Nortel and Toshiba to Collaborate on WiMAX Base Stations

Press Release - May 20, 2007

Canadian telecom equipment maker, Nortel Networks, has teamed up with Toshiba to jointly develop mobile WiMAX base stations for the Japanese and global markets.

Toshiba will develop radio modules for the base stations, while Nortel will be responsible for digital modules.

“The initial focus will be on the joint development of WiMAX products, with Toshiba engineers contributing experience and expertise in radio technologies to Nortel’s WiMAX solution,” commented Shunichi Kimura, the CEO of Toshiba’s Social Infrastructure Systems Company. “In addition to Japan, there are many countries around the world that would benefit from the implementation of WiMAX technology and this cooperative effort will make a significant contribution to bringing WiMAX solutions to these markets quickly and cost effectively.”

Nortel and Toshiba both participated in the Japanese government’s next-generation wireless trials, successfully completing WiMAX trial provisions in the Tohoku region between December 2006 and March of this year