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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, IPCS, a Sprint affiliate, has slapped a law suit on the third largest operator in t…
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 modems and two gateways. A…
Google to participate in the mother of all auctions
MOUNTAIN VIEW (WiMAX Day). To ensure it has an upper hand in shaping the brave new world of mobile Internet, Google has its eyes on the fundamental key to a turned-on ecosystem: t…
University finds WiMAX suits rural USA
Ball State University's Office of Wireless Research and Mapping (OWRM) has released its research findings on WiMAX that it says will help steer the development of broadband servic…
Israel moves closer to WiMAX tender
Israel's Ministry of Communications has prepared a policy outline designating which areas of wireless spectrum will be identified for WiMAX uses. The guidelines will …
MTN deploys Redline WiMAX in Cameroon
Redline has announced that MTN Cameroon, a subsidiary of the MTN Group, has chosen Redline's RedMAX products for its 12-city WiMAX network. The first phase of MTN Cam…
Alvarion's Mobile WiMAX solution in Nigeria
Alvarion's 4Motion 802.16e solution has been selected by Monarch Communications, a WiMAX license holder in several different states in Nigeria. Data and VoIP services,…
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…
20/11/2007
ITU welcomes WiMAX frequencies into IMT
The ITU resolved last week to designate radio frequencies used for WiMAX as IMT frequencies, providing a further boost to the WiMAX community after last month's acceptance of WiMA…
Cisco defines WiMAX strategy
Cisco executives fleshed out the company's WiMAX strategy last week, briefing analysts on how the acquisition of Navini Networks fits in with the company's broader aims, particula…
Umniah launches WiMAX in Jordan
Umniah, Jordan's newest mobile communications provider and a subsidiary of Batelco Bahrain Group, has launched WiMAX services under the UMAX brand. Umniah announced th…
Hotspot chooses Redline for national WiMAX network in Tanzania
Redline has announced that Hotspot Business Solutions (Hotspot), a regional telecommunications provider in Tanzania, has selected Redline's RedMAX products for the country's first…
Tricom awards Airspan WiMAX contract in the 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…
Samsung releases new WiBro line-up
Samsung has unveiled four new WiBro devices that will operate on Korea Telecom's WiBro network in an effort to further boost the Korean mobile WiMAX market. The device…
Redline chosen for first WiMAX in Lebanon
Redline has announced that its RedMAX WiMAX products have been chosen by Comium Data Lebanon (Comium), for its country-wide WiMAX network in Lebanon. Comium is one of…
Five bidders take 2.6GHz WiMAX spectrum in Norway
OSLO (WiMAX Day). The Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (NPT) completed an auction last week of 2.6GHz radio frequencies, the first auction of an IMT frequency since…
Capitalising upon the cost effectiveness of WiMAX
It is crucially important to assess how WiMAX compares to other technologies in terms of build-out cost, a critical facet of any operator's deployment strategy. The ro…
Redline first to receive FCC approval for 3.65GHz WiMAX products
Redline has announced it has received FCC approval for its RedMAX AN-100U WiMAX base station in the United States, the first 3.65GHz WiMAX product to be approved for operation in …
13/11/2007
Sprint, Clearwire terminate WiMAX agreement
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire announced separately last Friday that they had terminated their proposed partnership to jointly build a WiMAX network across the US, although both comp…
WiMAX ripe for MVNO model?
The WiMAX business could develop along lines that are substantially more MVNO-friendly than the cellular business, suggests Tom Elliott, VP, North American Consulting, Strategy An…
Personal expands WiMAX network with Redline
Paraguayan operator Personal is expanding its Hipuu! WiMAX network beyond the first phase by deploying Redline's RedMAX solutions, Redline has announced. Personal, a l…
Maravedis and Tonse predict 21 million WiMAX subscribers in India by 2014
India will have up to 21 million WiMAX subscribers by 2014, according to a report co-authored by Maravedis and Indian market research firm Tonse Telecom. Maravedis, in…
Solectek establishing Brazil WiMAX operation
Solectek Corporation, a manufacturer of broadband wireless equipment, announced that the company is establishing operations in Brazil in order to locally manufacture and sell its …
Taiwanese WiMAX equipment makers taking off in 2007
According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei, in 2007 Taiwanese WiMAX CPE shipment value is expected to amount to $159m, repre…
Top vendors support WiMAX Forum Congress Series
Motorola, Intel, Samsung, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel & Alvarion have all confirmed as lead sponsors for the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia and the WiMAX Forum G…
NetCracker introduces WiMAX, VDSL2+, and Metro Ethernet solution
NetCracker Technology has announced capabilities that enable service providers to fulfill and provision high definition and high bandwidth services over WiMAX, VDSL2/2+, and Metro…
06/11/2007
Cisco bets on Beamforming with Navini acquisition
Cisco put the rumours to rest last month by acquiring WiMAX equipment manufacturer Navini Networks in a $330m deal that confirmed Cisco's change of heart towards WiMAX. <…
In-building coverage key to WiMAX success
Indoor coverage will be critical to the appeal of WiMAX networks as the balance of wireless network usage shifts from voice towards data, but the subject is not getting the attent…
Top vendors support WiMAX Forum Congress Series
Motorola, Intel, Samsung, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel & Alvarion have all confirmed as lead sponsors for the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia and the WiMAX Forum G…
ONEMAX and Alcatel-Lucent complete first 3.5GHz mobile WiMAX handoffs
ONEMAX, a new wireless broadband access provider serving the Dominican Republic, and Alcatel-Lucent have announced the completion of the world's first mobile handoffs on a commerc…
SMART Alliance launched by Navini, Beceem, Fujitsu, Runcom
In an effort to drive harmonized system performance and interoperability of Smart Antenna systems, Navini, Beceem, Fujitsu and Runcom have announced the formation of the "SMart An…
Mobile broadband spectrum opens up across Western Europe
Opportunities for operators to deploy mobile broadband are gathering steam in Western Europe, with a variety of recent and impending spectrum activity set to open up the market. <…
Huawei releases new converged WiMAX solution
Huawei has rolled out its New Generation WiMAX commercial solution, with integrated 4G mobile technologies that it says can provide operators with 30 per cent cost-savings on base…
Sri Lankan operator launches WiMAX network
Dialog Broadband Networks (DBN), a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia-owned Dialog Telekom, has become the first operator in Sri Lanka to introduce broadband over WiMAX technology.
