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22/07/2008
Saudi Telecom enters 'second phase' with Airspan
WiMAX kit supplier Airspan has announced that Saudi Telecom has successfully deployed WiMAX services using its HiperMAX base stations, which can provide both fixed and mobile WiMAX s…
21/07/2008
GO Mobile gives Alvarion green light for WiMAX
Go Mobile, one of three WiMAX licence holders in Malta using the 3.5GHz frequency band, says it will start island rollout for mobile WiMAX within the "next few weeks". Using Alvarion…
4.9GHz WiMAX for video surveillance in Pakistan
The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) in Pakistan has deployed Airspan's 4.9GHz WiMAX kit for its IP closed circuit television video surveillance project in Karachi. (CDGK is c…
Soma Networks raises $51m in funding
Soma Networks has secured an additional $51m of equity financing. Investors include Daiwa Securities Group, Daiwa Securities SMBC…
SiGe turns up the WiMAX power
SiGe Semiconductor has expanded its series of power amplifiers and RF front-end modules with the release of the SE7262L. A 2.5GHz high-power amplifier targeted for the mobil…
14/07/2008
Sprint selects Mformation for WiMAX device management
Sprint has chosen Mformation to provide device management software tools for Xohm, its mobile WiMAX service scheduled to go live …
TRAI attacks DoT over WiMAX spectrum uncertainty
TRAI, India's telecom regulatory body, has criticised the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) for not making clear how much spectrum is available for WiMAX. It also says that DoT …
Comstar rolls out mobile WiMAX in Armenia
Cornet-AM, an ISP and subsidiary of the Russian Comstar Group, has rolled out the first mobile WiMAX network in Armenia. The network, based on 802.16e kit supplied by Airspan…
Centrino 2 arrives but without WiMAX
Chip giant Intel has launched its Centrino 2 notebook platform (also referred to as Montevina) but it does not include the much-publicised WiMAX/WiFi module. According to Intel there…
10/07/2008
Redline sees 'softening demand" for fixed WiMAX
Redline communications, a Canada-headquartered WiMAX supplier, has shaved $6m off analyst revenue forecasts for 2Q 2008. The updated revenue outlook is now between $9m and $9.5m for …
09/07/2008
Xohm puts DragonWave in the backhaul
Sprint Nextel has selected DragonWave, a supplier of NGN wireless networks, to provide IP backhaul solutions for its Xohm-branded mobile WiMAX service in Baltimore, Washington and Ch…
08/07/2008
Global BWA/WiMAX subs approach 2m
The global BWA/WiMAX subscriber base increased by 260,246 in 1Q 2008 to reach a total of 1,988,246 subscribers. This is according to the fourth issue of the WiMAXCounts quarterly rep…
07/07/2008
WiBro subscribers to top 2.5m by 2011, says report
Despite its slow start, WiBro, the mobile WiMAX version in South Korea, will attract more than 2.5 million subscribers by 2011. Revenues are also expected to increase to 65bn KRW (U$…
06/07/2008
Taiwan regulator blocks Fitel spin-off plan
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has blocked an application by Fitel to spin off its WiMAX business to form a new company. Fitel, which is one of six WiMAX l…
05/07/2008
UK FWA player opts for WiMAX
On-Communications, one of the biggest FWA (fixed wireless access) players in the UK serving the SME and enterprise markets, has opted to upgrade its network to WiMAX across its entir…
04/07/2008
WiMAX Forum cheers EC decision on 2.6GHz
The WiMAX Forum has issued a press release supporting a recent decision by the EC (European Commission) to allow regulators to be flexible in the amount of FDD (paired) and TDD (unpa…
02/07/2008
Huawei makes WiMAX inroads into Pakistan
Chinese supplier Huawei is to deploy a mobile WiMAX (802.16e) network for Mobilink, the largest GSM operator in Pakistan. The network will cover central business districts and hot sp…
Proxim wins WiMAX deal in Germany
Wireless kit supplier Proxim has won a deal with Televersa Online, a telecom provider in Germany, to supply its 3.5GHz fixed WiMAX equipment. Televersa Online has already de…
30/06/2008
Ericsson warns Ofcom on 2.6GHz auction plans
Ericsson believes the 2.6GHz auction plans set out by Ofcom, the UK regulator, could devalue the spectrum on offer. "There is a danger of spectrum fragmentation, which will …
DBC launches mobile WiMAX internet in US
DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) has announced commercial rollout of mobile WiMAX internet services to businesses and consumers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Using Alvarion's W…
Sidecut lays into F&S over WiMAX attack
A press release issued last week by Frost & Sullivan, which said that '2009 will be the year when operators begin to realise that mobile WiMAX can no more be considered as a feas…
26/06/2008
South Africa's WiMAX rules too idealistic?
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), in accordance with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act of 2003, has stipulated that bidding consortia for…
Industry integrates femtos into LTE, WiMAX networks
The Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) forum has had a busy week, announcing its second collaboration in as many days. On Thursday, the carrier forum announced a partnership wi…
25/06/2008
Intel funds BridgeWave move into 4G backhaul
Intel Capital is the lead investor in the latest round of funding for BridgeWave, a supplier of gigabit wireless solutions. Raising a total of $10m with Core Capital (a new …
Motorola leads mobile WiMAX supplier pack, says Infonetics
Worldwide sales of WiMAX kit jumped 59 percent during 1Q 2008, quarter-on-quarter, to reach $363m. Star mobile WiMAX sales performer during that period was Motorola, which, a…
Packet One delays WiMAX launch
Packet One Networks has postponed commercial rollout of WiMAX services until 3Q 2008. One of four WiMAX licence holders in Malaysia using the 2.3GHz frequency band, Packet One had pl…
23/06/2008
Time not ripe for WiMAX/LTE harmonisation
Despite recent comments to the contrary, US-based chipmaker Intel says it's not ready to push for harmonisation between its favoured technology-WiMAX-and LTE, even though having a si…
Talk of subsidies at WiMAX Global Congress
While WiMAX augers a new business model that could stimulate mobile broadband use, the industry will not completely abandon controversial practices that have characterised the rival …
FITEL to launch WiMAX in August
First International Telecom (FITEL), one of six WiMAX licence holders in Taiwan, has said it will launch trial WiMAX services this August with a plan to sign up 40,000 subscribers by…
18/06/2008
Xohm WiMAX to go live in September, says Sprint CTO
Now we know. After weeks of speculation as to when Xohm, the WiMAX business unit of Sprint Nextel, would launch commercial services, Barry West, Sprint Nextel CTO and president of Xo…
WiMAX catches the Wave 2 with 2.5GHz certification
The WiMAX industry has passed another significant milestone as the first mobile products to be certified at 2.5GHz, and using Wave 2, were unveiled by the WiMAX Forum on the first da…
Alvarion buoyed by Nortel partnership
The dust has barely settled on the WiMAX product development agreement struck between Alvarion and Nortel last week, but Tzvika Friedman, Alvarion's CEO, is in no doubt that it …
Case Study: Wateen Telecom
Wateen Telecom is a flagship WiMAX operator. Part of Warid Telecom International LLC, an Abu Dhabi Group company, Wateen has rolled out fixed broadband services to 22 cities in Pakis…
Multimedia is the main event for WiMAX
WiMAX kit vendor NextWave Wireless will be showing off its next generation mobile multimedia platform this week, demonstrating mobile TV, interactive media services, and digital…
Mformation and Bridgewater form WiMAX partnership
Mformation Technologies and Bridgewater Systems have announced the integration of the Mformation Service Manager (MSM) with Bridgewater Systems' service control and subscriber data m…
17/06/2008
Emerging markets dominate WiMAX deployments
Emerging markets, short on fixed line broadband offerings, accounted for more than 70 per cent of WiMAX subscribers globally in 2007, according to recently released research.
