Recent Entries in WiMAX
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Mobile WiMAX Samsung Mondi WiMAXes Dallas
Samsung announced that the Samsung Mondi, Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device, is now commercially available in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Samsung Mondi can harness upload and download speeds that double comparable devices running on 3G networks while taking advantage of...
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Clearwire Software Dev Community App Test Opens in Silicon Valley
Clearwire introduced the software development community in Silicon Valley, a 4G WiMAX application test environment. The sandbox covers The developer network sandbox, covers more than 20 square miles in Santa Clara, Mountain View and parts of downtown Palo Alto, California....
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Sprint Launches 3G and WiMAX Routers for More Connections
After launching the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 intelligent mobile hotspot, Sprint now adds two 3G/4G Mobile Broadband Routers to its mobile broadband arsenal: Sprint Personal Hotspot PHS300S and Cradlepoint MBR-1000 Broadband Router for business, each featuring both 3G and 4G...
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Clearwire Adds 10 More Markets September First
Clearwire announced the official launch day of CLEAR 4G service in Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight markets throughout Texas, including: Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Killeen/Temple, Waco and Wichita Falls will occur on September 1, 2009. Clearwire...
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Wi-Fi WiMAX Mondi Mobi-Device Premiers in Vegas, Portland & Atlanta
Samsung and Clearwire have announced the Samsung Mondi, Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device aka Mobile Internet Device or MID.The touchscreen Mondi, which is Latin for "world," is designed for use with the Clear Mobile WiMAX service from Clearwire in the activated...
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Clearwire WiMAXes Vegas on July 21
Clearwire will officially launch its WiMAX high-speed wireless broadband service in Las Vegas on July 21.They claim CLEAR brings to the Las Vegas region the first super fast mobile Internet service that works as fast on the go as it...
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Comcast High-Speed 2go Launched
Comcast launched high-speed wireless data in Portland as the company kicks off its nationwide rollout of Comcast High-Speed 2go.Comcast's High-Speed 2go is a 4G wireless high-speed data service that they claim provides the fastest available wireless Internet in the nation...
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Clearwire WiMAX UnWires Atlanta
Clearwire Communications says they have transformed Atlanta into the fastest unwired city in the South. The city is now home to the largest 4G WiMAX wireless broadband network in the United States with CLEAR service available to nearly three million...
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Sprint to Go Tri-mode with WiMAX-Enabled Phones, More Markets?
According to Unstrung, Sprint will offer a tri-mode with CDMA, WiFi and WiMAX connectivity, and may launch the Sprint 4G service in new unannounced locations. "We haven't announced specific timing or any more details other than to say we expect...
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WiMAX to Act as DSL Substitute, Says Juniper
Juniper reports that up to 12% of the global DSL installed base will be substituted by WiMAX by 2013. The Far East will lead with over one fifth of the 47m subscribers in 2013. A region by region analysis...
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Sprint Reveals 4G WiMAX Plans
Sprint has announced their 4G WiMAX plans which mirror Clearwire. They will launch in major cities this year and more markets in 2010. New devices such as tri-mode modems are planned. Sprint owns 51% of Clearwire and acts as a...
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Trimode Smartphone with Android(?) Coming to Sprint in 2010
Sprint reportedly will launch a new smartphone that works with WiMAX, CDMA cellular and maybe Wi-Fi in early 2010 The exact details are "still being finalized," said Scott Lane, director of marketing and sales for Sprint's 4G unit, in an...
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Clearwire Reveals New Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Router - Demos Fast Service in Streetcar
We found some great demonstration videos from the Clearwire launch in Portland, Oregon. Clearwire will launch a new home router designed for their mobile WiMax service. It basically creates it’s own Wi-Fi hotspot and can used in the car, in...
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Clearwire Clears the Way for New Business in Portland with New Name
Clearwire has started selling services in Portland, Orgeon. Their new name is very clear, it's Clear. Xohm is gone.Their WiMAX is supposed to be faster than Wi-Fi hotspots. They urge vistor's to "Get clear now."Their website shows that new cities...
