BOSTON—Nortel Networks Ltd. introduced its mobile WiMAX portfolio at the WiMAX World trade show and is hawking its new offering as 4G mobile broadband technology.
The company says its MIMO-powered WiMAX solution can deliver broadband content for one-tenth the cost per bit of 3G networks.
“WiMAX is a profoundly disruptive technology,” stated Peter MacKinnon, Nortel’s general manager of WiMAX and chairman of LG-Nortel. “It will change the way content is delivered, the way users access information and entertainment as well as the economics of wireless operators. As the first 4G technology available, WiMAX will transition the consumer experience from today’s wireless connectivity to tomorrow’s true mobility—users will be able to replicate their PC capabilities, such as blogging, video and VoIP, anywhere.”
Nortel said its mobile WiMAX portfolio includes new MIMO base station transceivers, access service network gateways, mobile subscriber stations and network management systems.
Russian operator Golden Telecom is launching a mobile WiMAX field trial in Moscow using Nortel’s WiMAX equipment. The operator said it plans to offer residents citywide access to high-speed mobile services like VoIP, Internet browsing, e-mail and multimedia applications. The trial is set to wrap up by the end of this year, according to Nortel.
Nortel also divulged that it struck a deal with Israel-based Runcom Technologies for MIMO chipsets and said it expects to deliver MIMO-enabled mobile WiMAX gear by the middle of next year.
