WiMax is in the air this week, as Airspan Networks today announced the $5 million expansion of an agreement with Yozan for WiMax deployment in Tokyo. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: WiMAX
WiMAX, Local Access Savior
A couple of months ago, I discussed the proliferation of Wi-Fi across the US and the world. A super technology to be sure but there’s a complimentary partner just waiting around the corner. Via [enterpriseitplanet.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Certification Proceeds At Cetecom Labs
The WiMax Forum’s certification process at Cetecom Labs in Malaga, Spain officially launched in early July, and in the time since then, companies have begun to ship their equipment to Spain for the Forum’s certification process. “Multiple vendors already have equipment in the lab,†says Mo Shakouri, the WiMax Forum’s Vice President of Marketing. Via… Continue Reading
Alvarion In Talks With DirecTV On Using WiMAX
Network equipment maker Alvarion Ltd. is in talks with DirecTV Group Inc. about supplying the satellite television service with wireless equipment that would boost its network, according to Alvarion’s chief executive, Zvi Slonimsky. Via [today.reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Clock Ticking For Local Authority WiMax
Local authorities intending to set up WiMax wide area wireless internet access services have less than a month to register interest for a key spectrum allocation from Ofcom. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Vonage, WiMax Provider Team Up
TowerStream, a provider of high-speed Internet services using cutting-edge WiMax technology, has teamed with Internet telephony giant Vonage in one of the first co-marketing agreements of its kind. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Market To Hit $124.5 Million This Year
The WIMAX equipment market enjoyed a solid inaugural year in 2004, but according to a new report from Infonetics research, the best is yet to come. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Motorola Reveals Plans For WiMAX Solutions
Motorola Inc, a wireless communications company, has revealed its intention to bring WiMAX (802.16e) solutions to market quickly to meet the increasing demand for fixed and mobile wireless broadband solutions. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Cellular Operators Engaging With WiMax To Cause Market Changes, Firm Says
WiMax is shaking up the cellular market, according to the latest data from ABI Research. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Alvarion Rides The WiMAX Wave
As the latest wireless broadband technology begins to catch on, this equipment maker is poised to see strong growth. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Sprint Gets Lined Up Behind WiMAX
Sprint is the latest telecommunications player to lay the groundwork for testing WiMAX, the yet-unproven wireless standard for high speed metropolitan networks. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Nextel To Launch Non-WiMax Wireless Broadband Trials
Wireless operator says it will try wireless broadband that uses UMTS TDD technology later this year in the Washington, D.C., area. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Cisco Tries To Pop The WiMax Bubble
The promise of WiMax wireless wide area networking is largely overrated, according to Cisco chief technology officer Charles Giancarlo. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Here Comes WiMAX World
The new wireless standard — just imagine WiFi on steroids — is quickly gaining traction among the big technology players. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Big Steps Ahead For WiMAX
The broadband wireless technology has reached some milestones, and certified equipment is expected to ship this year. But it still faces an uncertain future. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading