Intel to 'reveal wireless chip' - WiMAX

Intel is revealing the wide-range wireless technology on Monday. It is the new chips that will use Wimax technology. Wimax stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and it is specialising in point-to-point broadband wireless access.

Scott Richardson, general manager of Intel's broadband wireless business, said Wimax equipment was probably still too expensive for wide adoption, but that Intel and networking equipment makers were working to push equipment costs below $200 (£110) from the $300 to $500 level.

"Most of the world does not have (broadband) infrastructure," said Mr Maloney.

"For most of the world this will be how they will get broadband," he said.

Most of the countries doesn't have braodband is either too poor or political unstable and how they can afford to have such technology if it is too expensive? Can Malaysia use this technology to reach more remoted area especially in Borneo?