major backer of WiMAX
Intel has been a major backer of WiMAX, often comparing it to Wi-Fi as a technology that can proliferate through standardized high-volume chip production and subsequent price declines. Earlier this month it provided US$600 million of a $900 million funding round for Clearwire, which plans a nationwide mobile WiMAX service. Rosedale 2 and Intel's current fixed-WiMAX chipset, introduced last year, form the guts of WiMAX modems.
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