Ericsson and Intel to Collaborate on Mobile Broadband Services

Ericsson has announced a joint effort with Intel to accelerate deployment of services and applications on mobile PCs, powered by Ericsson's mobile broadband and IMS solutions and Intel Core Microarchitecture for mobile clients and servers.

These integrated solutions will be based on Ericsson's HSPA platform for mobile broadband and IMS platform for convergence with Intel's Mobile technology.

The collaboration also includes marketing and technology enabling programs for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to develop, validate and bring to market multimedia applications for mobile networks. In order to speed up time to market for new applications the two companies will provide the software community with development tools, early access to systems, training and validation support at global solution centers.

Bert Nordberg, Executive Vice President, Ericsson, says: "The mobile PC with embedded mobile broadband represents an exciting and strong revenue opportunity for mobile operators, both for access and services. We feel very pleased to announce this joint initiative with Intel, in which end user convenience is the key deliverable to create opportunity for a mobile broadband mass-market."

Gordon Graylish, Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Intel, says: "We are very excited about working with Ericsson on enabling rich and easy-to-use multimedia services on the go, working seamlessly over different wireless technologies."

Posted to the site on 4th December 2006