TDF flies WiMAX flag in France
European network service provider TDF has tapped Motorola to design and deploy 802.16e WiMAX networks for several regions in France. The network will be operated by TDF subsi…
10/06/2008
Mobile WiMAX players dive into patent pool
Six of the big guns in the mobile WiMAX world announced the formation of a patent pool on Tuesday. Dubbed the Open Patent Alliance (OPA), the founding members are Alcatel-Lu…
Flat-fees: WiMAX operators need to tread carefully
The clear trend in mobile data is towards flat-fee unlimited plans. Asia-Pacific and North America have led the way in 3G networks and the rest of the world is following. Even unlimi…
09/06/2008
DesignArt eases WiMAX backhaul pain
DesignArt Networks, a fabless semiconductor company, has unveiled its highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) platform architecture for high-capacity backhaul capability. The company …
Fujitsu launches WiMAX planning tool
Fujitsu has unveiled its WiMAX network provisioning system. It is a software tool offered as part of Fujitsu's consulting service. "By using this service, the operator can understand…
Ofcom reveals plan for digital dividend
UK communications regulator Ofcom has set out detailed proposals for how it plans to release the valuable spectrum that will be freed up as a result of the switchover to digital tele…
NextWave trials mobile WiMAX TV in Taiwan
Global Mobile and NextWave have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop end-to-end mobile WiMAX solutions for the global market. A Taiwanese WiMAX licence holder, G…
Alcatel-Lucent clinches WiMAX deal in Taiwan
Alcatel-Lucent has announced plans to cooperate with Tatung Co to deploy a commercial WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network in Penghu County of Taiwan Taiwan-based Tatung is a d…
WiMAX heading for South Africa
Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), an operator based in South Africa, is gearing up its WiMAX operations. In cooperation with Vodacom and Intel, WBS says it has launched a commercial…
03/06/2008
WiMAX gets down to business in unlicensed spectrum
It seems counter-intuitive. Deploy a wireless network in a frequency band where there is little or no regulation - meaning that other operators can use that same chunk of spectrum wi…
Motorola eyes IOT centre in Taiwan
Motorola, according to local press reports, is on the verge of setting up its first ever IOT (interoperability testing) centre in Taiwan. By establishing an IOT centre, Motor…
Intel to re-enter mobile phone market
US chip giant Intel is eyeing up re-entry into the mobile phone market. In an interview with the UK's Financial Times, Paul Otellini, Intel's CEO, said advances in …
WiMAX smartphone streaming in Taiwan
Qisda, a Taiwanese ODM/OEM provider, and Runcom Technologies, a mobile WiMAX chipset vendor, have demonstrated a video streaming application over a smartphone at the WiMAX Expo Exhib…
02/06/2008
Sprint keeps with Bridgewater for Xohm
Sprint is sticking to Bridgewater to provide AAA (authentication, authorisation and accounting) functionality for its WiMAX Xohm service. The third largest mobile operator i…
Intel pushes back Montevina launch date
Chip giant Intel has delayed the launch of its Montevina platform (Centrino 2), the US vendor's next generation of silicon chips for notebooks capable of supporting both wifi and mob…
WiMAX licence disputes brewing in India
BSNL wants TRAI, India's telecoms regulator, to make it exempt from paying any mobile WiMAX licence fee. India's largest (and state-owned) operator argues that because it pr…
01/06/2008
Taiwan puts WiMAX to the test
The world's largest venue for experiencing and testing WiMAX opens this week in Taiwan at 2008 WiMAX Expo, held in the Taipei Show Hall. The week-long event will act as a sho…
30/05/2008
FCC mulls free wireless internet proposal
When US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) convenes on June 12, one of the items on the agenda will be the fate of a swathe of spectrum in the 2155MHz to 2175…
27/05/2008
Event News: WiMAX Russia & CIS (21-22 October, Moscow)
Virgin Group's recent foray into WiMAX in Russia, enabled by partner company Trivon, highlights the massive growth potential of the Russian broadband market. As a market, Ru…
Alcatel-Lucent takes mobile WiMAX to Bolivia
Nuevatel PCS, a telco in Bolivia operating under the VIVA brand name, has launched commercial service over a mobile WiMAX network supplied by Alcatel-Lucent. The new network can supp…
India to issue WiMAX and 3G guidelines in June
The Indian government is to issue guidelines next month for the auction of 3G and WiMAX network licences, according to telecom minister Andimuthu Raja, speaking at a recent industry …
26/05/2008
Apple looking at WiMAX iPhone?
