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Intel Capital Funds Multimedia Messaging Company's WiMAX Initiative
Intel Capital invests $3 million into Aicent to help speed the development of roaming multimedia messaging over WiMAX networks.
In a bit of a surprising move,
Intel Capital has chosen to invest $3 million into Aicent, a company focused on
delivering multimedia messaging services to cellular companies. What is
special about Aicent is that its network enables customers to retrieve messages
effectively while roaming.
Clearly, roaming functionality is a hallmark of what Intel wants to promote
about WiMAX. And this move clearly is seen as a plan to make sure this
technology works well with WiMAX.
Intel has previously invested in several companies focused upon producing WiMAX
systems, including vendors Motorola, Nokia-Siemens as well as carriers such as
Unwired Australia and of course, Clearwire Corporation.
Moves like this could help ensure that the technology hits the ground running in
terms of functionality when truly mobile WiMAX technology starts showing up at
scale.
It won't be much longer.
Tim Sanders
www.TheFinalMile.net
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