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In an effort to boost the uptake of WiMAX in Japan, Intel’s venture arm, Intel Capital, has invested $43 million in the country’s WiMAX operator – UQ Communications. UQ Communications will use the funding to continue the nationwide expansion of the WiMAX service in Japan, with the commitment to provide WiMAX coverage to 90% of the country by 2012.
Intel on its end is offering the WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5150 embedded module supporting both WiFi and WiMAX, which is used in some Toshiba, Panasonic and Onkyo notebooks. The laptops, as well as other products, are scheduled to debut next month in Japan to coincide with the UQ Communications rollout, scheduled for July 1st.
For the record, UQ Communications recently launched trial service of its UQ WiMAX in Tokyo’s 23 wards, Yokohama and Kawasaki, and Tokyo’s International Airport’s – Haneda.
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
