Tech giants plan WiMax patent pool
Published: 09 Jun 2008 08:17 BST
Six technology titans are banding together to jointly license patents that cover WiMax in an effort to prevent costly royalty rates that might deter adoption of the wireless technology, according to a report on Sunday on the Wall Street Journal's website.
Cisco, Intel, Samsung, Sprint Nextel, Alcatel-Lucent and Clearwire, plan on Monday to announce the creation of the organisation — to be called the Open Patent Alliance — the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the group's plans.
WiMax is a wireless broadband standard that has been touted as a breakthrough for cheap high-speed internet access. Its backers claim WiMax can transmit data up to 30 miles between broadcast towers and can blanket areas more than a mile in radius with bandwidth that exceeds current DSL and cable broadband capabilities.
Credit: WiMax backers plan patent license pool from CNET News
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