Nokia and Motorola Working on WiMAX Handsets for 2008

Sources within Taiwan's WiMAX supply industry say that Nokia and Motorola are planning to launch WiMAX based mobile devices next year. Motorola is expected to take the lead to introduce a CDMA/WiMAX dual-mode handset in the first half of 2008, while Nokia, is expected to launch during the same period an Internet tablet device supporting WiMAX technology, unnamed sources told the local DigiTimes news publication.

Qisda, formerly BenQ is also expected to launch an EDGE/WiMAX dual-mode phone before the end of 2008 that will be a modified version of the BenQ E72 smartphone. The company is understood to be working with NXP Semiconductors and Runcom on developing a WiMAX module for the new handset.

On the web: DigiTimes

Posted to the site on 23rd October 2007