Users may soon have another way to access WiMax. AD2, Beecem and ECS have formed an agreement to make Android-based smartphones for WiMAX use.The phone will be voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and it will run the Android operating system from Google.
Each member of the agreement brings a different element to design and construction of the phone. It will use mCUE converged communications clite from D2. It will be embedded with VPort VoIP engine powering the ECS 371 mobile device. This is all based on Texas Instrument’s OMAP-3430 processor paired with Beceem’s BCSM 250 WiMax modem
“With the industry actively working toward the creation and delivery of a WiMAX infrastructure, manufacturers will need to develop mobile devices that take advantage of the greater bandwidth, range and other benefits of this technology,” said Doug Makishima, chief operating officer at D2 Technologies. “Together with Beceem and ECS, we’ve shown how a complete ecosystem dedicated to mobile VoIP over WiMAX can help device manufacturers and unified communications/VoIP providers get new products to market more quickly, efficiently and effectively.”
Google was an early investor in WiMax 4G technology and these companies see the importance of getting VoIP into their Android-operating system into smartphones and other mobile devices.
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