Nokia said today it had ended production of its N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition, the only mobile device using 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.

Nokia did not rule out introducing further WiMax phones in the future.

1. Posted by DonLouie	Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:54 am
I hope they make a better version and this isn't the end of thier Wi Max devices
2. Posted by bgreif	Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:24 pm
I don't think WiMax is going to take off, it cost too much money to make it feasable for a large market, and to offset the cost they are going to have to charge alot to use it, when wi fi is free when you subscribe to the carrier service, so first people are going to have to want the high speed bad enough to pay alot for it and they are going to have to find a way to make it more desirable than wi fi
3. Posted by DonLouie	Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:34 am
You haven't seen the prices Clearwire has, service for a Sprint 4G hybrid aircard is expensive but Clear is the cheapest mobile broadband going. I see it as desirable because you won't have to be in a set area to use it

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