The move to make more parts of the spectrum available is an effort to stay “one or two steps ahead of other countries†and provide “universal, affordable access for broadband” here at home by 2007, a government official says. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: WiMAX
First WiMAX Certs Could Be Issued This Week
The WiMAX Forum may announce its first certifications this Thursday, a spokesman for the Forum said Wednesday. Via [extremewimax.com]… Continue Reading
Sprint Increases Investment In WiMax Competitor
Sprint Nextel said Wednesday that it has made a second investment in IPWireless, the developer of a wireless broadband technology that competes with WiMAX. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Struggles For Respect
Backers of the wireless technology billed as more powerful than Wi-Fi are expected to release their first products this week. Via [redherring.com]… Continue Reading
India Looks To WiMax For Broadband
In contrast to the explosive growth of mobile in India, the country is struggling to get broadband connectivity off the ground with its limited fixed-line infrastructure — paving the way for WiMax as a potential savior. Via [lightreading.com]… Continue Reading
The WiMax Fixed-to-Mobile Evolution
In December 2005, Wavesat announced that its Chief Scientist, Dr. Jonathan Labs, was named Chair of the WiMax Forum’s new Evolutionary Task Group, created to develop technical specifications for the evolution of WiMax standards from fixed (802.16-2004) to mobile (802.16e). The key challenge for the group lies in ensuring a smooth transition between the two… Continue Reading
DirecTV ‘Close To Wireless Strategy’
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp, said on Monday the group’s DirecTV satellite television arm was close to deciding a strategy on how to enter the wireless high-speed internet market, with a plan due within two months. Via [news.moneycentral.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Samsung Shows The Way For WiMAX Handsets
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) could be subtitled “The Future is Now.” And if you think mobile WiMAX is in the future, Samsung is making it real at CES. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX & 3G: Friends Or Foes?
As the WiMAX IEEE standard 802.16e prepares to conquer certification, technology innovators and operators alike are igniting a widespread commitment to bringing the promise of wireless broadband to life. In the midst of this fast race for deployment, however, the question lingers on how WiMAX will co-exist with other mobile technologies. Because the true promise… Continue Reading
Alcatel To Ready WiMax Beta By `06
French telecom solutions major Alcatel will be ready with the beta version of WiMax technology for mobile communications by the second half of 2006, while it will be commercially available by the end of next year. Via [business-standard.com]… Continue Reading
Will Mobile Broadband Kill Wi-Fi?
With technologies like mobile WiMAX starting to emerge, some people are starting to ask whether there’s a long-term future for public Wi-Fi. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Samsung Invests $20 Million In WiMAX Startup
Samsung Ventures America, the U.S. based venture capital investment arm for Samsung Venture Investment Corp., has invested more than $20 million in C-round funding in broadband wireless chipset company Beceem Communications Inc. Beceem said Monday. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Natcom Starts WiMax Trials In Auckland
Natcom plans to begin trials of its WiMax Airthernet service in Auckland from January 2006 and is seeking trial customers to check the viability and quality of the service. The trial is open to small and medium sized business customers. Interested companies can register their interest on-line. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Linksys Teams With Telabria To Deliver VoIP Over WiMAX
Linksys will collaborate with Telabria to deliver VoIP services over a European WiMAX-class broadband network, the companies recently announced. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Faces Doubt, Despite Momentum
When asked for his take on the nascent wireless broadband technology known as WiMax, Brett Galloway put it like this: “WiMax is at the peak of its hype cycle and also at the peak of its confusion,” said Galloway, vice president and general manager of the wireless networking business unit at Cisco Systems Inc. in… Continue Reading