Apple is on the lookout for a WiMAX RF engineering expert, suggesting there are plans afoot to expand the wireless connectivity options of iPhone. The first job advertised is…
23/05/2008
Alvarion scores 3.3GHz WiMAX deal in UK
WiMAX kit vendor Alvarion said this week that it has won a contract to deploy infrastructure in the 3.3GHz spectrum for UK network provider Metranet. Metranet is operating i…
22/05/2008
Unwire! Asia gears up for pan-ASEAN WiMAX launch
Unwire! Asia hopes to differentiate itself in the broadband market through a mixture of lower prices, higher speeds, VoIP and gaming and video services. Positioning itself as…
19/05/2008
UK WiMAX player snaps up wifi aggregator
UK wireless broadband provider Freedom4 Communications said Tuesday it has acquired wifi roaming service provider Bozii, giving its users access to over 40,000 hotspots. As …
Industry makes headway in femto harmonisation
Industry association the Femto Forum said Wednesday that it has made some headway towards harmonising the integration of femtocells into mobile networks. At its …
Virgin brings WiMAX to Russia
A Swiss based telecom holding company, Trivon, has formed a partnership with Richard Branson's Virgin Group to bring WiMAX services to Russia under the Virgin Connect brand…
Intel invests $15m in Malaysian WiMAX operator
Intel has ploughed RM50m ($15m) of investment into Green Packet, the parent company Packet One Networks, a WiMAX licence holder in Malaysia. Packet One is one of four WiMAX l…
Fujitsu confirms new WiMAX JV in Taiwan
Fujitsu and Taiwan's III (Institute of Information Industry), according to local press reports, have confirmed that their new WiMAX joint venture will be inaugurated on 20 May. …
New Clearwire a boost for WiMAX but faces challenges
The new WiMAX venture between Sprint Nextel, Clearwire and other players-including Intel, Google and three major cable operators-is big news for both WiMAX and the broader mobile bro…
Taiwanese WiMAX player to name suppliers
WiMAX Telecom, one of three WiMAX licence holders for the northern region of Taiwan, will next month name its suppliers for WiMAX equipment. According to local press reports, the WiM…
18/05/2008
Sequans unveils single chip mobile WiMAX solution
WiMAX chipmaker Sequans has announced the availability of its newest chip, the SQN1170, which integrates baseband, RF and memory in a single chip. Sequans has also announced…
16/05/2008
Sprint and Samsung say mobile WiMAX is ready
Sprint has announced that Samsung has met its commercial acceptance criteria for mobile WiMAX, which looks at overall performance, handoff performance and handoff delay. …
14/05/2008
Sprint flags after losing 1 million subscribers
Embattled US carrier Sprint Nextel said Monday that its first quarterly loss more than doubled to $505m, compared to $211m a year ago, as the company haemorrhaged mobile subscri…
Clearwire loss increases 90 per cent
US WiMAX champion Clearwire almost doubled its net loss during the first quarter, reporting a deficit of $176.4m, compared to a loss of $92.6m in the same period last year. …
13/05/2008
Urban WiMAX targets profitability next year
Privately-held Urban WiMAX, which operates a 802.16e mobile WiMAX network (25 base stations) in London in the unlicensed bands of 5.4GHz and 5.8GHz, expects to post a net profit next…
IPCS sues Sprint over 'new' Clearwire
Only days after Sprint and Clearwire announced plans to combine their respective WiMAX businesses, Sprint affiliate iPCS has slapped a law suit on the third largest operator in …
12/05/2008
Globe plans mobile WiMAX launch this year
Globe Telecom, the Philippines' second-largest telecoms company, has announced it may start deploying mobile WiMAX (802.16e) later this year. By launching WiMAX, Globe will b…
09/05/2008
Sweden: hammer falls on 2.6GHz auction
After 112 bidding rounds over 16 days, the auction of 2.6GHz spectrum in Sweden has came to a close, raising SEK2.1bn ($350m). Intel Capital Corporation was among the five li…
07/05/2008
Sprint spins off WIMAX unit into new Clearwire
Most of the rumour mongers were proved right on Wednesday, as WiMAX pin up Sprint spun off its wireless broadband operation into a partnership with Clearwire, Intel, Google and …
Deutsche Telekom eyeing up Sprint Nextel?
German carrier Deutsche Telekom may be planning to bid for struggling US operator Sprint Nextel, according to reports over the weekend. German magazine Der Spiegel ran a pie…
WiMAX wins over DSL users as substitute technology
Significant opportunities for WiMAX as a DSL substitute technology will see up to 12 per cent of the world's installed base of DSL users substituted with WiMAX by 2013. Altho…
Intel's MID forecasts too optimistic, says analyst
Sales of Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) are forecast to exceed $17bn annually by 2014, but Intel-based are expected to take a back seat to those powered by mobile industry heavy…
06/05/2008
WiMAX annual growth rate more than doubles
The worldwide WiMAX subscriber base reached around 1.7 million by the end of 2007, representing an annual growth rate of 129 per cent. Pre-WiMAX subscribers accounted for 68 …
02/05/2008
WiMAX Forum opens applications lab in US
The WiMAX Forum has named the MAXWell Lab at the University of Maryland as home to the first WiMAX Forum endorsed applications lab in North America. "The WiMAX Forum is plea…
WiMAX trial expansion in Israel
Israeli operator 012 Smile.Communications has applied to the country's Ministry of Communications to expand its license for mobile WiMAX trials in the Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan area, which …
Wateen Telecom to name new WiMAX suppliers
Wateen Telecom, a WiMAX operator in Pakistan, hopes to announce two new CPE suppliers this summer and one new base station vendor by the end of 2008. In conversation with Wi…
30/04/2008
AIS puts Motorola WiMAX kit on trial
The largest mobile operator in Thailand, Advanced Info Service (AIS), has been conducting mobile WiMAX trials during Q1 2008 using Motorola's WiMAX Access Point-400 (WAP-400) platfor…
29/04/2008
WiMAX semiconductor revenue to hit $1.2bn by 2012
Research firm IDC says worldwide WiMAX semiconductor revenue will reach nearly $480m this year, growing to $1.2bn in 2012. IDC bases its forecasts on the fact there are more tha…
26/04/2008
Hong Kong to award three WiMAX licences
Hong Kong is reportedly going to issue three WiMAX licences before the year is out. According to DigiTimes, a Taiwanese-based newspaper, a long list of Tier One vendors is m…
25/04/2008
Mformation launches device management for WiMAX
Mformation, a US-headquartered company, has extended its mobile device management portfolio to include WiMAX. The Mformation Service Manager (MSM) for WiMAX enables service providers…
Industry groups combine to boost WiMAX roaming
Two industry associations, the WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance (WiSOA) and the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) are pooling their resources to develop global roaming for WiMAX, as we…
NextWave to sell off US spectrum
Wireless broadband player turned kit maker NextWave Wireless has dollar signs in its eyes, as the firm considers selling off the US spectrum it never really got around to using. …
Taiwanese WiMAX players in line for government help?
