Nokia announced on Friday that it is partnering with Intel to develop 802.16e - which could potentially support high-speed wireless access over much longer distances than are possible with Wi-Fi today.

Nokia and Intel say they will work together on to make WiMax suitable for mobile phones and notebooks. They also plan to develop ‘base station strategies’ to help operators to roll out 802.16e networks, and to push the finalisation of the 802.16e standard.