HULU develops WiMAX products
for next-Generation wireless Broadband
HULU
April 14, 2006
Stockholm, Sweden, -- HULU today presented its flexible platform for
WiMAX-based wireless broadband access, developed in cooperation with
Teleca, an international IT services company. Design for mass market
production takes place in Stockholm, Sweden, in cooperation with Sanmina-SCI,
a world leading Electronics Manufacturing Services company. |
The rollout of wireless broadband networks based on WiMAX standards,
often referred to as the next-generation wireless broadband, is
accelerating in many places around the world. According to RNCOS
Research, the market for WiMAX products will be worth around USD 3
billion, or SEK 20-25 billion, in 2009.
- HULU will provide leading datacom/telecom
companies with consumer products for WiMAX wireless Internet access.
HULU will be the first player in the world to initiate large-scale
production of portable WiMAX consumer equipment, says Maurizio Hublitz,
CTO and co-founder of HULU.
HULU is a Swedish company, founded in
early 2005 by Patrick Lund and Maurizio Hublitz. Markus Andersson was
recently hired as CEO. The company’s ambition is to become a leader in
WiMAX-based CPEs (Consumer Premises Equipment) on a global basis.
WiMAX is a standards-based wireless technology that allows users to
connect to the Internet at faster speeds and from much longer ranges
than current wireless technology allows. According to companies like
Intel, Cisco, Microsoft and Siemens, the next-generation wireless
technology will be based on WiMAX standards.
- During 2009, players like Intel
anticipate there will be about 1 billion laptops with mini-PCI cards
for WiMAX network access. When adding infrastructure and other
equipment with WiMAX components the market potential is enormous,
comments Maurizio Hublitz.
HULU expects to start selling their
first WiMAX-based solution for fixed wireless broadband during the
second quarter of 2006.
- Teleca’s cooperation with HULU is an
important step in our long-term strategy to develop platforms for
coming wireless technologies, says Magnus Björkqvist, senior vice
president at Teleca.
For further information contact:
Markus Andersson, CEO at HULU, +46 73 3144 089
Maurizio Hublitz, CTO at HULU, +46 73 8400 625
Magnus Björkqvist, senior VP at Teleca, +46 70 3 790 689
About HULU
HULU is a Sweden-based company focusing on the development and marketing
of WiMAX based products. HULU was founded in 2004 by Maurizio Hublitz (CTO)
and Patrick Lund (Sales Manager). Markus Andersson is CEO. HULU’s R&D is
located in Kista (Swedish telecom valley), just north of Stockholm.
About WiMAX
WiMAX is a non-proprietary standards-based wireless technology that
provides high-throughput broadband connections over long distances. The
first WiMAX standard, 802.16-2004, was established in August 2005. This
standard enables fixed wireless broadband access (FWA) and nomadic
mobile wireless broadband connectivity with 1-3 km non line of sight (NLOS)
coverage. In December 2005, the next-generation WiMAX standard, 802.16e,
was established. In the future it will bring full mobility to
subscribers, i.e. seamless handover.
About WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to
promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of broadband
wireless products. Intel is one of its approximately 400 members. |
