Nokia scraps plans for HSDPA notebook module with Intel

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Mobile telecommunications giant Nokia said on Wednesday it and partner Intel Corp. had scrapped a joint plan to develop an HSDPA module for notebook computers.

"We have, together with Intel, canceled the HSDPA module cooperation in the form we formerly announced," said Nokia spokeswoman Eija-Riitta Huovinen.

The Finnish-based firm had announced last September it was working with Intel on the HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) module, which would help notebook computer users find the best wireless connections.

"We are still looking at the HSDPA module case from a technological point of view, but no decisions have been made on commercializing it," she said.

"We both saw that there was not an adequate business case," she said, referring to the potential return on investment.

Huovinen said Nokia would continue cooperating with Intel in other fields.