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Clearwire WiMAXing LA? Job Postings Hint
Unstrung uncovered Cleawire's job postings for a director of network deployment and a network deployment project manager for next generation network deployments in Los Angeles.This deployment seems to make sense because Los Angeles is so "like totally mobile."Clearwire's plans are...
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WiMAX World 2008 Maxes Out
With over 10% growth in attendance and a 15% increase in the number of sponsors and exhibitors over last year, WiMAX World 2008 Conference & Expo - wimaxworld.com - was the largest event ever held in the WiMAX market. ...
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XOHM WiMAX Goes Live in Baltimore No Contract Required
Sprint's XOHM WiMAX service goes live in Baltimore today. With average downlink speeds of 2-4 Mbps, the data-centric XOHM broadband service differs from present wireless offerings in that: No long-term commitments or contracts are required, freeing customers from restrictive long-term...
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Sprint Will WiMAX Boston, Phily and Dallas/ Ft. Worth
Several sources state the Sprint will be launching WiMAX in Boston, Philadelphia and Dallas/Fort Worth after other announced markets. Baltimore D.C. is on schedule to launch and may be early with average download speeds of 3 to 5 Mbps in...
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Huawei Ranks in Top 3 for WiMAX
2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei") won 17 new commercial WiMAX 16e commercial contracts in the first half of 2008, more than the total number of contracts signed for the whole of 2007. To date Huawei has secured 29 WiMAX...
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WiMAX Chip Prices Falling Good News for Small Devices, Says ABI Research
The WiMAX chipset market is advancing quickly. There are solid 2-chip designs consisting of a single-chip baseband IC and a single-chip RF IC that are bringing power consumption down. Beceem, GCT Semiconductor, and Sequans have single-chip designs that include both...
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Sprint's XOHM Will USE MDM from Mformation Tech
Mformation Technologies Inc., announced that SPRINT has selected its MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER to provide seamless device management capabilities for new WiMAX-capable mobile devices as part of the XOHM WiMAX. Device management ensures that WiMAX devices can be remotely activated...
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DragonWave to Supply IP BackHaul for XOHM in Baltimore/DC
Backhaul is very important for 4G expansion, and IP backhaul is the chosen option for Sprint, who selected DragonWave's IP-based backhaul solutions for its XOHM-branded WiMAX mobile-broadband services in North America. DragonWave's Horizon Compact and Horizon Duo products will be...
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DigitalBridge Launches Mobile WiMAX in Jackson WY Using Alvarion Tech
Today marks the first commercially available rollout of Mobile WiMAX Internet service by DBC (DigitalBridge Communications) offered over Alvarion's BreezeMAX 2.5 GHz solution. The network is already up and running with broadband Internet to businesses and homes across Jackson Hole,...
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Sprint WiMAX in Baltimore/DC Area by September
Sprint Nextel plans to launch its first commercial WiMAX service in the Baltimore/DC area in September according to a speech made by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse at the NxtComm trade show in Las Vegas which will be before the Sprint/Clearwire...
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WiMAX Forum Ceritifies 4 Base Station and 6 Mobile Station Modules
The WiMAX Forum announced the first ten Mobile WiMAX products received the WiMAX Forum Certified Seal of Approval for the 2.5 GHz profile (titled MP05) at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam. The WiMAX Forum also revealed its roadmap...
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Nortel & Alvarion Team for New WiMAX Solution
Nortel and Alvarion, two companies aggressively pursuing early market opportunities with WiMAX, announced that they will collaborate to create a new end-to-end WiMAX solution. The Nortel and Alvarion mobile WiMAX solution is expected to combine industry-leading technologies from both companies...
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Together Sprint Nextel & Clearwire Are Better, Petition to FCC Says
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire filed a petition with the FCC saying it would would provide high-speed Internet access that rivaled wired-line broadband when it merged It also said:The new merged company, Clearwire Corp. would reach 140 million people within 30...
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WiMAX Patent Alliance Opens Up, Pools Innovation
To accelerate the widespread adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology and products, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and Sprint announced the formation of the Open Patent Alliance (OPA). The OPA will advance a competitive and open intellectual property...
