Nortel's CTO weighs WiMax plans

13.10.2006

So, with WiMax and 4G wireless, Nortel will be sort of a Switzerland between enterprise users and carriers? We'd like to be that Switzerland with technology that bridges the gaps, as an enabler of the enterprise to consume 4G and also to work with carriers to present a set of services they sell to the enterprise. It means that enterprises should plan for more than just one new IP phone line per user because of all the other data that will be coming from machines, such as with a sensor network, and the Internet over wireless broadband.

I'm not sure the average enterprise understands why WiMax matters. It matters because it cost effectively extends broadband connectivity. We're excited about it.