Both Nokia and Samsung have made WiMax headlines the past few days. While Nokia is moving away from it, comparing the high-speed wireless technology to Betamax, Samsung appears to be giving it its blessing.
Nokia’s head of sales and manufacturing doesn’t think the technology is going anywhere and will die the same way Betamax did in the 70s, while LTE will survive to become the VHS of wireless broadband.
You may recall that last year, Nokia had launched the N810 tablet which used WiMax for the high-speed connectivity. It was discontinued less than a year after its launch.
Samsung on the other hand, thinks that the earlier devices with WiMax support are rolled out, the better. It even has plans to market Mondi, its very own WiMax device (Link).
Nokia’s response has been a harsh one, but Samsung’s move is very positive and encouraging. We’ll be looking forward to the release of the Mondi.
