HELSINKI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Motorola said on Wednesday it had won an order to supply WiMax-technology network for Irish firm Imagine Communication Group, in another advancement for the ailing technology in Europe.
Motorola said it would finance a portion of the 100 million euro ($149 million) network investment.
Last week Clearwire International unveiled its expansion into Spain, hoping to inject life into a technology that many in the mobile industry had already laid to rest.
WiMax has been competing for the status of next-generation mobile technology, but has largely lost the battle to Long Term Evolution (LTE), which has become mobile operators' favoured solution as it can exploit existing infrastructure.
(Reporting by Tarmo Virki; Editing Bernard Orr) ($1=.6710 Euro) Keywords: MOTOROLA IRELAND/ (tarmo.virki@reuters.com, +358-9-680 50 235, Reuters messaging: tarmo.virki.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Motorola said it would finance a portion of the 100 million euro ($149 million) network investment.
Last week Clearwire International unveiled its expansion into Spain, hoping to inject life into a technology that many in the mobile industry had already laid to rest.
WiMax has been competing for the status of next-generation mobile technology, but has largely lost the battle to Long Term Evolution (LTE), which has become mobile operators' favoured solution as it can exploit existing infrastructure.
(Reporting by Tarmo Virki; Editing Bernard Orr) ($1=.6710 Euro) Keywords: MOTOROLA IRELAND/ (tarmo.virki@reuters.com, +358-9-680 50 235, Reuters messaging: tarmo.virki.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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