SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. and Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. announced plans to jointly deliver global broadband wireless solutions using WiMAX technology.
Intel and ZTE will cooperate to develop and promote standards and specifications for 802.16-based networks. The companies will also work jointly with regulatory agencies in key global markets for securing adequate radio spectrum for broadband services based on WiMAX technology.
As part of this agreement, ZTE will develop and deploy infrastructure and customer premises equipment using Intel’s silicon for WiMAX solutions based on IEEE 802.16-2004 and the upcoming IEEE 802.16e standards for mobile networks. Rosedale is Intel’s first “system-on-a-chip” solution for cost-effective CPE supporting 802.16-2004.
WiMAX is an emerging wireless standard that promises to provide high-speed broadband connectivity for both fixed and mobile wireless networks.
ZTE plans to begin initial deployments of networks based on 802.16-2004 later this year with carriers in China, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. ZTE plans to conduct field trials of 802.16e networks beginning in mid-2006.
