The WiMAX announcements we had expected during CES earlier this year, are now coming out of CTIA. Samsung is first up to join Nokia in the WiMAX race.
Joining Nokia's WiMAX effort at CTIA Wireless 2008, Samsung today took the wraps off of a couple of WiMAX devices for consumers. Offering consumers several options to harness the speed and mobility of WiMAX, Samsung's IT and Mobile divisions today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium Mobile PC and the Samsung E100 PC Card. Both devices will operate exclusively on Sprint's Xohm network compliant to the WiMAX standard. The commercial launch is expected to begin in Baltimore, Washington DC and Chicago later this year.
The Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium Mobile PC, which we recently reviewed the standard version of, is a compact computer that operates on the Windows Vista or XP Tablet Edition OS and the Intel Core Solo ULV processor. The Q1 Ultra Premium offers a large 7-inch LCD screen, V1.5 split-QWERTY keyboard, and up to 6.5 hours of run time. The Q1 Ultra Premium supports ubiquitous connectivity via the embedded Sprint XOHM broadband service, as well as support for 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.
The Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium is scheduled to be available in the fall of 2008. Pricing has yet to be announced.
The E100 is a single mode PC card that operates on Sprint's XOHM service. The E100 attaches to the user's laptop computer to deliver WiMAX speeds with ubiquitous mobility. E100 is scheduled to be available in June. Pricing has yet to be announced.
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