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WiMAX Connectivity Africa |
Intel calls on WiMAX technology
as a digital enabler for boosting growing economies
Other topics: WiMAX Defense Contract,
WiMAX Growth Honor,
Wimax Implementation
Intel
October 31, 2007
In an all day workshop held at King Fahd University for Petroleum and
Minerals (KFUPM), Intel and guest speakers from the telecom and oil and
gas industry highlighted the benefits, applications and successful
implementations of WiMAX technology. |
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Governments, industries
and private corporations can reap many benefits by adopting WiMAX
technology,' said Abdulaziz Al- Noghaither, Intel Country Manager Saudi
Arabia.
'Governments can upgrade their telecom and Internet infrastructure
without the high cost involved with running cables and fiber optics
across vast space of land. Signal towers are used to send wireless
transmitted data from point to point and allow videos of patients in
remote villages to be sent to doctors in main hospitals, or connect
schools, civic building and people to the internet. From a business
point of view, the technology can also be used to deliver information to
and from remote areas such as offshore rigs and high altitude mines.'
In the Middle East, working with partners, Intel used WiMAX technology
to demonstrate the benefits cities and countries can reap for its
implementation. Last April, the Riyadh Development Authority went live
with the first stage of its 'Smart City' programme by switching on the
WiMAX transceivers on Tahlia Street in downtown Riyadh, bringing
wireless Internet to the city's main coffee shops and hotels. The
wireless system begins working when someone turns on a computer and
connecting is free of charge.
The relationship between Intel and KFUPM is not a new one. In July 2006
Intel inaugurated its state of the art energy competency laboratory in
Dhahran in association with KFUPM. The Lab, part of Dhahran Technology
Valley, laid the foundation for a specialized centre in oil, gas,
petrochemicals applications and software, and aims at reinforcing
ongoing cooperation between the University and Intel Corporation as part
of Intel's World Ahead Initiative in the region.
Through the Intel World Ahead Program, Intel aims to enhance lives by
accelerating access to uncompromised technology for everyone, anywhere
in the world. Intel focuses its efforts to advance progress in four
areas namely accessibility, content, education and connectivity.
WiMAX - Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access - is an emerging
wireless networking technology, based on a global, open standard that
complements and improves existing methods of sending and receiving large
amounts of data over the Internet without the need for wires. Fixed
WiMAX can provide high-speed Internet services to remote areas that can
be difficult to service cost effectively via traditional cable or
copper-wire infrastructure. With a longer range than the popular Wi-Fi
wireless standard, WiMAX enabled laptops and portable devices will give
mobile workers even more freedom to get a fast and affordable Internet
connection wherever they are. |
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