Written by Nicolas Gridelet
Published on June 10, 2008

URL: http://www.behardware.com/news/lire/10-06-2008/#9746

While Intel’s interest in WiMAX isn’t too recent, the Californian company seems to want to move to the next level. After having unveiled a $500 million investment plan over 5 years in Taiwan for the deployment of this technology, it announces the launch of the Open Patent Alliance (OPA) which was just formed with Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Samsung and Sprint.

While the WiMAX Forum certifies interoperability and the WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance is looking to inform the industry and national regulatory agencies on the legitimacy of this technology, the new alliance will help participating companies to obtain the necessary licenses for offering products that adhere to the EEE 802.16e norm from these different manufacturers and for a predictable cost. Different solutions to do away with royalties will therefore be proposed and the WiMAX OPA will also serve as a central resource for anything related to WiMAX intellectual property. The first notebooks conceived with its integration are expected out in the second half of the year.