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The Web tablet, which features a 4.1-inch touch screen and a slide-out keyboard, is likely to join a tiny EPC as the first gadgets that can use the network, along with laptop cards and modems.

And Nokia will be selling the devices directly, rather than the carrier as is usually the case.  Therefore connecting to the network will involve going online where a credit card number can be entered and the user will then sign up to their desired plan.

WiMAX will enable downloads of up to 4 megabits per second, peaking at speeds of up to 10 mbps, according to Nokia. By comparison, current third-generation broadband networks peak out at 1.4 mbps, although speeds are increasing.