WIMAX MID’s

By BP Tiwari On March 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

VMAX launched internet in taxis to enable their travelers to surf the Internet, watch Web TV, play online games and more in 1000 taxis that have been equipped with Mobile WiMax wireless broadband service.

Vmax Telecom, a WiMax network operator in Taipei, has put mobile Internet devices (MIDs) inside 1000 cabs from the M-Taxi company to offer free Mobile WiMax wireless services.

The use of WiMax-enabled devices in taxis is meant to popularize WiMax as well as give people something to do if they’re stuck in traffic or need information such as the latest movie times, said Teddy Huang, chairman of Vmax, at a news conference in Taipei. The value-added service will also hopefully bring more customers to the taxi company, M-Taxi, he said.

The MIDs are small, flat devices with 7-inch touchscreens made by Tecom Inc. that work with a stylus. They are attached to the back of the front passenger seat inside the taxis. The devices have embedded WiMax and GPS (Global Positioning System) chips and use Microsoft’s Windows CE 5.0 operating system. They are loaded with video and audio codecs and are meant to entertain people as they ride taxis across Taipei. The devices are 216 millimeters long by 132mm wide and 24.5mm thick.

There are lot of other MID’s which are in Pipelines and ODM’s are working for their launch. I will highlight some of the commercial ones in this article.

Samsung Mondi : 4.3″ (800×480) high resolution interactive touchscreen that puts your browser, camera, email and messaging literally at your fingertips

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Dmedia M0, WhiteMAX, Triband WiMAX-enabled MID

2.3/2.5/3.5 triband WiMAX networking ,thin compact design, a luxury 4.3-inch widescreen display M0 has built-in instant messaging and VoIP capabilities.

UMID MID : Wireless connectivity options: WiBro (Korean WiMAX provider), HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth

VILIV: X70: The Viliv X70 is powered by an Intel Atom Silverthorne Z520 1.33GHz processor with the SCH US15W chipset. It has 1GB of memory, 8GB/16GB SSD and 30GB/60GB hard drive. The X70 comes with a 7-inch 1024×600 LCD touchscreen, integrated support for WiMAX, HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0. The X70 has a SD/SDHC card slot, stereo speaker and integrated microphone. It runs Windows XP or Linux.