Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd said it aims for 100 billion yen ($951 million) in sales of its WiMax-use microchips in the year starting April 2011, up from virtually none in the year ended March 31. A new high-speed Internet technology, WiMax provides wireless data over long distances, allowing faster Internet downloads while on the move. WiFi, by contrast, only works near a transmitter.<\/p>\n
\nThe WiMax chip sales target of 100 billion yen is about 2 percent of Fujitsu's total revenues in the year to March 2008 of 5.3 trillion yen. Awaga said the number of WiMax users globally is likely to reach up to 50 million by 2012. “By 2011 or 2012, certain progress should have been made on commercial operations, and various services will have become available,” Awaga said. “Counting users in the United States, Japan, BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), Asia, and part of Europe, the number will probably be about 40 to 50 million.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd said it aims for 100 billion yen ($951 million) in sales of its WiMax-use microchips in the year starting April 2011, up from virtually none in the year ended March 31. A new high-speed Internet technology, WiMax provides wireless data over long distances, allowing faster Internet downloads while on the move. WiFi, by contrast, only works near a transmitter.<\/p>\n
\nThe WiMax chip sales target of 100 billion yen is about 2 percent of Fujitsu's total revenues in the year to March 2008 of 5.3 trillion yen. Awaga said the number of WiMax users globally is likely to reach up to 50 million by 2012. “By 2011 or 2012, certain progress should have been made on commercial operations, and various services will have become available,” Awaga said. “Counting users in the United States, Japan, BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), Asia, and part of Europe, the number will probably be about 40 to 50 million.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n