Readers, I read some of the postings on archticture
and CPUs. Some of you may know that Intel is doing a
lot of work around future certified archiecture in
preparation for convergence of 802.11 WiFi + 802.16(d,
e)
Intel recently announced the mid-2008 introduction of
an entirely new mobile platform, called Montevina ¡V
built for 802.11 and 802.16 !!. Montevina is the
fifth-generation Centrino platform. The announcement
fits quite nicely into the future of WiFi/WiMax and
demonstrates Intel¡¦s foresight.
Montevina (Centrino) will offer multi-mode Wi-Fi/WiMAX
adapters including a single Wi-Fi (802.11n) if needed.
This means that the OEMs/ODMs, and the mobile
workforce can look forward to seamless connection to
Wi-Fi and WiMax networks.
The Montevina platform places its lineage on the Intel
Santa Rosa platform. The Santa Rosa is the original
Centrino. But Montevina will be based on Intel's
upcoming 45-nm quad-core Penryn processor. The system
is based on the new the Intel Robeson 2.0
architecture. Robeson was designed and built for
mobility. The Robeson architecture will enable mobile
laptops to use less battery power, and crunch data
better and faster with less latency - an important
feature in the 802.16 environments.
Where does the WinTel (Intel-Microsoft ) relationship
fit into the picture? Intel designed the Robson 2.0
to support Vista¡¦s instant on and off technologies.
For those organizations using Microsoft, the Montevina
platform (laptops) will give the IT managers the
ability to better manger their untethered mobile
assets. Just think of a truck fleet but in this case a
PC fleet. Fleet managers need to provide end user
support in a remote environment. Montevina will
enable this in a battery efficient energy savings
WiFi/Wimax enabled environment.
Intel Active Management Technology is part of the
Montevina roadmap. This means that future mobile
devices will more readily integrate a Windows Vista
type mobile application from remote server managers ¡V
in a thin or thick client approach.
In my opinion the Intel announcement indicate this
large manufacture is alive and kicking. Furthermore
the trend demonstrates the continued importance of the
WiFi. WiFi is here to stay. The ¡§WINTEL¡¨
relationship and how WiFi/WiMax integrates with
ubiquitous Microsoft operating systems; specifically
Windows Vista; is a key indicator of the near future..
Trained readers should continue to trace the
development of Montevina and trends in the retail and
enterprise environment. Network operators of
WiFi/WiMax systems using Microsoft operating systems
such as Windows Vista will want to see a WiF/WiMax
enabled integrated architecture.
Felix
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