“Technologically, the Intel-Nokia systems will be fairly similar
to PCs. The boxes will contain Celeron or Pentium II
processors, a version of the Linux operating system, and a browser
from Mozilla.org…”
” ‘By taking the lead and creating products that work with an
existing Internet-based operating system such as Linux, we can give
the television industry a strong platform that will let it deliver
new exciting Internet-based services to their viewers,’ Heikki
Koskinen, president of Nokia Multimedia Terminals, said in a
prepared statement.”
“The Nokia deal is Intel’s third major set-top box deal this
year and fills out an important geographic center… Earlier, the
company struck a deal to provide Pentium MMX processors to Hughes
Network Systems for set-top boxes for AOL TV. In August, Intel
invested $50 million in a joint venture with Pacific Century Group
to build a high-speed set-top box service with localized content
for China.”