China, Intel, and the WiMAX agenda
Wireless gaming will be getting a boost over the next few years, thanks to broadband technologies such as WiBro and WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). WiMAX was created to enable cheap and easy wireless Internet access over ranges spanning 50 km (31 miles), and Intel has been working to deploy WiMAX networks worldwide. Through their Asian Broadband Campaign, the world's leading chip maker is building wireless broadband networks in Taiwan and across Southeast Asia. South Korea is also on board and has pledged to make their WiBro (Wireless Broadband) standard compatible with WiMAX.Chinese gamers, however, might be late to the party. Despite having their WAPI national standard dismissed by the International Standards Organization (ISO) last year, China still figures to have a hand in the evolution of wireless networking protocols. The Chinese government has not only filed an appeal to ISO alleging unfair play by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), but a group of Chinese corporations and academic institutions have drafted a proprietary WiMAX specification to counter the recently adopted IEEE 802.16d and 802.16e standards. This will make life difficult for PC manufacturers such as Lenovo, Sony, and Toshiba who have a strong presence in the booming Chinese market, as they wait to see which standard prevails in the People's Republic.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
leveled_up @ May 31st 2006 12:45PM
Ashame for Chinese gamers. The WiMAX standards open up a lot of possibilities for mobile gaming. Imagine playing DS or PSP multiplayer games with your buddies in a different city, or county. Looking forward to this.
Mike @ May 31st 2006 1:37PM
You can already do that with your wireless router in your home. Who actually plays a portable on the go?
Luckaly for me, I live outside Toronto and everyone and their mother has a wireless router and their all real dumb and leave it open. This basically means I get city wide wifi coverage already (even tho its on multiple Ips from different people and not a government thing). I would still like Wimax to blanket the city so When im on the bus my laptop can get a constant signal. My town already has buses with Wifi access points. If only the TTC would do the same now
Sonic Youth @ May 31st 2006 1:54PM
No. 2 said, "No one plays their psp. lets be honest, here."
Uh, yeah. What are you smoking, chump?
mike @ May 31st 2006 5:35PM
"imagine playing your ds with people in other countries."
huh? like.. Metroid Online.. ?
one can only dream...
;)
cringer8 @ May 31st 2006 6:57PM
I don't know how I feel about microwaves floating around any more than they are now.
Wait, I DO know how I feel, a little light-headed and sterile.