The Taiwanese government is mulling over a plan to transfer the ownership of WiMAX base stations used in pilot trials, over to the island's six WiMAX licence holders to help reduce t…
24/04/2008
Sprint bangs WiMAX drum at WCA
Barry West, CTO of Sprint's 'Xohm' WiMAX business unit, has hit back at the technology's critics in his presentation at the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) conference held …
Airspan wins local government election in Spain
Airspan is to provide its MicroMAX base stations in the 5.4GHz frequency band to the regional government in the Galicia region of Spain, in collaboration with its local reseller part…
Reliance commits US$500m to WiMAX in emerging markets
Reliance Globalcom, a subsidiary of India's Reliance Communications, has acquired a controlling stake in eWave World, a UK-headquartered telco focused on WiMAX rollout in emerging ma…
UQ to start WiMAX with 'Wave-2 Phase-2' next year
UQ Communications, a WiMAX joint venture in Japan that counts Intel and KDDI among its investors, is planning to launch pre-commercial service in February 2009 using the WiMAX For…
21/04/2008
Intel steps up WiMAX development in Taiwan
Intel has signed an agreement with the Taiwanese government to invest $500m in the country over the next five years. According to a Reuters report, most of that sum will be …
BSNL targets mobile WiMAX launch mid-2008
Kuldeep Goyal, chairman and managing director of state-owned Indian telco BSNL, is targeting a commercial launch of mobile WiMAX this summer. Speaking at the recent WiMAX For…
Vodacom Lesotho opts for Airspan
Vodacom Lesotho, a subsidiary of the pan-African Vodacom Group, has selected Airspan as its preferred WiMAX supplier. Airspan will supply its MicroMAX base stations in the 3…
20/04/2008
Acer unveils WiMAX notebook
Taiwanese PC manufacturer, Acer, has unveiled a WiMAX-embedded version of its Aspire 5920 notebook. Acer plans to offer the WiMAX version of the notebook in the US through Sp…
17/04/2008
WiMAX heating up in Asia
Attending and chairing the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia recently in Singapore provided an opportunity to take the pulse of the WiMAX industry in Asia Pacific. One of the most si…
Taiwanese WiMAX players join forces
To help lower their costs and speed up network deployment, four WiMAX license holders in Taiwan have formed the Consortium of Mobile Broadband (CMB). The CMB members are: Global Mobi…
Megafon launches large-scale WiMAX network
Megafon, Russia's third largest mobile operator, has started commercial service over a large-scale WiMAX network in the Samara region. For the first time, the residents of Sberbank, …
AFT plans summer WiMAX launch in Italy
AFT-Linkem is planning to launch commercial WiMAX services in the Italian city of Bari this June. A WiFi hotspot provider, AFT was the second biggest spender in Italy's 3.5GH…
15/04/2008
WiMAX Forum Congress Asia 2008 pulls in the crowds
On April 9-10, 2008, 2700 visitors converged on the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre for the inaugural WiMAX Forum Congress Asia, establishing the show…
Redtone wants dramatic price cuts for WiMAX kit
Redtone, one of Malaysia's four WiMAX licence winners in the 2.3GHz frequency band, wants the price of base stations to be cut by nearly half. "In the unlicensed bands,…
14/04/2008
SingTel Group to decide on WiMAX or LTE by year end
The SingTel Group will decide by the end of the year whether WiMAX or LTE will be its favoured option to deliver high-speed mobile broadband, both in Singapore and via its subsidiari…
Fitel, Motorola, UTStarcom form WiMAX alliance
Fitel, one of the six regional WiMAX licence winners in Taiwan, has entered into an alliance with Motorola and UTStarcom to roll out its WiMAX network. Fitel aims to complete…
Digicel takes mobile WiMAX across the Caribbean
Privately-held Digicel, which operates 23 GSM networks across the Caribbean region, is planning to use mobile WiMAX to take market share from wireline incumbents. "Mobile WiM…
Motorola expands WiMAX portfolio
Motorola has announced it is expanding its wi4 WiMAX access point portfolio with the introduction of a new 802.16e Wave 2-ready WAP 450. Wave 2 products are capable of supporting MIM…
13/04/2008
UDcast showcases WiMAX TV in Las Vegas
UDcast, a provider of wireless IP broadcast solutions and WiMAX Forum member, is demonstrating a mobile TV architecture, based on WiMAX standards, at the National Association of Broa…
09/04/2008
WiMAX Forum unveils first certified mobile products
The WiMAX Forum has announced the first eight mobile WiMAX products, manufactured by four vendors, to receive its official stamp of approval. "This is a great day for the Wi…
Aircom bags two WiMAX deals in Asia
Aircom International, the UK-headquartered mobile network planning and optimisation consultancy, has announced two WiMAX deals in Asia during the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia 2008 event…
08/04/2008
BT Italia targets WiMAX launch for 2009
Following a recent collaboration agreement between BT Italia and AriaDSL, an Italian DSL provider that also holds 3.5GHz spectrum across most of Italy, the two companies are aiming f…
WiMAX chipset vendors up the ante
Although Sprint Nextel grabbed most of the WiMAX headlines at CTIA, much for what it didn't do than what it did (no news on rumoured JV, and missing its April 2008 deadline for comme…
Ofcom gears up for big spectrum sale
UK communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans for the UK's largest ever single release of radio spectrum, expected to be prime real estate for advanced wireless broadband ser…
03/04/2008
WiMAX suffers setback in the outback
Government plans to roll out broadband to underserved and rural areas in Australia, through a mixture of WiMAX and ADSL, have been abandoned. The new Australian Labour govern…
Sprint CEO silent on WiMAX partners
The keynote presentation by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse at CTIA did not reveal any dramatic change in the mobile operator's WiMAX strategy. Many industry watchers had been ex…
Nokia, Samsung unveil WiMAX-enabled mobile devices
As widely expected, Nokia officially announced the upcoming arrival of its first ever WiMAX-capable mobile device at the CTIA show in Las Vegas. The N810 Tablet, which has a 4.13-inc…
Alcatel-Lucent makes WiMAX debut in North America
Craig Wireless Systems has signed a contract with Alcatel-Lucent to design and build a mobile WiMAX network in Palm Springs, California. In doing so, Alcatel-Lucent wins its first de…
Aperto raises another US$20m
WiMAX supplier Aperto has raised a further US$20m in VC funding, taking the total amount of investment in the company to US$159m. The financing round was led by new inve…
02/04/2008
Intel gives Atom boost to mobile Internet
Intel, the world's largest chipmaker and heaviest WiMAX investor, has introduced a new technology package (under the Atom brand) with a view to boosting the nascent Mobile Internet D…
31/03/2008
Over 133 million WiMAX users by 2012, says WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum projects there will be more than 133 million WiMAX users globally by 2012. The forecast is based on the results of an independently commissioned research study, which…
WiMAX for Qatar's second fixed-line operator
ictQATAR, the telecom regulator of Qatar, has announced that the winner of the state's second fixed-line licence will be able to offer WiMAX. The decision to bundle WiMAX wi…
28/03/2008
Municipalities can spur WiMAX growth, says Polish altnet
Netia, the largest altnet in Poland, is calling on local municipalities to take advantage of available EU funds (set aside for building up the information society among EU member sta…
26/03/2008
Comcast and Time Warner to bolster WiMAX?
