Ericsson, Intel to collaborate
The joint effort aims to accelerate the market uptake of mobile broadband and multimedia services usage, through a more convenient and attractive experience for consumers and enterprises.
Both companies will work together on integrating solutions for mobile operators, aiming to enable them to provide attractive mobile broadband service packages for both enterprises and consumers using the mobile PC.
This includes a convenient, fast and seamless broadband experience, a secure and fully managed PC environment – improving enterprise IT efficiency, next generation high definition multimedia communication, entertainment and Web services on the move, the companies say.
These integrated solutions will be based on Ericsson’s HSPA platform for mobile broadband and IMS platform for convergence with Intel’s Mobile technology, aiming to provide best user experience, security and reliability.
The collaboration also includes marketing and technology enabling programmes for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to develop, validate and bring to market multimedia applications for mobile networks.
In order to speed up time to market for new applications the companies say that they will provide the software community with development tools, early access to systems, training and validation support at global solution centres.
Bert Nordberg, executive vice-president: Ericsson, says: "The mobile PC with embedded mobile broadband represents an exciting and strong revenue opportunity for mobile operators, both for access and services. We feel very pleased to announce this joint initiative with Intel, in which end-user convenience is the key deliverable to create opportunity for a mobile broadband mass market."
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