New Zealand auction set for December
New Zealand's Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe announced last week that 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz airwaves would be auctioned next month. "Fo…
SkyCross chosen by Intel for WiMAX antennas
SkyCross, a global wireless company providing antenna-centric RF solutions, has announced that Intel has chosen internal SkyCross WiMAX antennas for the Dana Point Express34 PC ca…
23/10/2007
ITU approves WiMAX as IMT-2000 technology
The WiMAX industry received a huge boost last week when the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly approved WiMAX as part of the IMT-2000 family of standards ahead of the ITU World Radio…
ITU approval paves way for '4G' WiMAX
The ITU's decision to include WiMAX as an IMT-2000 technology firmly places WiMAX on the path towards 'IMT-Advanced', or '4G', status when the next generation of ITU-approved stan…
Vodafone Malta expands WiMAX coverage
Vodafone Malta has expanded its WiMAX packages for residential and business customers into the island of Gozo, the second island of the Maltese archipelago. The WiMAX…
WiMAX Forum launches application lab, releases PlugFest results
The WiMAX Forum has opened the first WiMAX Forum-endorsed application lab in conjunction with the Taiwanese government's M-Taiwan project and released details of its latest PlugFe…
Japan has big decision to make in WiMAX contest
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will become the latest government body in Asia Pacific to be faced with the tricky problem of deciding how to allocate just…
Bollore Telecom selects Motorola for Paris WiMAX trial
Motorola has announced the deployment of a WiMAX pilot in Paris with Bollore Telecom, a holder of 12 WiMAX licences in France. The pilot is designed to assist B…
Max Telecom deploys nationwide network from Navini
Bulgaria's Max Telecom will roll out nationwide mobile WiMAX services running over infrastructure provided by Navini Networks. The services will be marketed under the…
Far EasTone selects Alcatel-Lucent for WiMAX highway
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Far EasTone to deploy a 802.16e-based WiMAX network along a major freeway linking Taipei city with Taoyuan International Airport. …
Clearwire introduces first wireless pc card
Clearwire has announced the availability of the first Clearwire pc card through all of its distribution channels in its markets across the United States. …
Elcoteq becomes Telsima's partner for WiMAX
ODM manufacturer Elcoteq SE has announced that it has become the global manufacturing partner for Telsima, a leading developer of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access (BWA) and D…
16/10/2007
Pipex Wireless becomes Freedom4, announces launch in Q4
Pipex Wireless has a new name, Freedom4, and is preparing to launch a new WiMAX market in the U.K. in Q4 2007 while simultaneously spinning the venture off. WiMAX Vision spoke to …
Minister says Italian WiMAX auction set for January 2008
MILAN (WiMAX Day). The Italian Ministry of Communications (Agcom) has announced that licences for 3.4-3.6GHz WiMAX spectrum will be auctioned in January 2008. The lon…
Argentina's Ertach plans 2008 mobile WiMAX launch
According to local news provider BNamericas Argentine broadband provider Ertach will launch mobile WiMAX services in Argentina in the first quarter of 2008. The compan…
Nortel joins Motorola as Far EasTone WiMAX supplier
Far EasTone will launch its mobile WiMAX network in Taipei County with equipment from Nortel it emerged a week after Far EasTone awarded two WiMAX contracts to rival vendor Motoro…
Chilean regulator plans 700MHz auction
Chile's telecoms regulator Subtel plans to auction 700MHz spectrum for wireless broadband services, according to statements by the Subtel head Pablo Bello. The announc…
Japanese carriers submit WiMAX licence bids
The consortia assembled by Japanese mobile players NTT DoCoMo, Softbank and KDDI, along with PHS provider Willcom, have applied for WiMAX licences. The four groups are…
Fujitsu, Navini demo beamformed mobile WiMAX
Navini Networks and Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA) have announced the first demonstration of multi-vendor interoperability using Smart WiMAX technology, the conjunction of…
Aricent launches UMTS baseband and WiMAX BTS solution
Aricent has introduced its new UMTS baseband and WiMAX base station software solution designed to enables semiconductor manufacturers to rapidly enter the femtocell, picocell and …
AT4 wireless opens U.S. testing facility
AT4 wireless, formerly Cetecom Spain, has opened its first WiMAX testing facility in the United States, next door to Sprint Nextel's own WiMAX testing labs. The Malaga…
09/10/2007
Will mobile WiMAX halt subsidy cycle?
