Nokia Siemens retreats from WiMAX as LTE beckons

July 2, 2009|By Phil Goldstein:Nokia Siemens Networks is transferring more of its research, development and base station production efforts from WiMAX to HSPA+ and LTE, according to Unstrung. The action follows similar moves from several other major equipment suppliers, and coincides with Nokia Siemens’ plans to acquire Nortel Networks’ LTE assets.


July 2, 2009|By Phil Goldstein:Nokia Siemens Networks is transferring more of its research, development and base station production efforts from WiMAX to HSPA+ and LTE, according to Unstrung. The action follows similar moves from several other major equipment suppliers, and coincides with Nokia Siemens’ plans to acquire Nortel Networks’ LTE assets.

“We have already shifted a part of our resources away from WiMAX to HSPA+ and LTE,” Marc Rouanne, head of radio access at NSN, told Unstrung. “We’re looking for our suppliers and partners to deliver what we would have done ourselves in-house.

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