they put wimax on one frequency like bluetooth.




RE: errrrrr
By hunter44102 on 10/11/2006 3:41:21 PM , Rating: 2
It is on one frequency, 2.5ghz, but the article says 3.5ghz is for countries that do not allow(or have available) 2.5ghz.

Also, I don't think you can compare a long range wireless standard(WiMax)-(up to 30 miles) with a short range standard (Bluetooth) - 300 feet?



RE: errrrrr
By Alphafox78 on 10/11/2006 3:46:57 PM , Rating: 2
more like 30 feet for bluetooth, if your lucky.
and why not just jump to 3.5Ghz everywhere??


RE: errrrrr
By Totalfixation on 10/12/2006 3:19:50 AM , Rating: 2
no, what i mean is bluetooth standard is accepted everywhere and anywhere. which unlike 3g GSM they have all sorts of bands. What im wishing is wimax to have one set frequency, so phone that were original made for europe will be able to be used in the US.


RE: errrrrr
By HueyD on 10/12/2006 4:27:52 PM , Rating: 2
One word...Bandwidth.

The 2.5GHz band or BRS-EBS band consists of 12 5.5MHz channels plus some extra bandwidth on either end for a total of 76 MHz of usable bandwidth. Sprint already owns most of the the licenses for this spectrum.


Intel-Nokia partnership
By crystal clear on 10/11/2006 4:14:57 PM , Rating: 3
The SANTA ROSA which blends processor,chipset,wireless network will include a 3G chip from Nokia.
HSDPA-High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology.

This certainly gives Nokia an advantage over others or
competing technologies.




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