Intel & Globe teams up for WiMAX

Globe’s broadband subsidiary Innove Communications has partnered with Intel to test out WiMAX for residents in Trece Martirez, Cavite. Trials for WiMax will be done by selected employees of Intel in Cavite. testing will be done in about 3 months and once this has been deemed viable, Globe might offer the service in Metro Manila in as early as 2007.

In a news article published in Manila Bulletin here:

The availability and pervasiveness of WiMAX-compliant equipment and communication tools will play a major role in determining the timetable for its commercial deployment. According to Intel, the main advocate of WiMAX technology, outdoor and indoor CPEs will be available between now and next year, costing between $350 and $400.

The second-generation CPEs, which will be indoor self-installable modems similar to a cable or DSL modem and will be priced around $250, are expected to be available in early 2007. Eventually, CPEs will be integrated in laptops which should become available in 2007-08, while cellphones with CPEs inside should come out in 2008-09.

Sounds pretty exciting to me. We should be able to get some competition for Smart WiFi with this, but WiMax is in a much better position to provide high-speed and reliable broadband internet in the country.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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6 Comments

flashhulk says:

19 years ago

Saan na ba ang wimax ng globelines ang tagal? Kailan pa ba yan i la lunch nyo.
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flippercelf says:

19 years ago

fuck up!
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kevin paul says:

19 years ago

guys cno dito may globlines broadband na lalu na ung taga tandang sora quezon city, oki b ung connection? nalilito na lang daw ako kung alin ang maganda sa pldt, bayantel, &globelines.
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cocoy says:

19 years ago

go wimax… pangit ng wifi smart to be exact…. pagandahin nyo service nyo
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Pinnochio says:

19 years ago

SMART Wifi (Sa Madaling Araw lang Rumaragasa â€˜Ternet ko)
â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦(Wag Ikabit Fiasco Ito)
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Kates says:

19 years ago

I wonder when are they going to try it here in Iloilo. I find Globe’s or Innove support better.
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