Notwithstanding the efforts of Sprint Nextel to introduce a new 'subsidy-free' model of device distribution, other forms of subsidy will persist, predicts Michael Thelander, found…
Taiwan's WiMAX players set out rollout plans
Far EasTone plans commercial WiMAX by early 2009, Tatung expects rollout in the fourth quarter of 2008, while Taiwan's other licensees are also laying out their WiMAX plans.
Back-office challenges loom for Sprint's open-access model
Sprint Nextel's open-access strategy risks inflating expectations of the availability of consumer-electronics devices for its Xohm WiMAX network and could see the operator encount…
Brasil Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent for WiMAX
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Brasil Telecom to deploy the first commercial 802.16e WiMAX networks in Brazil in the cities of Sao Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre. …
Billing is critical for WiMAX, says report
Because many operators contemplating WiMAX rollouts are not in the wireless-communications business, they could face challenges they have not previously encountered, according to …
India's BSNL and VSNL prepare for WiMAX deployments
According to Indian media, government-owned operator BSNL is set to issue a tender for 50,000 WiMAX-connected Common Service Centres (CSC) across India while rival VSNL has set as…
WiMAX in the wind for Weather and Orascom
MILAN (WiMAX Day). The telecoms holding group Weather Investments SpA may seek further investments in WiMAX, according to several sources. The Italy-based investment …
POSDATA unveils G100, world's first mobile WiMAX gaming device
POSDATA has introduced a new gaming platform that will enable gaming enthusiasts to download games and access the internet using mobile WiMAX connections. The platform…
The migration dilemma
The imminent arrival of mobile WiMAX continues to generate a great deal of noise among stakeholders in the industry. What should operators with 802.16d deployed do now that 802.16…
02/10/2007
Australia's WiMAX airwaves up for grabs
Australia's Seven Network has launched a takeover bid for wireless broadband pioneer and WiMAX spectrum holder Unwired and is in talks with Austar, the country's other major licen…
Chips made to measure
Device manufacturers want chipsets tailored to their specs beyond WiMAX certification, according to chipset maker Wavesat, which is developing its 'Panther' silicon with new partn…
Nokia tablet to use Intel WiMAX silicon in 2008
Nokia has announced it will use Intel's WiMAX silicon, codenamed 'Baxter Peak', in its forthcoming Nseries internet tablets. Designed specifically for mobile internet …
Israel's WiMAX tender taking shape
Israel's Ministry of Communications is taking soundings from the public and communications industry until mid-October before publishing the rules for a future WiMAX tender.
Alcatel-Lucent and Kyocera combine to deliver WiMAX solutions
Alcatel-Lucent and Kyocera Wireless have signed a joint development agreement under which they will collaborate on the development of end-to-end wireless broadband solutions. …
Aperto announces 802.16d PacketMAX for 5.8GHz
Aperto Networks has announced the availability of PacketMAX solutions that operate in the 5.8GHz license-exempt band. The products are scheduled for commercial availability in Dec…
Motorola unveils WiMAX chipset for handhelds, new CPE
Motorola has revealed its mobile WiMAX chipset modem solution scheduled to debut in 2008 as well as a new WiMAX CPE solution, the CPEi 300. The WiMAX chipset is part o…
Sequans seals deals with Alvarion, PMC-Sierra, Soma
Sequans has sealed contracts with Alvarion, Sierra and Soma Networks to provide chipsets for picocells, femtocells and macrocells respectively. Sequans will supply Alv…
ZyXEL introduces new WiMAX BTS series
ZyXEL has unveiled two new WiMAX base stations, the MAX-3200 Picocell and MAX-1200 Femtocell base stations. The series provides enhanced WiMAX coverage, increased 4G n…
WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series Announces Keynote Speakers
The WiMAX Forum and Informa Telecoms & Media, producers of the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series of trade shows and conferences, have announced they have already secur…
25/09/2007
Chips on the table
Intel has announced the first laptop makers who will support its WiMAX roadmap, Ericsson has countered with its first HSPA module for laptops, while Vodafone and Verizon have uppe…
Japanese 2.5GHz licence bidders crystallise
Following NTT DoCoMo's alliance with ACCA Networks, rival mobile operators KDDI and Softbank last week finalised their consortia in preparation to bid for Japanese 2.5GHz spectrum…
WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series Announces Keynote Speakers
The WiMAX Forum and Informa Telecoms & Media, producers of the WiMAX Forum Global Congress Events Series of trade shows and conferences, have announced they have already secur…