A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they need to focus on smartphones

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Who benefits from this partnership most?

It looks like Intel will benefit most by this 'partnership' with access to Nokia Modem technology.

Intel is faced with the challenge of designing a chipset that provides better technology than ARM. That is quite an 'upstream' current to swim against and is turning into a 'white water rapids' with products like the Netbook and Smartbooks ramping up with SnapDragon Qualcomm chips to name just one ARM manufacturer.

If Intel have 'mask' rights to ARM, then that's a different story.

ARM is the crown jewel and Nokia have years of experience with it.

BTW, I would like to correct you on the Nokia Internet Tablet--it is NOT discontinued. Unless you can cite a source, I believe it was the WiMax version of Nokia Internet Tablet that was pulled but next iteration is due out this fall possibly sporting support for both CDMA and EDGE.

Nokia have the upper hand in ARM-embedded technology.

Thanks.

Posted by: Dietrich T. Schmitz   Posted on: 06/23/09  (Edited: 06/23/2009 @ 11:03) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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