Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it will cut 1,500 jobs from Motorola Solutions, affecting R&D, supply chain and sales related to the WiMAX business.
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As service providers like Sprint Nextel, Verizon, and AT&T battle for the rights to WiMAX and LTE networks for their mobile data plans, the tailors that outfit compatible equipment – specifically, Motorola and Nokia – remodel their respective gadgetry and tech wardrobes to suit the burgeoning market.
Joining Samsung (which already demoed its own WiMAX 2 Mobile Broadband earlier this month) come Motorola and Nokia, who have each announced extensions of already-procured licensing agreements to cover the greatly celebrated, next-gen 4G-mania that’s seizing the nation – cellular technologies LTE, WiMAX, and LTE-Advanced were officially included in the companies’ prevalent intellectual property contracts, the terms of which remain undisclosed.
While the companies remain silent about the unnamed stipulations, their spokespeople remain enthusiastic about the promise of a 4G-enriched future."This agreement also shows that the industry is making fast progress in resolving LTE licensing issues between the major patent holders," said Finnish Nokia Vice President Paul Melin of the transaction, which took place this past Friday. Kirk Dailey, corporate VP of Motorola’s Intellectual Property department, announced that his company was “pleased to extend our existing IP licensing agreement with Nokia to include 4G technologies and are confident this agreement will help foster continued innovation and technological advancement for the telecommunications industry. Motorola is committed to leveraging the strength of its industry-leading intellectual property portfolio for the benefit of its customers, partners, shareholders and licensees.”
Motorola and Nokia face tremendous competition in bedding WiMAX – Samsung plans to have its own equipment out by the end of 2011 (much to the chagrin of rivals Apple and Google Android) suitable for WiMAX 2, encased in backwards-compatible technology that should fit even the currently growing WiMAX network. While Motorola already has a phone upgradeable to WiMAX in the works, Nokia has yet to dish on any up-and-coming devices – and, with both groups already infamous for their previously released Android tech and Asian-fave Nokia 6500 Slide, we eagerly await more information about any new models to be released by these freshly re-contracted companies. … Read the rest
Motorola released its latest plug-and-play CPEs delivering WiMAX data, voice and WiFi services. The CPEi 800 and CPEi 885 deliver high-performance wireless internet connection. The CPEi 800 is a data only modem and the CPEi 885 provides power-packed capability and functionality to support increased data demand.
“Motorola continues to deliver greater innovation and diversity in our product lines to meet today’s demands for advanced home-networking solutions,” Fred Gabbard, vice president of product management, Motorola Networks, said, “These additions to our portfolio demonstrate our commitment to WiMAX, ensuring our operator customers have the right products, at the right time, to advance their businesses.”
The CPEi 800 works in all bands. It’s a basic data-only wireless USB modem designed for fast entry into market. It’s for operators looking to offer data only services to laptop users or plug into a wireless router to create a hotspot. It doesn’t need to be installed and connects end-users to 4G speeds within seconds. The device will be available for operators in August 2010.
The CPEi 885 is an upgrade from the CPEi 775. It builds on the platform used in Motorola’s CPE offerings. It is also the first device that works on both WiMAX and WiFi. It will initially work only in the 3.5GHz band and supports WPS security features. It has one data and two ATA ports, providing an integrated 4G experience.
The launch of these two devices, along with CPEi 825 complete Motorola’s new 800 series of WiMAX CPE products. The family of devices can be deployed on Motorola and non-Motorola networks. The CPEi 885 will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010. Motorola supplies some of the largest WiMAX operators in the world. They’ve supplied USB WiMAX modems for CLEAR, Time Warner Cable and other international operators.… Read the rest
Motorola will provide St. Andrew’s Healthcare with an indoor and outdoor wireless solution. It will provide doctors and staff with St. Andrew’s Healthcare with voice, data and RTLS tracking of staff protection devices. The solutions will be deployed across sites in the United Kingdom. The main campus is in Northampton, covering 110 acres. It will only track and monitor staff members, not the patients.
