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To: Petz who wrote (241276)	9/26/2007 7:10:58 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Respond to of 275872

>> What is the competing technology for WiMax? I have only cursory knowledge in this area. As far as I know, there is no direct competition. Cellular G3 can connect to internet. But that is point-to-point and much higher cost. Also, Others can manufacture WiMax chips. However, Intel has the advantage of fab capacity, and the fact they can integrate WiMax into their mother board chipset designs. Of course is not exclusive to Intel, though I think they are best positioned for it.

To: Petz who wrote (241276)	9/26/2007 7:29:21 PM
From: Saturn V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

What is the competing technology for WiMax? Qualcomm is trying to push for a rival 4G standard. The present 3G cell phones would obviously be a competing standard, except that the bandwidt is much lower. Intel has been a leader of the consortium which standardized WiMax. There are other potential chip suppliers for WiMax like Samsung, Freescale,Broadcom. Maybe AMD will join in as well. I think that WiMax will have a major impact on the world,as much as cellular phones did. I see all laptops equipped for WiMax within two years, as they do today for WiFi. In addition,Internet tablets with WiMax may become as pervasive as cell phones.It may even destroy the cell phone carrier revenue base, since VOIP & WiMax can kill the cell phone service providers. Disclaimer. I took a position in Clearwire, a WiMax service provider. Regards