New Nokia N810 why its WiMAX ???

[Hakon]

hi there,

i had used for Little time Nokia N810 .now my friend have send me mail about Nokia N810 WiMAX . can any one tell me why wiMAx has such importance to used in it mobile?
thank you !

[Pugsly]

Mobile WiMAX

Mobile WiMAX or 802.16e standard was ratified by the IEEE in late 2005 as a potential to emerge as a real viable competitor to existing 3G technologies. This potential gained traction when South Korea elected to take a mobile WiMAX compatible standard called wireless broadband (WiBro - since renamed to Mobile WiMAX) to market. This standard however, was based on a different formulation of OFDM than that chosen for the first product profile of 802.16

WiBro/Mobile WiMAX uses an OFDMA™ technology called 1K-FFT. Service for the WiBro/Mobile WiMAX standard is in the 2.3 GHz spectrum range at least in Korea. The technology can be easily adapted to other licensed spectrum. At this point it is anticipated that the WiBro/Mobile WiMAXWiBro/Mobile WiMAX will not be used for unlicensed bands.

Installed in a mobile radio that includes a broadband modem, the SoC enables high-speed broadband handsets to connect to both fixed WiMAX networks, and mobile ones like those enabled by Nokia's new model.

carriers tend to cast WiMAX as a kind of high-speed data carrier that can be paired with existing cellular service, it’s easy to mask over the fact that a single WiMAX connection could conceivably take over the whole mobile circuit. Intel says its 2250 SoC is capable of handling a discrete WiMAX channel of up to 10 MHz bandwidth. Couple that figure with the WiMAX Forum’s recent independent estimate of spectral efficiency at 1.9 bps per hertz, and you have a system with a theoretical maximum throughput approaching 19 Mbps (WiMAX Forum admits the perceived maximum throughput today is more like 14 Mbps).

Nokia Nokia N810 WiMAX

Nokia announced a WiMAX version of its Linux-based Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. Aside from the new WiMAX radio, the WiMAX Edition appears to offer identical hardware to the original N810, but offers a pre-installed version of Nokia's new Linux-based "Tablet OS2008" operating system (OS).



The WiMax Edition is optimized to support Sprint's "Xohm" WiMAX service, which is launching in Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington DC this Spring, with more cities to follow later. Several other devices have recently been announced for use with the service, including the Everex "CloudBook Max" unveiled yesterday, which will use a mobile WiMAX radio chip supplied by GCT Semiconductor, and several Xohm-enabled devices from Linux MID-maker Electrobit (EB).


WiMAX offers a radius of up to 2-3 miles, says Nokia, in comparison with a few hundred feet for WiFi. The wireless technology is also said to offer much greater download speeds of up to 2-4 Mbps per user, with peak download speeds of up to 10Mbps. Also, unlike WiFi, WiMAX was designed from scratch to deliver seamless handoffs from one base station to another, Nokia said.



The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition uses Intel "Baxter Peak" WiMAX chips, which use the same silicon as Intel's "Echo Peak" MiniCard module for laptops and ultra-mobile devices, but optimized for small form factors and low power consumption.

Like the N810, the N810 WiMAX Edition is based on a Texas Instruments OMAP 2420, clocked at 400MHz, with 128MB DDR RAM, 256MB flash, and 2GB of internal flash memory, supporting flash cards of up to 8GB. The 5.04 x 2.83 x 0.55-inch tablet is equipped with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 4.13-inch LCD with 800x480 resolution, a USB 2.0 port, a webcam, and GPS. When not in range of a WiMAX network, Nokia notes, the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition can still access the Internet over WiFi, or via a Bluetooth connection to a cellphone.



Although the WiMAX Edition is nearly identical to the N810, it appears to extend the capability of numerous existing functions such as the GPS receiver and the webcam. Applications that Nokia suggests should flourish in a broadband WiMAX environment include its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Instant Messaging (IM) clients, such as Skype, Google Talk, and Gizmo5. According to Nokia, its player for the Rhapsody online music service will "transform the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition into a portable jukebox with millions of songs available." The GPS capability will be enhanced, it says, with WiMAX access to real-time on-screen maps.

