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WiMAX got a thumbs up last week from the United Nations telecommunications agency in Geneva in what is being described as a ‘victory” for Intel and a “defeat” for Qualcomm and Ericsson.WiMAX got a thumbs up last week from the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations telecommunications agency in Geneva, in what is being described as a ‘victory” for Intel and a “defeat” for Qualcomm and Ericsson.

According to a report in the International Herald Tribune, the International Telecommunication Union’s radio assembly will include WiMax in its 3G mobile standards.

According to the Tribune’s report, the approval “gives WiMax a leg up on Ultra Mobile Broadband, an alternative technology from Qualcomm, and Long-Term Evolution, an equivalent from Ericsson.” Intel has made a great investment in WiMAX and is one of the technology’s greatest proponents in the world-wide market.

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