Lab originally intended to focus on UWB, Wi-Fi wireless technologies Intel Corp. plans to officially open a research and development center in South Korea on Monday, the company’s chief technology officer said Thursday.Pat Gelsinger, speaking in Tokyo, said the lab will open on Monday and that he plans to attend its opening.Plans for the center were unveiled in August 2003 when Craig Barrett, Intel’s chief executive officer, visited the country and met with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. At the time, Intel said the lab will concentrate on development of technologies for the digital home and wireless communications including Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology and WiMax (Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access) last-mile wireless broadband Gelsinger said more details regarding the lab’s focus and work it will undertake will be announced on Monday.“We have a strong participation from government and companies in the opening of that so we’re quite excited,” said Gelsinger.Intel had originally scheduled to open the center by the end of 2003 but that was delayed. In January, the company said talks with the Korean government, universities and industry over participation in the laboratory had yet to be completed and were holding up the launch. Software DevelopmentTechnology IndustrySmall and Medium Business