UQ Communications and Intel have collaborated to promote and expand the Japanese company’s commercially available WiMAX service in the country.
Intel’s global investment organisation, Intel Capital, has invested over $43m in UQ Communications that would reportedly be used to help the expansion of UQ WiMAX service areas in Japan. As such, UQ Communications will use the funding to offer services to meet the consumer demand for mobile internet broadband use.
The companies said that they will also work with PC vendors and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to drive the adoption of WiMAX technology and create awareness for the global WiMAX ecosystem.
Takashi Tanaka, president of UQ Communications, said: A feature of mobile WiMAX is that its infrastructure is open, both to people who want to use WiMAX, and to businesses that want to enter the WiMAX market. In collaboration with PC makers, MVNOs, and various other industries, we will enable mobile broadband access, with UQ constructing a WiMAX network, while Intel enables WiMAX modules to be built into all kinds of devices.
The UQ WiMAX service has been scheduled for launch on July 1. The company has also unveiled a new fee structure for its prospective users.
