HELSINKI, Finland: Nokia Corp. said Friday it has joined Sprint Nextel in providing technology for the U.S. communications company's wireless network to allow mobile phone users faster access to the Internet.
The wireless fourth-generation, or 4G, WiMax technology will be available in late 2007.
Nokia said it is joining Intel, Samsung and Motorola in the Sprint Nextel venture aimed at "creating the advanced network infrastructure ... to allow consumers, businesses and governments to experience high bandwidth mobile Internet connectivity at access speeds significantly higher" than today.
"Nokia shares Sprint Nextel's mobile broadband vision and is proud to join its industry-leading WiMax ecosystem," Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said.
Under the deal, Nokia will provide Sprint Nextel with network infrastructure and develop and market WiMax -based mobile devices, including multimedia computers.
The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Sprint Nextel, based in Reston, Virginia, is known for innovative technologies, serving more than 51 million customers.
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, is based in Espoo near the Finnish capital. It has sales in 130 countries and employs 65,000 people.
No comments:
Post a Comment