Nokia has ended production of its N810 WiMax Edition tablet PC - the only device made by the world's biggest mobile manufacturer to use the US-centric WiMax technology.
WiMax has been competing for the status of next generation mobile technology, but has largely lost the battle to Long-Term Evolution (LTE).
"We have ramped down the N810 WiMax Edition tablet. It has reached the end of its lifecycle," said a Nokia spokesman. Nokia unveiled the model only nine months ago, while usually even the most trendy models have a shelf life of well over a year.
Canada's Nortel Networks Corp has said LTE will be the most likely upgrade path for about 80 per cent of the world's existing mobile phone providers, with others going for WiMax.
But Nokia did not rule out introducing further WiMax phones in the future.
"We will continue to follow the technology and its evolution," the spokesman said.
source : http://www.itpro.co.uk
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