WiMax; to stay fixed or to roam. Fixed WiMax is set to hit London in a big way and shows how much growth WiMax still has to make before it hits the big time. Right now fixed (where the customer installs an antenna on thier building) is about the only way WiMax can be profitable… Continue Reading
Category Archives: WiMAX
Fixed WiMax To Slash 10Mbit/s WAN Costs
Urban WiMax is set to provide 250 London businesses with 10Mbit/sec service through thier fixed WiMax service. The company plans to undercut competing landline providers by up to 50% while also providing redundant internet connections through 2 different providers. Could there be a bandwidth price war in the near future if they are successful? Via… Continue Reading
BellSouth’s WiMax Offered As Broadband Backup
Bellsouth is offering WiMax as backup service for broadband customers as a value added addon service for regular broadband custoemrs. The system was implimented after hurricane Katrina flooded central offices and delayed restoring broadband service. Using WiMax as a backup is a very good niche for WiMax to be in, however if your buying service… Continue Reading
London Gets Free WiMax Service
London is the latest city to get “free’ WiMax service. Of course it’s only free during the trial period and as with many things, is planned to be a pay service in a few months. Urban WiMax is aiming to come in about 50-70% of local SDSL prices and is using the trial period to… Continue Reading
Mobile WiMax Gets Thumbs-up In Japan
Japanese telcom KDDI is set to roll out mobile WiMAX in Japan in the very near future. Field trials in Osaka demonstrated a high speed hand off from base stations at speeds of 120 Km/h. Their plans also cover hand off between EVDO, cellular and other wireless technologies for the estimated the 15.4 million subscribers… Continue Reading
Startup Casts $1B Into WiMAX
WiMAX seems to have gotten a boost through Clearwise. Clearwise is spending $1 Billion on a WiMAX infrastructure in an apparent bid to go head to head with cable and DSL providers. Wireless broadband has the advantage of cheaper ‘last mile’ since there is no need to run fiber near the customers home, and with… Continue Reading
WiMax To break $1bn Mark By 2009
Revenues from WiMax equipment are set for impressive growth, analysts report, but will continue to lag behind those from wireless LANs (WLANs). Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Lines Up Santa Rosa, WiMax For Notebooks
Intel unveiled a new generation of its Centrino notebook technology as well as the ultramobile PC during afternoon keynote speeches at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Mobile WiMAX Adoption Will Lag Behind Fixed
WiMAX, while ready to emerge strong in the broadband wireless market, may struggle to take hold in the mobile space, according to a new report by Senza Fili Consulting. Via [searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Goes WiMAX In Saudi Arabia
Intel’s operations in Saudi Arabia have achieved a regional first by adopting WiMAX technology to support their communication needs through Integrated Telecom Co. Via [ameinfo.com]… Continue Reading
Texas Instruments Announces WiMax Portfolio
This week, Texas Instruments made a series of announcements regarding its portfolio of WiMax chips. In addition to collaborations with ArrayComm and Mercury Computer Systems on the development of WiMax products, the company introduced a new line of digital and analog solutions for WiMax applications. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Fabless Firms Team Up On WiMAX Platform
A silicon collaboration between fabless firms picoChip and Wintegra has resulted in a wireless system development platform for WiMAX basestations. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
To Russia With WiMax
How do you know when you’re doing wireless ex-Soviet style? Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax: ‘Too Slow, Too Expensive And Not Enough Regulation’
Traditional broadband players and mobile operators will be giving WiMax a wide berth for the years to come, new research predicts. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Doubts Raised Over WiMax’s Future
Any time a new technology emerges, there is always debate over how well it will work. One group always touts it as the solution to all sorts of problems, while others say that it’ll never catch on. WiMax is no exception it seems. Developers of WiMax products obviously tout it as the solution to all… Continue Reading