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January 04, 2006
Samsung introduces world's first WiMAX phones in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the United States, Samsung demonstrates WiBro (Korean Wireless Broadband) service on one of its world's first Mobile WiMAX phones, the Samsung M8000. Samsung's WiBro service demonstration is an exciting precursor to the first commercial service in the
Korean market slated for the first half of 2006.
WiBro, a Korean Wireless Broadband service based on the mobile WiMAX
technology (IEEE 802.16e TDD OFDMA standard), is a wireless high-speed broadband service able to deliver voice, data and video at speeds of up to 120 km per hour. The Mobile WiMAX technology provides true mobile connectivity by giving users seamless broadband connections anytime, anywhere.
Mobile WiMAX's advantages include a broad range of converged services
delivered from a single, IP-based network. Home, business, and vehicular applications include Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIp), video telephony, multimedia messaging and conferencing, location and telematic services, broadcast, and multimedia push and demand services.
Posted by admin at January 4, 2006 06:40 PM