Comcast and Time Warner Cable, two of the biggest cable operators in the US, are reportedly in discussion with Sprint and Clearwire to help fund nationwide WiMAX rollout. The…
DSL substitution to drive mobile WiMAX, says Juniper
The 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard looks best placed to be a DSL substitution technology over the next five years. According to a report from Juniper Research, entitled "The …
Airspan hits back at WiMAX "disaster" claims
Garth Freeman, the CEO of Australian service provider Buzz Broadband, caused a stir last week when he openly disparaged WiMAX performance at a conference in Thailand. Freema…
Spirent puts WiMAX and LTE to the test
UK-based Spirent has announced a new testing package for WiMAX and LTE developers, which is capable of measuring bi-directional Multiple-In, Multiple-Out (MIMO) and beamforming perfo…
Global WiMAX subs increase 20% in fourth quarter
The number of subscribers using WiMAX Forum certified products worldwide topped 800,000 at the end of December, an increase of 20 per cent compared to three months earlier. A…
Motorola offers common platform for WiMAX and LTE
Motorola has announced a new wireless broadband platform that is software configurable to support both WiMAX 802.16e access points and LTE (long Term Evolution) evolved Node-B (eNode…
Gartner warns of "WiMAX hype" in India
Despite the hefty financial commitment of both BSNL and Tata Communications (formerly VSNL) to widespread WiMAX rollout in India, analyst firm Gartner still believes that, in the nea…
18/03/2008
Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei sign up for NextWave TV platform
Last week wireless broadband spectrum owner and equipment maker NextWave Wireless unveiled its MXtv TV platform for mobile WiMAX, which will be integrated into the WiMAX portfolio…
Taiwanese operators update plans
WiMAX Telecom has said it will launch services in 2008 while rival north Taiwan licensee Global Mobile has postponed its launch until 2009. WiMAX Telecom president Te…
QMax and POSDATA launch mobile WiMAX in Singapore
QMax Communications, a mobile WiMAX service provider in Singapore, has announced that services are now being offered in the main harbour and coastal areas in southern Singapore us…
Airspan wins new contract from Tricom in the Dominican Republic
Airspan Networks has announced that Tricom, one of the Dominican Republic's leading carriers, has awarded Airspan an expansion contract to continue to supply its WiMAX solutions i…
Kenya Data Networks to expand nationwide network with Alvarion
Alvarion has announced that its longstanding customer, Kenya Data Networks (KDN), plans to expand its WiMAX network. An integral part of the current KDN Butterfly net…
Exatel partners with Proximetry and Tranzeo for WiMAX
Polish operator Exatel has announced that it will deliver innovative WiMAX services to business, municipal, and other users using software and equipment from Proximetry and equipm…
Samsung launches WiBro media player
Samsung has released the SWT-W100K, a 4.3-inch touchscreen multimedia handheld device that will run on Korea's 2.3GHz WiBro networks. First showcased at CES in Januar…
Altair samples the world's most power-efficient mobile WiMAX processor
Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company, has announced the release of the ALT2150 mobile WiMAX baseband processor to leading handheld device and module manufacturers.…
WiChorus announces new class of intelligent home agent solution
WiChorus has announced the availability of its Home Agent solution. Leveraging the capabilities of WiChorus' Intelligent Wireless Core Platform, the Home Agent solution serves as …
More to WiMAX than Xohm
In April, all eyes will be on the US, as Xohm goes live. As the CTO at the helm of the world's most eagerly anticipated WiMAX deployment, Barry West will deliver the opening keyno…
11/03/2008
Clearwire confirms first mobile WiMAX markets
Clearwire will launch mobile WiMAX in four US markets by year-end, the company confirmed in a conference call last week to announce fourth quarter results. Clearwire C…
AAA is the key to mobile WiMAX
The development of mobile WiMAX network technology is gathering pace, and it brings with it specific challenges, not the least of which is the need for a far superior form of auth…
Mexican operators lining up for WiMAX
Mexico's largest cable operator Grupo Televisa SAB and long distance operator Alestra have both indicated a desire to offer WiMAX services as the government prepares to auction Wi…
Fujitsu, Samsung to supply KDDI-led consortium
Wireless Broadband Planning, the Japanese consortium led by KDDI, Kyocera and Intel Capital that last year won a national 2.5GHz licence, has renamed itself UQ Communications and …
Tata rolls out with Telsima
Tata Communications has selected Telsima Corporation to provide WiMAX solutions for Tata's extensive broadband wireless network in India, the vendor announced last week. …
Zain Bahrain launches business services
After a successful launch of home services, Zain Bahrain will start rolling out its WiMAX services for businesses this month, according to local reports. The Gulf Dai…
Iberbanda and Alvarion Expand WiMAX Networks in Spain
Alvarion and Iberbanda, Spain's leading WiMAX carrier and subsidiary of Telefonica, have announced the deployment of Alvarion's BreezeMAX system at 3.5GHz in Navarra, an autonomou…
WiMAX Forum Congress Asia Sells Out and Extends Exhibition Floor Plan
March 4th, 2008 - WiMAX Forum Congress Asia, the first of the WiMAX Forum's new series of trade shows, has sold out. The original floor plan has now been extended to add an extra …
Malaysia's Packet One chooses Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Packet One Networks to deploy a WiMAX network in 2.3GHz spectrum in Malaysia in a project worth $71m. Malaysian broadband services…
04/03/2008
Italian 3.5GHz auction ends
Communications Minister Paolo Gentiloni announced last Thursday that Italy's auction of 3.5GHz WiMAX licences had concluded, raising 136.3m euros ($205.8m). This was c…
Samsung, Intel leading IP activity
Samsung and Intel dominate an increasingly active WiMAX patent scene, according to WTRS principal analyst Dr. Kirsten West, who hails the vigorous activity as a sign of a rapidly …
UK enterprise operator to incorporate FREEDOM4 WiMAX
Vialtus Solutions (formerly Pipex Business) is working with virtual network operator (VNO) Vanco to offer 'personal' wireless networks to UK businesses. The solution i…
New government plan could jeopardize Australian WiMAX rollout
The rollout of ADSL2/fixed-WiMAX services to rural Australia by the Optus-backed OPEL consortium might not happen, even though the new Labor government has vowed not to renege on …
Fujitsu launches world's smallest RF module for mobile WiMAX devices
Fujitsu has announced the launch of the world's smallest radio frequency module for mobile devices, which supports all of the RF circuitry necessary for mobile WiMAX. …
WIND Telecom to launch converged solutions with WiMAX
Dominican Republic operator WIND Telecom will offer internet, TV and voice services primarily based on mobile WiMAX equipment provided by Nortel. WIND Telecom is promo…
