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Samsung is getting ready in a big way to jump on WiMax. They are preparing a GSM/WiMax phone as well as PCMCIA cards and base stations for fixed and mobile WiMax. The first products should be seen in the first half of 2007.
Via [techworld.com]

WiMax seems poised to dominate the mobile wireless market in the coming years. CDMA and 3G chip developers are getting serious interest from thier customers about WiMax. The keys seems to be the diverse ownership of WiMax technology patents, many companies own them, rather than just one as is the case with CDMA. Given the deployment scale necessary to compete with existing technologies, it will be some time before the market really heats up.
Via [electronicsweekly.com]

Despite the excitement over WiMax, the technology is not expected to enjoy a large initial uptake. According to Motorola Asia-Pacific chief Simon Leung, WiMax users in Asia will number 3.8 million, most of them in Japan and South Korea, by 2009. One concern is how this technology, which promises to be faster and more extensive than current wireless systems, will tally with the operators’ business plans. Leung believes WiMax will complement existing technologies like WiFi and cellular services. Hwan Woo Chung, vice president of Samsung’s Mobile WiMax Group, meanwhile thinks WiMax will breed a new market, which will entail the production of new devices such as dual-mode handsets and MP3 players with WiMax support.
Via [computerworld.com]