Intel to integrate WiMAX into its Centrino Platform.

Intel unveiled a new single-chip – multi-band WiMAX/WiFi radio. This new mobile solution will combine long-range and short-range wireless connectivity in the form of the Intel WiMAX Connection 2300 chipset.

What is the WiMAX’s range so far? About 10Mbps at 10km.

The Intel WiMAX Connection 2300 will be the focal point for Intel’s next generation Centrino mobile platform. Not only will (IEEE 802.16e-2005) and (802.11n draft) be supported, but the chipset will also feature connectivity by incorporating HSDPA. Intel said that this WiMAX Connection 2300 will help speed the deployment of mobile WiMAX, and accelerate the availability of a new wave of ‘personal broadband’ laptops and mobile devices that deliver the real Internet.”

Intel’s latest chipset supports MIMO technology for increased WiFi bandwidth and signal quality as well as low-power requirements and a reduced thermal envelope making it suitable for installation in thin and light notebooks. WiMAX and WiFi functionality will also be controlled from the same central software application for better connectivity management.

Intel is currently in the process of validating the module and hopes to sample the card by the end of 2007

via Daily Tech.

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