It seems that Motorola (Symbol) is looking at putting in WIMAX chips inside their industrial IP54 hand helds.

The Motorola WiMax WTM1000 chip set-based terminal modem is set to debut this year as part of its lineup of WiMax products for carriers, including Sprint’s Xohm. Based on the IEEE 802.16 standard, WiMax allows wireless carriers to deliver faster data over longer ranges than Wi-Fi.

The technology is considered especially ideal for cracking the near lock wireline carriers have on last-mile connectivity and empower business mobility companies like C2E FZ LLC www.c2etek.com who specialize in providing Enterprise Mobile Solutions.

“Motorola is strongly committed to delivering … WiMAX solutions for the next generation of mobile wireless broadband,” Gary Koerper, vice president of platform planning and systems architecture at Motorola, said in a statement. “By licensing our WTM1000 chip set modem solution and essential IP to partners, we hope to foster the development of great new mobile WiMAX devices and applications across the industry.”