Mobile WiMAX is based on 802.16e-2005 and the OFDMA PHY as the air interface technology and can be used to deliver both fixed and mobile services.
The first device is SPH-M8200, a PDA with WiMAX and CDMA EV-DO connectivity. It is 16.6mm thin bar device with a touch screen and supports Terrestrial DMB, Bluetooth, file viewer and mobile digital TV. It also includes a camera and costs around $750.
The SPH-P9200, the second device, is a 5-inch portable computer with a foldable keyboard. It runs Windows XP and combines WiMAX, Wi-Fi and high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) wireless networking. It has 30GB embedded storage and costs around $1,500.
Lastly, the SPH-H1300 and SWT-H200K are USB modems, which can be connected to laptops for WiMAX access. They will cost $90 and $180, respectively.
We will continue to introduce mobile WiMAX devices and expand our portfolio of mobile convergence devices, said Geesung Choi, president of Telecom Network Business at Samsung.
The Korean government-funded Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) forecasted that WiMax will become a $41.4 billion business by 2010. The fixed line operator Korea Telecom and mobile operator SK Telecom have been offering commercial mobile WiMAX services in Korea since June 2006 and have a combined subscriber base of over 83,000.
Ever since mobile WiMAX was chosen as one of the 3G mobile technologies by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio-communication Assembly in October 2007, Samsung has been focusing on expanding its mobile WiMAX device portfolio.
Source: ComputerWire daily updates
