Across China: Shenzhen

OPA member

Shenzhen Huawei Technologies and Alvarion of Israel joined current members Intel, Cisco, Samsung, Alcatel-Lucent, Sprint and Clearwire of the WiMax Open Patent Alliance (OPA), becoming joint licensors of the OPA. Analysts say Huawei may now cross-license its essential patented technologies with other manufacturers, setting an example for other Chinese telecom companies to rely on their own innovation and IPR to shatter patent barriers. Developed by IT companies and considered fastest among peers of post-3G technologies, WiMax telecommunication technologies may offer real-time use of both wireless broadband Internet service and voice service. The United States, Japan, Russia and other developed countries are the major markets for this technology.

(China Daily 05/04/2009 page11)