Sprint Nextel, Intel, Motorola, Samsung and Nokia to Demonstrate Future WiMAX Network, Mobile Devices and Applications
When: Feb. 12-15, 2007
Where: 3GSM World Congress 2007, Barcelona, Spain at the Fira de Barcelona - Montjuic; Hall 1, Booth C49
Who: Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), Intel Corporation, Motorola, Samsung and Nokia teams will showcase mobile WiMAX in a jointly operated booth at the 3GSM World Congress 2007.
What: Two major themes being addressed at 3GSM World Congress 2007 are the increasing demand for a Mobile Internet and multimedia content at any time and on any device for seamless mobility and mobile Internet demands for multi-megabit speeds and cost performance and content improvements. Mobile WiMAX has emerged as a leading standard that can deliver on these demands with broad global support from major chip makers, service providers and device and infrastructure leaders. The Mobile WiMAX ecosystem partners and industry leaders will jointly demonstrate a variety of laptops, customer premises equipment and mobile devices running multimedia applications over a mobile WiMAX network. These companies are working together to provide a high-speed, high-quality, low-cost and convenient mobile WiMAX service that will also foster the broad proliferation of mobile devices and content.
Demonstrations over mobile WiMAX networks will include:
- True mobile WiMAX TV application from MobiTV streaming on WiMAX devices
- Live video conferencing between partners on Intel(R)
Centrino(R) Duo mobile technology-based laptops and ultra mobile devices.
- Interactive gaming
- Rich multimedia digital content services, enabling high bit-rate video streaming, viewing photos and accessing music.
Contacts:
Sprint Nextel - John Polivka, tel.: +1-972-405-5139
Intel - Diana Kaaserer, tel.: +49-172-89-20-686
Motorola - Gemma Priscott, tel.: +44-0-7970-882994
Samsung - Brett White, tel.: +1-972-301-5404
Nokia - Chantal Boeckman, tel.: +1-469-789-9594
Web site: http://www.motorola.com/NSS
Source: Sprint Nextel; Motorola
Sprint Nextel - John Polivka, tel.: +1-972-405-5139, Intel - Diana Kaaserer, tel.: +49-172-89-20-686, Motorola - Gemma Priscott, tel.: +44-0-7970-882994, Samsung - Brett White, tel.: +1-972-301-5404, Nokia - Chantal Boeckman, tel.: +1-469-789-9594/Photo: NewsCom: