Intel's $600 Million WiMax Bet

Any doubts about Intel's commitment to its fledgling WiMax business were just dashed. Despite rumors the computer chipmaker has considered dumping the business as part of a broad reorganization now under way, Intel (INTC ) on July 5 announced it would invest $600 million in Clearwire, the wireless broadband provider founded by cellular pioneer Craig McCaw.

何よりも，Craig McCawの名前に驚く。通信LSIを6億ドルで売却して，Clearwireに6億ドルを投資。収支は合っている。

Last year, Clearwire's net loss was $140 million on $33.5 million in sales
$8.5 million in service revenue and $25 million in equipment.

3350万ドルの売り上げで，1億4000万ドルの赤字。筋がいいのか悪いのか。

Intel executives have called WiMax one of the biggest potential disruptive technologies in the world. With WiMax, Intel aims to duplicate its successful Wi-Fi strategy. In 2003 the chipmaker rolled out its Centrino line of Wi-Fi chips, a move that helped bring the wireless home network to tens of millions

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Wi-Fiに続き，2匹目のドジョウをえんらう。ライバルはQualcomm

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