That was the conclusion of major vendors of the technology, blaming software and interoperability issues for delays in bringing products to market. The standard has been agreed by the majority of hardware manufacturers and software vendors.
Van Schooten added: "There is some interoperability between vendor versions. If I were a carrier I'd want to go over the claims of interoperability these vendors are making with a microscope," he warned.
This incestuous method - keeping Bluetooth interoperability within families - is something vendors do not wish to become public knowledge.alltalking.com's Sheridan said: "There's an awful lot of secrecy around manufacturers and vendors not...
Special modems using various mobile networks are also available. Most high-end phones can be used as modems, plugged into the side of a laptop with a cable or linked up through an infra-red port. There's no point having a thin, light, ultra...
We have heard many a story of ISP modems (for example, AOL Broadband's) not talking to WLAN equipment (for example, the Buffalo WBR G54-1 Broadband Access Router). One of the gravest problems is that of device interoperability.
But the relationship is not exclusive - the financial injection does not even guarantee Clearwire will use Intel's modems. In 2004, Clearwire and Intel formed a partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of 802.16 WiMax networks.