Thread: Nokia N810 Wimax End of life status!
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Originally Posted by SD69 View Post
They were research products; but the selection of Wimax was a manifestation of their interest in a mobile wireless device that could support VoIP while avoiding the cellular ecosystem.





There are a couple other likely reasons for the decision.

1) Insufficient WiMax network buildout to date and in near future
2) Nokia is not a part of the Clear ecosystem.
and...

3) Problems with WiMax deployments that do not provide the quality or trouble free connection that Nokia expected.

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If I remember correctly, Nokia didn't get into this (the tablets) to compete with existing devices for market share. They were looking for a way to enter the mobile "computer" market and saw the tablets as a way to expand customer perception of Nokia as more than just a "cell phone" manufacturer.

Perhaps Nokia knows of even more compatibility problems with WiMax in the USA further down the line. Nokia may not have wanted their name associated with a possible failure.

BTW, wasn't Nokia providing the network infrastructure equipment for WiMax in 4 Texas markets?

I thought those markets (Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin) were supposed to be up by Q3, 2008.

H'm mm... I wonder what they learned from that experience?