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Intel Wants Partner for Russian WiMax
The Intel corporation has decided to take part in the creation of a mobile wireless WiMax system in Russia and is looking for potential partners. A WiMax network on the national level is estimated to cost over $1 billion. Even with financing on that level, a shortage of frequencies will make the project difficult. Mobile WiMax can be used on laptop computers and cellular telephones. Intel broadband development director for Europe Igor Taber said that Intel wants to make WiMax available on a national level in three years and to begin constructing the network in the large cities of Russia next year.
The IEEE 802.16e Mobile WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) standard allows data transmission at speeds up to 75 Mbytes/ sec. The transmission distance ranges from 100 m. in densely populated cities to 1.5-3 km. in sparsely populated suburban areas. According to the technology consulting firm Yankee Group, $3.9 billion will be invested by operators in Mobile WiMax by 2010 and the service will have 25 million users by 2011.
Intel needs partners in Russia with frequency resources. The press service of the operator Sinterra confirmed that the company has held negotiations with Intel Capital, the investor for the project. The details of those negotiations were not revealed. A spokesman for Summa Telecom also confirmed that the company has contacts with Intel. An Enforta spokesman denied contacts with Intel, however. There are currently no forms of WiMax receiver available on the Russian market.
www.kommersant.com
All the Article in Russian as of Nov. 19, 2007
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