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Mobile WiMAX Device from dmedia & NextWave
dmedia System Co. aTaiwanese manufacturer of navigation and wireless devices, and NextWave Wireless Inc. a global provider of mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technologies, have teamed up to begin development on an advanced mobile WiMAX device that will debut in...
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Starent Networks WiMAX Passes Interoperability Tests
Starent Networks, Corp. a leading provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services, today announced its successful participation in interoperability testing to further validate the company's involvement in the development and promotion of the WiMAX industry....
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WiMAX Wi-Fi Centrino 2 Ready July 14
Intel’s next-generation Centrino 2 will not be introduced until July 14, reports several sources. It will be Intel’s first Centrino processor Relevant Products/Services technology to offer integration both Wi-Fi and WiMAX possible in notebook designs. The ultimate success of WiMAX...
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Covad Rolls Out WiMAX Later This Year in Calif.
Covad Wireless, , has successfully completed a WiMAX lab test and field trial in the San Francisco Bay area. As a result, Covad will move forward with plans to roll out WiMAX service later this year with Santa Barbara-based Axxcelera...
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Xohm in Baltimore/D.C. Passes Eval Tests
Sprint and Samsung Electronics Corporation Ltd. announced that a new broadband wireless network offering the speed and mobility of WiMAX has met Sprint’s rigorous commercial acceptance criteria including overall performance, handoff performance and handoff delay. This key technical milestone has...
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Telisma 30 Mile WiMAX System Tested and Working
Telsima Corporation, a global leader in WiMAX systems, announced today that is has successfully demonstrated a 50km (30mile) high capacity broadband connection using its Sub-GHz WiMAX system in a 3 MHz channel under near line of sight conditions in the...
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Sprint Still into WiMAX Announces Instinct, Nokia and More Deals
WSprint announced further progress with the development of its Mobile WiMAX network ecosystem, citing application program, wireless device and services developments which collectively will enhance the XOHM customer mobile Internet experience. "Sprint has taken a leadership role in the...
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Nokia Demos in Upwardly Mobile WiMAX Boardroom in the Sky
Driving into Vegas on the Way to CTIA Wireless, amongst the cranes constructing mega massive hotel casinos, hanging from one crane was a bunch of blue-suited early adopters strapped on a flying mobile office. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is...
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WiMAX Threatens Satelite, Says SUIRG
According to tests by Florida-based Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG), the radio frequencies WiMAX uses will interfere with satellite communications in some of the very locations where it could bring the most benefit.The test results showe dthat WiMAX antennas...
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Intel to Add $2 Billion to Sprint/Clearwire WiMAX
The Street reported that Intel is considering investing $2 Billion dollars to allow for the implementation of WiMAX and a formation of a new company combining Sprint and Clearwire spectrum. A deal will be announced in the next few days....
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NextPhase WiMAX Gets Nationwide 3.65 Spectrum License from FCC
NextPhase Wireless , a nationwide developer of WiMAX-ready networks and provider of advanced wireless broadband solutions, announced that they have received confirmation from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that their application for a nationwide license to provide WiMAX wireless services...
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Sprint Partners with Many for WiMAX Xohm
Sprint announced Xohm mobile Internet business agreements involving web portal services and WiMAX network access devices. The company also named an advertising agency of record to help launch the Xohm brand in the United States. A soft launch of Xohm...
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Motorola's WiMaxing to the Max
Motorola, Inc. issued a year-end update on its wi4 WiMAX solutions and customer engagements. During 2007 Motorola increased to15 its number of contracts for commercial WiMAX networks and demonstrated the historic first live mobile WiMAX 802.16e handoffs between continuous WiMAX...
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Sprint Nextel WiMAX Comes Alive b4 Xmas
Sprint Nextel starts a "soft launch" testing of WiMAX XOHM service this week in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington. The service will only be available to employees....
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Zooming in on Xohm's Pricing
It is expected that the pricing for Sprint's WiMAX service Xohm will not be like cellular plans but be based on customer needs with lots of different offerings such as by the day, month or a year without a contract...
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