Ericsson, Intel Team on Mobile PCs

Ericsson has announced its association with chip manufacturer, Intel Corporation, to develop services and applications on mobile PCs, powered by Ericsson’s mobile broadband, IMS solutions and Intel Core Microarchitecture. The joint effort aims to boost mobile broadband and multimedia services usage, through a more convenient experience for consumers and enterprises. Intel and Ericsson will now work together to integrate solutions for mobile operators, and to enable them to provide attractive mobile broadband service packages for consumers using the mobile PC.

The association offers a faster, more convenient and a better integrated broadband service, for high definition multimedia communication, entertainment and web services on the move. These integrated solutions will be based on Ericsson’s HSPA platform for mobile broadband and IMS platform for convergence with Intel’s Mobile technology.

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Gordon Graylish, Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Intel said, “We are very excited about working with Ericsson on enabling rich and easy-to-use multimedia services on the go, working seamlessly over different wireless technologies.”

Ericsson will demonstrate mobile broadband and IMS-based services on mobile PCs powered by HSPA and Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology at ITU Telecom World 2006, due to take place in Hong Kong on December 4-8.