Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and Sprint have formed the Open Patent Alliance (OPA) to promote adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology and products. WiMAX, which is based on the IEEE 802.16e standard, is a 4G, IP-based broadband wireless technology that provides low-cost, multi-megabit speed and greater throughput for the mobile Internet era of video-rich content and bandwidth-intensive applications. To help ensure product differentiation and interoperability at a more predictable cost, OPA’s WiMAX patent pool will focus on providing a more competitive royalty structure by charging only for the features required to develop WiMAX products.
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