The WiMAX Edition tablet will come standard with a new Tablet OS2008 that is also expected to become available for free download to existing N810 and N800 tablet owners in the second quarter. In addition to software support for WiMAX and Xohm, the update is said to offer an enhanced e-mail client, support for Chinese character rendering in browser and RSS feeds, and automatic periodic software updates, says Nokia.

[Simond]

hi ,
check its specification looking good:


Technical specifications

General
Size

* Weight: 8.06 oz
* Length: 2.83 in
* Width: 5.04 in
* Depth: 0.63 in


Display

* High-resolution 4.13” WVGA touch screen display (800 x 480 pixels) with up to 65,536 colors


Processor

* TI HS OMAP 2420, 400Mhz


Memory Functions

* DDR RAM 128MB
* Flash 256MB


Storage

* 2GB internal memory
* Support for compatible miniSD and microSD memory cards (with extender). Supports cards up to 8GB. (SD cards over 2GB must be SDHC compatible.)


Operating Times

* Battery: Nokia Battery BP-4L
* Music playback: up to 10 hours
* Standby time off-line: up to 14 days


WiMAX operation times*

* Standby. always online: up to 2 days
* Internet browsing time: up to 3 hours


Wi-Fi operation times*

* Standby, always online: up to 5 days
* Internet browsing time: up to 4 hours

*Operating times may vary depending on the radio access technology used, network configuration and usage. The availability of the product and its features depend on your area and service providers, so please contact them and your Nokia dealer for further information.


Other characteristics

* Smooth slide with integrated QWERTY keyboard
* Built-in GPS receiver
* High quality stereo speakers and sensitive microphone
* High-resolution widescreen touch display
* Integrated desk stand
* Integrated VGA web camera
* HW key to lock touch screen and keys
* Ambient light sensor


Connectivity

* WiMAX 802.16e / 2.5GHz
* WLAN standard: IEEE 802.11b/g
* Bluetooth specification v.2.0 . +EDR (profiles supported: HID, FTP, DUN, GAP, SPP, ,SAP and OPP)
* USB high speed for compatible PC connectivity
* 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug (Nokia AV Connector)


Language support

* QWERTY keyboard: English
* User interface languages: Danish, Dutch, English, British, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Brazilian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
* User guide languages: British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, Latin American Spanish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Arabic

Internet Tablet OS: maemo Linux based OS 2008 feature upgrade


Internet Tablet OS: maemo Linux based OS2008
Internet Tablet OS: maemo Linux based OS2008
General

* Seamless software update

Seamless update functionality allows software updates over-the-air.


Web Browsing

* Browser powered by Mozilla with state-of-the-art web standard support including AJAX
* Page navigation with scrolling, panning or using hardware buttons, zooming in and out of web sites.
* Full desktop Adobe® Flash® 9 plugin, including video and audio streaming


Media

* In-built media player for viewing and listening to downloaded, transferred or streamed media content and easy-on-device management of media library
* Direct access to shared media over Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
* Supported video formats: 3GP, AVI, WMV, H.263, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, RV (RealVideo)
* Supported audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP2, RA (RealAudio), WAV
* Supported playlist formats: M3U, PLS, ASX, WAX, WVX, WPL


Communications

* Internet messaging and calling with video
* Effortless and automated presence and contacts application for centralizing communication tasks
* SIP support and interoperability with industry standard services


Map

* Integrated GPS with pre-installed US and Canadian maps.
* Wayfinder turn-by-turn car navigation available on purchase.
* Car holder included in the sales pack

The availability and accuracy of GPS location services are dependent on wireless networks, satellite systems. It may not function in all areas or at all times. You should never rely solely on GPS products for essential communications like emergencies.


E-mail

* Browser access to familiar webmail services
* E-mail application with easy setup for personal e-mail usage with IMAP, STMP, and POP3 support


Images

* Full-screen image viewing and slideshow functionality
* Supported Image formats: BMP, GIF, ICO, JPE, JPEG, PNG, TIF/TIFF, SVG, Tiny, WBMP


RSS Reader

* Reader for subscribing, managing and keeping up-to date with web feeds
* Support for RSS 1.0/2.0 and Atom 1.0


Utilities

* File manager
* PDF reader
* Clock
* Games: chess, blocks, mahjong and marbles
* Backup and restore