Otellini: Intel will not give up WiMAX

Flying Elephant (Tri Yuxian/Wen) September 16 News, according to Taiwan media reports, Intel CEO Paul Otellini announced in the development of the LTE market will also support WiMAX development. Otellini specifically described WiMAX development strategy after the Intel Fall Developer Forum.　　Intel, after acquiring Infineon's wireless chips, will devote resources to developing the LTE market, but will not stop the WiMAX program, he said. It is understood that the current global support WiMAX node has exceeded 800 million, the market potential is huge, so Intel said it will continue to support WiMAX. and Intel acquired the LTE technology in order to meet the huge demand of the internet anytime and anywhere. While it would be difficult to integrate WiFi, WiMAX, 3G and LTE together, he said, Intel's strength lies in its integration, so it can support both WIMAX and LTE technologies.　　Intel insists that WiMAX's growth in 2010 and 2011 is very bullish, and Intel will use millions of WiMAX devices for consumers. Earlier, Intel had made internal organizational adjustments to dismantle the WiMAX program office, causing suspicion of abandoning WiMAX technology. The recent takeover of Infineon's wireless chip division into the LTE market has raised suspicions.