Nokia Ends Production of Its Only WiMax Device
After selling them for just a few months, Nokia has decided to stop making its N810 WiMax Edition handheld computer.
Nokia unveiled the device, the only one from the phone giant that uses WiMax, in April last year. The WiMax Edition uses the same hardware and software as the previously introduced N810, which employs Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet. The devices are larger than typical cell phones but smaller than laptops and run the maemo Linux-based OS2008 operating system.
When Nokia introduced the WiMax Edition, it expected to start selling them around the middle of the year near the same time that Sprint planned to launch its Xohm WiMax network. However, Sprint delayed its launch, introducing service in its first market at the end of September. Many online reports show Nokia's WiMax devices first becoming available in October.