“The safety of our staff and our patients is paramount to us and we are happy to be able to invest in cutting-edge, world-class technology to ensure this,” Paul Kirkpatrick, IT Director at St Andrew’s Healthcare said, “Motorola was able to provide a secure wireless infrastructure that covers our extensive outdoor facilities with Mesh technology. Motorola’s AirDefense system ensures that our data is secure and easy to manage and available to our staff where needed most at the point of care.”
Motorola delivered LAN software, AirDefense Wireless Instrustion Protection, RF Management software and Advanced Services, along with infrastructure hardware in the field. St. Andrews is staffed by 3,500, spread between four campuses, including Essex, Birmingham and Nottinghamshire provide mental health care.
The main campus at Northampton includes a golf course, playing fields, croquet lawns and chapel. Connecting all those acres require linking to four access points at any one time to figure out where a staff member is located. The infrastructure has to be secure and functional for voice, data and location based services to track staff and protect from outside hackers.
“We are delighted to supply St Andrew’s with our technology and are committed to providing healthcare sites such as this with our expertise to let employees get on with their jobs,” Manuel Torres, corporate vice president and general manager, Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Motorola, EMEA says, “We are able to provide staff with remote 24/7 security and patient monitoring as well as drug management that provides nurses with accurate data capture at the point of care via a handheld device.”
It showcases how the health care industry can embrace wireless technology as the way towards using wireless solution without having security concerns. St. Andrew’s deploying Motorola technology to locate staff members when they’re on campus helps with safety, security and alerting staff members in case of an emergency. It’s another adoption of how wireless technology like WiMAX and LTE can be used in the future for emergency services, smart grids and other municipalities.… Read the rest
Wireless industry leaders will team up to develop the next-generation of WiMAX. The grouping will be called the WiMAX 2 Collaboration Initiative and it will speed up the standards and devices that will be part of WiMAX 2.0. The testing will be based on the IEEE 802.11m standard. It will be peak data rates of more than 300 Mbps. It allows operators to keep the spectrum supply meet the every increasing demand of wireless data. The testing is expected to be complete by the second half of 2010.
Alvarion, Beceem, GCT Semiconductor, Intel, Motorola, Samsung, Sequans, XRONet and ZTE will help foster the evolution of WiMAX by providing a better value chain for service providers. The group will work with the governing body, WiMAX Forum on interoperability and establishing standards for WiMAX 2.0. The objectives include developing the technology, testing 4G applications for WiMAX 2.0, interoperability testing and preparation for WiMAX Forum certification.
WiMAX is not seeing a linear shift in mobile broadband usage. Operators are trying to satisfy hungry data consumers and the spectrum advantage is the most important part. Users on some networks use 7-10GB of data a month. The first edition of WiMAX showed how there can be an open model for high speed wireless internet. WiMAX 2.0 will continue to grow the model, along with providing faster speeds and keep up with the ever growing data demand.
“The wireless industry is convinced that the growing volume of data consumers are eating up is a bad thing,” said Mike Sievert, Chief Commercial Officer, Clearwire. “But for us, our spectrum position gives us tremendous capacity and the ability to meet the explosive demand for mobile broadband. Today our CLEAR mobile customers are using an average of more than 7GB of data per month on our network. And while other companies are considering how to curtail usage, we simply say to our customers, here’s the Internet: the world in the palm of your hand – enjoy it.”
Over the next few months, the group will provide detailed updates, so that the WiMAX Forum can certify commercial-ready products by late 2011. In a keynote address at WiMAX Forum Congress Asia, Samsung Executive Vice President and Head of the Telecommunications Systems Business, Samsung Electronics Woonsub Kim stressed the importance of mobile WiMAX is the 4G technology now, and that Samsung is committed to expanding WiMAX 2.0.
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