Agilent, Beceem collaborate on Mobile WiMAX protocol test solution
Agilent Technologies and Beceem Communications have announced they will extend their WiMAX collaboration to include Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 protocol test solutions. Agile…
Time out needed for Malaysia's WiMAX licensees
Malaysia's Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik has unexpectedly declared that the country's four 2.3GHz WiMAX licensees would be sternly punished if they did not meet their sche…
WiMAX equipment market up 46 per cent in 2007: Infonetics
The WiMAX equipment market grew 11 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2007 and 46 per cent for the year, with worldwide sales hitting just under $800m, says Infonetics Research in …
03/03/2008
WiMAX Forum Congress Asia Sells Out and Extends Exhibition Floor Plan
March 4th, 2008 - WiMAX Forum Congress Asia, the first of the WiMAX Forum's new series of trade shows, has sold out. The original floor plan has now been extended to add…
26/02/2008
BSNL chairman discusses plans to WiMAX India
Kuldeep Goyal, chairman and MD of Indian state telco BSNL, and Tom Flak, senior VP company operations of SOMA Networks, discuss BSNL's ambitious WiMAX plans. BSNL will…
Synterra subsidiary launches WVNO in St. Petersburg
Peterstar, a subsidiary of Moscow-based WiMAX operator Synterra, will offer WiMAX services in St. Petersburg by leasing network equipment and licensed 3.5GHz spectrum from Start T…
SoftBank Mobile won't rule out MVNO play
Japan's SoftBank Mobile has followed the example of archrival NTT DoCoMo by refusing to rule out launching 802.16e services via an MVNO. SoftBank Mobile spokeswoman M…
PuntoNet chooses Airspan to provide 5.85GHz solutions in Ecuador
Airspan Networks has announced that PuntoNet, Ecuador's largest WISP, has awarded Airspan a follow on contract to supply MicroMAX base stations and related CPE to expand the opera…
France Telecom bets big on niche mobile WiMAX opportunities
France Telecom-owned Orange is set to enter the Russian market as a mobile WiMAX virtual-network operator and is intensifying its strategy of adopting WiMAX as a low-risk option f…
Bridgewater enables OTA device provisioning
Bridgewater Systems has announced an Over-The-Air Provisioning (OTA) solution, which enables service providers to support dynamic provisioning of devices on WiMAX networks.
Aperto PacketMAX selected by PESCO Telecom for Lebanon
Aperto Networks has announced that it has been selected by PESCO Telecom for a major WiMAX deployment in Lebanon. PESCO Telecom, which is the largest service provider …
Tranzeo Wireless announces new picocells
Tranzeo Wireless has announced a new family of turnkey WiMAX pico base stations using Proximetry's intelligent provisioning and management software, AirSync. The firs…
19/02/2008
Sarin proposes WiMAX-LTE convergence
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin was again driving the 4G agenda at the mobile industry's annual gathering in Barcelona, suggesting that WiMAX become part of LTE. Last year in …
Forum confirms 700MHz profile in the pipeline
The WiMAX Forum unveiled its 700MHz plans at the Mobile World Congress, which include a much-discussed FDD profile for mobile WiMAX. At a press briefing in Barcelona, …
Max Telecom completes first phase of nationwide rollout in Bulgaria
Max Telecom announced at the Mobile World Congress that it had completed the first phase of its WiMAX rollout in Bulgaria, using Cisco mobile WiMAX technology paired with its acce…
Motorola unveils WiMAX devices ecosystem initiative
Motorola will license its WiMAX chipset-based radio reference design and essential WiMAX IP after announcing its first radio reference design licensing agreement with Enfora. …
Intel invests in UK operator FREEDOM4, demos WiMAX-Wi-Fi roaming
Intel Capital has announced that it has signed an agreement to make a substantial investment in U.K. based FREEDOM4, formerly known as Pipex Wireless. Pipex Communica…
Redline launches RedMAX 4C products
Redline has introduced its RedMAX 4C mobile WiMAX products, 802.16e base stations and subscriber devices for the 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz bands. The expanded RedMAX 4C family…
Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung debut WiMAX-GSM/EDGE dual-mode services
Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung unveiled at Mobile World Congress a device-plus-infrastructure solution that will enable seamless access between GSM/EDGE and WiMAX networks. …
NXP demonstrates dual-mode EDGE-WiMAX
NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, demonstrated a dual-mode EDGE-WiMAX reference design at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. <…
Freescale and Sequans advance femtocell designs
Freescale Semiconductor and Sequans Communications have released a reference design that shrinks form factors, lowers costs and streamlines the development of femtocells. …
NextWave announces ecosystem partners
On the heels of its recent announcement to enable a complete mobile WiMAX handset reference platform through its partnership with EB (Elektrobit), NextWave Wireless has announced …
04/02/2008
Forum hushes FDD chatter
The WiMAX Forum has poured cold water on Airspan CTO Paul Senior's assertion that a mobile WiMAX FDD profile will be released "within six months". WiMAX Vision quizzed the Forum's…
India's VSNL to roll out in 12 cities
Indian operator VSNL (soon to be renamed Tata Communications) said last week that it intends to extend its WiMAX services from the city of Bangalore to 11 more cities by March 200…
Intel questions claims for LTE backward compatibility
Speaking exclusively to WiMAX Vision from the WiMAX Forum's member conference in Hawaii, Siavash Alamouti, CTO of Intel's Mobile Wireless Group, takes issue with a key claim made …
Tricom selects Airspan to supply WiMAX in Dominican Republic
Airspan Networks has announced that Tricom, one of the Dominican Republic's leading carriers, has awarded Airspan a contract to supply its WiMAX solutions in the licensed 3.5GHz f…
Clearwire, Sprint planning 'common network architecture'
Amid reports suggesting Sprint and Clearwire have resurrected their deal, Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff announced at an investor conference that the companies have "aligned on common ne…
Packet One appoints Alcatel-Lucent to deploy 2.3GHz network
Malaysian operator Packet One Networks (P1) has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy and manage a commercial WiMAX network in the 2.3GHz band, a deal valued at $71 million for Phase …
Alvarion deploys wireless broadband network for NGI in Italy
Alvarion has announced that NGI, one of the main ISPs in Italy, has deployed its BreezeACCESS(R) VL and BreezeNET(R) B to offer high speed broadband wireless services in Northern …
Tranzeo and Proximetry collaborate for WiMAX and Wi-Fi tool
Tranzeo Wireless, a manufacturer of Wi-Fi and WiMAX systems, and Proximetry, a supplier of real-time network and performance management solutions, are collaborating to enhance Wi-…
What are the prospects for mobile WiMAX at 3.5GHz?
