Intel, is main backer of movement to give mobile WiMax wireless broadband to Internet users all over the world, expects next key release of technology to be used beginning in 2012, an executive said Tuesday. "Standards work finished by end of this year," said Rama Shukla, vice president and director of WiMax program office at Intel.

Mobile WiMax standard, 802.16m, will change 802.16e and give quicker download and upload speeds. New technology give users 170Mbps download and 90M bps upload speeds, as said by Intel data. Users able to utilize service as traveling at speeds up to 350 km per hour, he said.

Existing WiMax network operators are giving service packages for 16Mbps download and 4Mbps upload on networks by 802.16e technology.

Shukla said that this year, approximates for number of global WiMax subscribers range from about 6 to 10 million, used by users in U.S., Russia and Japan. Many users are turning to mobile WiMax for laptop PC use. "We see strong momentum in notebook PCs today," he said.

Earlier 802.16d edition of WiMax is not called mobile WiMax as it was created for devices in fixed places, not devices on move like smart phones or laptops in moving train.

WiMax is rival with mobile phone based wireless standards like HSPA and LTE for wireless data services. WiMax is now at drawback as networks are now being rolled out in some places and don’t yet cover major part of globe, unlike mobile networks, which cover most population.