Wireless Data
Intel Debuts First WiMAX Chip
April 18, 2005
Intel Debuts First WiMAX Chip
By Michael Singer
Intel (Quote, Chart) began shipping its first ever processor that taps into the wireless standard 802.16 or WiMAX, the company said Monday.
At separate press events in Washington DC, London and Shanghai, the chipmaker is expected to introduce its Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface device. Previously known as Rosedale, the chip is designed for wireless modems and residential gateways. Prices were not disclosed by press time.
The processor's radio features an OFDM (define) physical layer, an integrated 10/100 media access controller, inline security processing and a time division multiplexing c...
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by the way gsm and cdma use hsdpa and ev-do. lol so yea.
yea, wimax vs hsdpa vs ev-do rev a ... mmm should be interesting.
who wins? sprint/nextel. why? becuase highiest arpu and highiest data arpu. oh yea, plus they have a lot of spectrum to do DO AND WIMAX.
should be interesting.
i think wimax and hsdpa will be having fun competing against each other, however, dont forget about OFDM!!!