Although there are still obstacles to overcome, it seems that mobile WiMAX at 3.5GHz is becoming a reality in a number of markets. Notably, UK Broadband has recently …
28/01/2008
Malaysian 2.3GHz operator commits to $150m rollout
Malaysian 2.3GHz licence holder Asiaspace has said that it will invest RM500m ($152m) over several years to roll out a WiMAX network. Asiaspace was awarded a 2.3GHz li…
US mass market a tough nut says Maravedis
The large-scale adoption of WiMAX in the US still faces many hurdles, according to research firm Maravedis, which has also concluded that LTE will be dominant in the country by 20…
Wateen orders 198,000 Motorola CPE
Motorola has announced a contract with Wateen Telecom-Pakistan for the supply of 198,000 end-user WiMAX CPE devices for both indoor and outdoor use. Complementi…
Neovia seeks additional funding
SAO PAULO (WiMAX Day). Brazilian WiMAX operator Neovia expects it will soon close on a new round of financing. The company did not disclose the total amount of capital it seeks, b…
Italian licences attract 29 bidders
Italy's Ministry of Communications has received 29 bids for 3.5GHz WiMAX licences, it announced last week. Amongst the bidders for WiMAX licences are Telecom Italia, …
DoCoMo, SoftBank back mobile WiMAX despite losing out
Even after losing the recent beauty contest for licences in the 2.5GHz band, Japanese operators NTT DoCoMo and SoftBank Mobile say they have not abandoned plans to offer mobile Wi…
SOMA Networks chosen by BSNL
SOMA Networks has been chosen by Bharat Sanchar Nigam, Ltd (BSNL), India's state-owned and largest telecommunications company, to deploy what it says will be the industry's larges…
What are the prospects for mobile WiMAX at 3.5GHz?
Although there are still obstacles to overcome, it seems that mobile WiMAX at 3.5GHz is becoming a reality in a number of markets. Notably, UK Broadband has recently …
Redline's products chosen by One Ring Networks of Atlanta
Redline has announced that One Ring Networks has selected Redline's 3.65GHz RedMAX products to deliver WiMAX services in the metro area of Atlanta, Georgia. One Ring N…
Monaco Telecom to collaborate with Alvarion, Cisco and Nokia on mobile WiMAX
Monaco Telecom, a Cable & Wireless affiliate, is working with Alvarion, Cisco and Nokia to establish a Centre of Excellence on WiMAX in the Principality. This init…
22/01/2008
WiMAX flies under the radar in China
It has always been difficult to fathom China's official attitude to WiMAX. But operators are going ahead with trial deployments regardless, says Will Strauss, president of Forward…
FREEDOM4 and ConnectMK launch WiMAX service in UK
FREEDOM4 has joined forces with ConnectMK to offer the first UK commercial wireless broadband service using WiMAX technology, the companies announced last week. The r…
Enforta plans to WiMAX 40 Russian cities in 2008
Enforta will expand its WiMAX footprint to 65 of Russia's largest cities by the end of 2008, the company announced last week. The company now provides high speed inte…
Sweden readies auction of 2.6GHz WiMAX spectrum
STOCKHOLM (WiMAX Day). The National Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) of Sweden is now accepting applications from interested parties to participate in the auction of 2500-2690MHz rad…
Sequans leading European R&D programme on next-generation WiMAX
WiMAX chipmaker Sequans is leading a new WiMAX development project established and funded by the European Commission. The project will develop a new air interface for the next gen…
Clearwire and Google collaborate
Clearwire is teaming up with Google to deliver the company's popular Google Apps communication suite to Clearwire customers. Clearwire will begin migrating its curren…
Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX center endorsed by Taiwan government
Alcatel-Lucent will open its WiMAX Application and Interoperability Testing (IOT) Center to local Taiwan CPE manufacturers, working with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Asia to dominate mobile WiMAX market: Juniper Research
Juniper Research forecasts that Asia will account for over 50 per cent of mobile WiMAX 802.16e subscribers by 2013, exceeding 40 million mobile subscribers. A country …
Airspan wins 5GHz contracts in the Ukraine
Airspan Networks has announced that its MicroMAX products in the 5GHz frequency band have been successfully deployed in the Ukraine. Ten national and regional carrier…
15/01/2008
Bringing in the New
It's not all about Xohm, Barry West told his audience at CES 2008 in Las Vegas. And well he might. WiMAX has a global momentum that means that, Sprint's adventures notwithstanding…
Xohm on Track, looking for investors: West
"We are exactly where we said we'd be," said Barry West, president of Sprint's Xohm business unit, at CES 2008 in Las Vegas, going on to reiterate that the current Xohm soft launc…
Australia's WiMAX landscape transformed
Unwired has been bought by the Seven Network. Austar has sold its spectrum to the OPEL consortium. What does it all mean for WiMAX in Australia? Local Ovum analyst Nathan Burley s…
WiMAX Forum begins Mobile WiMAX Certification
The WiMAX Forum's lead certification lab in Spain is now open for formal Mobile WiMAX certification testing and evaluation of 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz equipment. The Forum a…
Motorola seals Mexican WiMAX win
Mexican integrated fixed-line telco AXTEL has selected Motorola to provide WiMAX access points, core network equipment, associated services and CPE for its initial deployment of W…
WiMAX taking off in India, but serious roadblocks remain
The potential for WiMAX in India is massive, but widespread success would require a confluence of several factors, including improved spectrum options, low-cost end-user devices a…
Huawei to deploy WiMAX in Bulgaria
