Intel is getting very serious about this new Wimax technology it seems. From my point of view, I see it as a ‘down the road’ solution. But that is certainly not going to stop Intel from promoting the heck out of it!

Intel Corp. came to Washington yesterday to roll out its latest product, a computer chip designed for a new high-speed wireless technology capable of delivering broadband service over many miles.

The new wireless technology is called WiMax (for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). It would allow homes and businesses to receive high-speed Internet service wirelessly instead of via cable or telephone lines. The range of the service would depend on many factors; in rural areas, the signal could travel as far as 30 miles, according to Intel.

Intel came to Washington for the product launch to show off the technology to U.S. policymakers. [Read the rest]