A report claiming Intel is closing down its WiMax Program Office in Taiwan has caused a bit of an online storm in a teacup, with some dramatically pointing to the event as a sure sign Intel is distancing itself from WiMax, while the firm laughs off such allegations.
Taiwanese news source Digitimes theatrically announced “Intel backs off WiMAX industry, dismisses WiMAX Program Office,” saying the chip behemoth was shifting employees from that group to other platform and products groups.