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Sep. 27, 2007

Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks have announced that they are testing interoperability across Intel's forthcoming Wi-MAX chipsets, Nokia's Wi-MAX devices and Nokia Siemens Networks' Wi-MAX infrastructure equipment.

Additionally, Nokia stated that it will use Intel's WiMAX silicon, codenamed "Baxter Peak," in its forthcoming Nokia N-Series Internet Tablets.

Nokia's Internet tablets will be among the very first WiMAX-enabled open Internet devices expected to ship early next year.

Raviv Melamed, Intel's Mobile Wireless Group general manager said in a statement "WiMAX 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."

Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks have already started testing their equipment and devices with dozens of other equipment vendors' products for interoperability.

The trio is also testing overall compatibility with industry standards in Sprint's testing labs.

The companies hope that early inter-operability testing will help to cut overall development time required for their respective products, in order to successfully pass the technical requirements of the WiMAX standards.

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Source: Wireless Week