OS News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
A CIO article examines why WiMax will be very popular among corporate IT managers. In a nutshell, because of its longer range and its presumed wide adoption, it will be cheaper and easier to maintain a WiMax network for a large office than a Wi-Fi one.LINK
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sprint announced last week it was forming a joint company with Clearwire Corp. that would develop and market a wireless broadband venture called Clearwire that would use WiMax technology. Similar to the WiFi service found in coffee shops and airports, WiMax covers a much larger area and promises download speeds far faster than current wireless networks for video, games and other data...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alltel, the fifth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, says it will use LTE technology for its next-generation wireless network, not rival WiMax technology. This leaves Sprint Nextel (S) as the only major U.S. carrier using WiMax for its 4G network. (Sprint will spin off its WiMax network into Clearwire (CLWR) this year, pending approval.) Why does this matter? Alltel isn't very big...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barry West, Sprint's chief technology officer, has been offered a $469,356 retention bonus. The bonus, equivalent to West's annual salary, was awarded "for his continued service with our Xohm business unit," according to documents filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "The award is part of a broader performance and retention plan for certain Xohm employees."
The Kansas City Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sprint Nextel Corp. is dangling a $469,356 carrot to get its WiMAX venture up and running. (S)
Today's Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
Not too long ago Sprint and Clearwire announced that Sprint had acquired half of the Clearwire company and the pair would be rolling out a nationwide WiMAX network over the coming years. Siemens announced today that it has expanded its outdoor WiMAX portfolio with a new outdoor modem. The Gigaset SE680 WiMAX and is [...]
BetaNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
... second CDMA carrier to commit to LTE instead of Qualcomm's Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) or Mobile WiMAX. UMB has been presented by Qualcomm as a that complements 3G deployments. However, it has been given very little support from wireless carriers, and has analysts predicting its demise even before its scheduled 2009 rollout.Globally, more have gravitated toward LTE, with AT&T, T-Mobile,...
InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
WiMax has passed key speed and mobility hurdles and is on track to be launched later this year.
Information Week (Free subscription) | yesterday
WiMax has passed key speed and mobility hurdles and is on track to be launched later this year.
gearfuse (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sprint and Samsung today announced that its joint-venture wireless infrastructure, better known as WiMAX, is ready for service. This comes after years of scrutiny against Sprint for basically fucking everything up along the way. Still, mistakes aside, WiMAX looks to bring a new generation of high-bandwidth web surfing to our laptops. Have you missed out on [...]
Tech release (Free subscription) | yesterday
i4U (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sprint and Samsung have declared that mobile WiMAX technology is now ready for commercial service. Sprint says that Samsung's Mobile WiMAX infrastructure has passed the rigorous commercial acceptance criteria Sprint uses. The performance criteria quali...
i4U (Free subscription) | yesterday
Not too long ago Sprint and Clearwire announced that Sprint had acquired half of the Clearwire company and the pair would be rolling out a nationwide WiMAX network over the coming years. Siemens announced today that it has expanded its outdoor WiMAX portfo...
Telecom News (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Telecompaper) Kenyan ICT service provider AccessKenya Group has invested USD 3.5 million to build out the largest WiMax network in Kenya with an initial deployment of 35 base stations. This network will form the backbone of its Access@Home guaranteed high speed broadband residential service. The firm has also offered its existing corporate customers a [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices (SHC) is enlarging its portfolio of WiMAX end-user devices with the addition of an outdoor modem. The
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d1to | 04/20/2008
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today unveiled its newest Nseries device, the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet - WiMAX Edition, Nokia’s first device engineered to take advantage of new wide-area high-speed mobile WiMAX networks. This pocket-sized device lets consumers enjoy an open Internet experience, allowing for access to the full Internet without barriers, while on the go. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition is the latest
rupali | 03/18/2008
Bharatbook.com, is proud to announce a free report excerpt, table of contents, and ordering information online at "Global WiMAX Market Analysis" ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=72744 ) World Interoperability for Microwave Access, or WiMAX, is fast gaining traction in the marketplace as the establishment of industry-wide standards has enabled both service providers and technology vendors...
