Based Network Comprehensive News According to foreign reports, Intel's Munchi product takes a set of strategies, which is to sell the processor, chipset and Wi-Fi modules. Due to the great success of Munchi, the company seriously thinks similar strategies; the company is very likely to take a set out in the digital home field.
The practice of selling is the so-called "platform strategy".
Most products in Intel are sold separately. At present, most Pentium M laptops on the market are all sets of Munchi components, and Monk has created $ 5 billion for Intel within two years. In addition, Monchi's success also helps Intel's development in the communications chip field, the company has been struggling for many years in this market, but still is not satisfactory. Analysts predict that between 2004 and 2008, the use of the global laptop will be doubled.
Although Intel has not yet developed a complete consumer electronics plan, the company's supervisor means that Intel is developing Pentium's variant products, and the communication chip will also be part of this plan. Consumers can expect WiMAX to be integrated into laptops at the end of 2006 or in 2007, and the company is also considering other new technologies, such as UWB (Ultra Wideband).
WiMAX is a long-distance wireless technology that allows laptops to connect to the Internet through a few miles; network service providers will also make it easier to set a national wireless information network through WiMAX in a lower cost manner, but The infrastructure required for this technology is lacking. In comparison, UWB enables consumers to exchange large files (such as movies) within a certain distance; laptop manufacturers can load a UWB chip into computer products, but such technologies must develop without adding too much cost. Under the situation, it can develop rapidly.
