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Intel to bring 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz WiMAX support with Kilmer Peak
Intel has started production of a new wireless chipset called "Kilmer Peak" that will bring support for three versions of WiMAX to notebooks -- something many operators and users have been awaiting.
Kilmer Peak will allow users to access 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, and 3.5GHz versions of WiMAX, whereas the company's current chipsets only support 2.5GHz, which is available in markets like Japan, the US, and Taiwan. Operators in South Korea and Malaysia use WiMAX 2.3GHz, and the 3.5GHz profile is used in Pakistan -- but that will reportedly change with Intel's new product.
Intel expects to launch Kilmer Peak alongside its Capella Arrandale notebook platform in the first quarter of next year, but there are no specific details on when manufacturers may provide laptops with the new WiMAX chip. There is also limited information on when the various profiles will be introduced to new regions.
Kilmer Peak will allow users to access 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, and 3.5GHz versions of WiMAX, whereas the company's current chipsets only support 2.5GHz, which is available in markets like Japan, the US, and Taiwan. Operators in South Korea and Malaysia use WiMAX 2.3GHz, and the 3.5GHz profile is used in Pakistan -- but that will reportedly change with Intel's new product.
Intel expects to launch Kilmer Peak alongside its Capella Arrandale notebook platform in the first quarter of next year, but there are no specific details on when manufacturers may provide laptops with the new WiMAX chip. There is also limited information on when the various profiles will be introduced to new regions.
User Comments (3)
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JieMan
on November 9, 2009 8:07 PM |
Good news if you live in South Korea ,Malaysia or Pakistan ,, and have an Intel chipset. Can't see how this affects me tho. Seems Intel is just trying to make one product instead of several across different regions. |
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z0k!
on November 9, 2009 11:50 PM |
possibly helpful if u travel a lot as in worldwide roaming,wimax might make broadband access like cellular access |
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Guest
on January 16, 2010 3:56 AM |
This is good news , Shakir from Kabul,Afghanistan |
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