Huawei has announced that it has been selected by TransTelecom, a Bulgarian telecom operator, to deploy a commercial WiMAX network covering central business districts and hot spot…
Redline's RedMAX chosen for WiMAX network in Tunisia
Redline has announced that Divona Telecom, a leading satellite and WiMAX operator in Tunisia, has chosen Redline's RedMAX products for its five-city WiMAX network. Red…
Orange links with Synterra to become WiMAX VNO
MOSCOW (WiMAX Day). The Russian wireless broadband carrier Synterra has agreed with Orange Business Services, a subsidiary of France Telecom, to launch "mini" WiMAX networks acros…
World's first WiMAX vehicle navigation system
Japan's Oki Electric Industry and Alpine Electronics demonstrated with Runcom the world's first car navigation system with streaming content based on Mobile WiMAX at CES 2008 in L…
17/12/2007
Sprint Nextel switches on WiMAX lights
This week, Sprint Nextel goes live with its mobile WiMAX networks in Chicago and Baltimore/Washington D.C., soft-launching services in preparation for commercial rollout next year…
Brazil to auction 3.5GHz airwaves in Q1 2008
Brazil's national regulator Anatel has confirmed that the long-postponed auction of 3.5GHz wireless broadband licences will go ahead in the first quarter of 2008. …
Pan-Asia WiMAX: Taiwan and India take center stage
3Q07 saw the mobile WiMAX industry take a big step in Asia Pacific, with Taiwan becoming the first major Asian country to issue licenses for 2.5GHz spectrum and key WiMAX developm…
WiMAX Forum to establish certification lab in India
The WiMAX Forum has announced that it plans to create the first ever WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Laboratory in India by 2008. "India's ecosyste…
SoftBank aims for DoCoMo WiMAX deal
SoftBank has made a surprise approach to rival mobile operator NTT DoCoMo to discuss forming a consortium to increase their chances of securing one of the two 2.5GHz…
Intel, Comstar collaborate to develop mobile WiMAX in Russia
Russian telecoms provider Comstar and Intel have announced a collaboration to develop mobile WiMAX in Russia. The joint effort will initially focus on building a cityw…
WiMAX invades upper Normandy
PARIS (WiMAX Day). Le Conseil General de Seine Maritime has announced the wireless invasion of the upper region of Normandy, France. By next month nearly all of the inhabitan…
Telsima unveils WiMAX 450MHz/700MHz solution
Telsima's WiMAX 450/700MHz solution is an end- to-end communication solution for operators who have a frequency license between 400MHz and 1GHz. The Telsima solution can be customize…
What now for 802.16d operators with 802.16e on the horizon?
The imminent arrival of Mobile WiMAX is generating a great deal of industry noise. However, what of operators who already have Fixed WiMAX deployed? Should thes…
10/12/2007
ASN Gateways high on 2008 WiMAX agenda
After mobile WiMAX operators have selected and deployed their radio networks the next, vital step is implementing the ASN Gateways that will connect the WiMAX RAN to the IP core a…
VSE NET, Alcatel-Lucent launch Germany's first mobile WiMAX network
The regional provider VSE NET of the Saarland has formally launched Germany's first commercial WiMAX network with full commercial service to follow in January 2008. V…
NEC lands first mobile WiMAX contract
NEC has announced that it has received an order from Taiwan's Tatung InfoComm for the supply of mobile WiMAX systems, the first order received by NEC for a commercial mobile WiMAX…
Hong Kong to issue WiMAX licences next year
Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has announced it will release two spectrum licences by auction in Q4 2008 to enable wireless broadband services.<…
Italian WiMAX licences attract 48 firms
Telecom Italia, Wind and broadband operator Fastweb are among the 48 firms that have expressed interest in Italy's auction of 3.5GHz WiMAX licences, according to the Italian gover…
Mobilink selects Motorola for WiMAX network in Pakistan
Motorola has announced an agreement with Mobilink to deploy a WiMAX 802.16e-2005 network for the operator in Pakistan. Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola will…
Fujitsu and Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry to form WiMAX JV
Fujitsu and the Institute for Information Industry (III) of Taiwan have entered into a MOU to establish a new company in Taiwan that will develop WiMAX application platforms.<…
NextPhase Wireless announces 2008 WiMAX rollout plan
NextPhase Wireless has announced that it will commence testing and deployment of certified WiMAX products in 1Q08 in the United States. "Deploying WiMAX services in t…
WiMAX equipment market revenue up six per cent in 3Q07
The WiMAX market is heating up quickly, with worldwide sales of WiMAX equipment up six per cent in 3Q07 to $206 million following a 14 per cent jump in 2Q07, says Infonetics Resea…
UGC + WiMAX = profitable new relationships
Speaking to a packed audience at Informa's WiMAX 2007 event in Munich, Jason Ling, Head of Mobile at MySpace.com, shared his views on the opportunity for WiMAX to bring his commun…
04/12/2007
WiMAX operators gather to talk shop
WiMAX operators gathered in force at the WiMAX 2007 conference in Munich last week to share deployment experiences with their peers. WiMAX Vision was there to record some intrigui…
Turkcell looks forward to WiMAX spectrum auctions in 2008
Turkey could issue up to four nationwide 3.5GHz licences next year, according to Turkcell, Europe's second largest mobile operator by subscriber numbers, which wants to use WiMAX …
WiMAX competition arrives in Caribbean nation
The Dominican Republic is becoming a WiMAX hotbed, with the country's regulator, Indotel, striving to encourage widespread broadband adoption. The nation is set …
Siemens introduces 802.16e portfolio at WiMAX 2007
Siemens announced at the WiMAX 2007 conference in Munich its new portfolio of WiMAX subscriber devices, which will initially consist of two mod