With the current WiMax platform still in the early stages of deployment, a collection of technology companies have begun efforts to find the successor to the high-speed wireless network. Intel said that it would be joining with a group of vendors including Samsung, Motorola, Alverion, Sequans, Beceem, ZTE and GCT on an effort to develop a system to one day replace WiMax. Dubbed WiMax 2, the system would be backwards compatible with traditional WiMax and could achieve peak speeds of up to 300 Mbps. Intel suggested that the standard could help seamlessly transition from WiMax as the wireless broadband platform begins to feel the strain of increased data traffic from increased smartphone and multimedia file transfer traffic. The efforts to develop WiMax 2 come as the first WiMax incarnation looks to make its mark on the wireless broadband sector. Rivaled by the Long Term Evolution (LTE) format, WiMax jockeying for market share in the fight to replace the current 3G wireless broadband system. Last month, US Telco Sprint made headlines with the introduction of the first retail handset built for use on the WiMax network.Source: www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2261186/intel-talks-wimax-research
