Nokia and Motorola as well as Taiwan-based Qisda (formerly BenQ) all plan to launch WiMAX CPE (customer premise equipment) products in 2008, according to sources in Taiwan’s WiMAX industry.

Motorola is expected to take the lead to introduce a CDMA/WiMAX dual-mode handset in the first half of 2008, while Nokia, is expected to launch during the same period an Internet tablet device supporting WiMAX technology, the sources indicated.
The company is currently developing a WiMAX module utilizing baseband chips from Runcom and RF chips from NXP Semiconductors, the sources noted.With the exception of WiMAX-enabled handsets, Qisda has no plans to develop other WiWAX CPE products, the sources stated.