Nortel Networks Corp. has agreed to team up with the Israeli technology provider Alvarion Ltd. to deliver long-range wireless access to customers. The collaboration will involve Alvarion’s radio access network capabilities and Nortel’s network gear and services. Nortel intends to focus its main wireless R&D efforts on a fourth-generation broadband technology called LTE and wireless applications, leaving WiMAX development to Alvarion. The company said
“The agreement enables Nortel to achieve faster time to market with WiMAX at a lower cost, while accelerating LTE development to meet a demand that is emerging faster than the industry originally predicted.”
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