With the emergence of more WiMAX devices as well as initiatives by telecom services providers, the global WiMAX market is set for robust growth in 2008, according to Sriram Viswanathan, managing director of Intel Capital and general manager of Intel's WiMAX program office.
Viswanathan made the remarks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific WiMAX Conference and Exhibition, which ran from May 14-15 in Taipei.
A number of new WiMAX devices will debut in 2008, including built-in WiMAX modules for notebooks utilizing Intel's forthcoming Motevina platform, 802.16e-compliant CPE (consumer premise equipment) products and PCMCIA cards, Viswanathan noted.
WiMAX networks being set up around the globe starting in 2007 will gradually commence commercial operations in 2008 and will encourage development of the world's WiMAX industry, Viswanathan stressed.
Intel's current strategy is to focus on the development of WiMAX chips for the development of CPE products, with an aim of exploring the size of the WiMAX market, stated Viswanathan, who indicated that Intel is developing chips for base stations by investing in other companies such as Picochip and IP Access.
Taiwan-based makers are likely to play a key role in the supply chain of the global WiMAX industry through their input in product development and manufacturing capability as they did in the PC industry, Viswanathan asserted.
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