Clearwire is locked into WiMAX — and barred from deploying LTE — until late 2011 under terms of a deal with its biggest investor, Intel. The pact, which was outlined in Clearwire’s most recent 10-Q filing with the SEC and first reported by Unstrung, restricts Clearwire from offering any non-WiMAX technology through Nov. 28, 2011. But that’s not the only roadblock preventing the beleaguered company from pursuing LTE: Clearwire said it would rack up significant costs if it opted to deploy other technologies, even if those alternative technologies “would be technologically superior or more cost effective” than WiMAX. MORE >
Source: Gigaom: by Colin Gibbs | 10/12/2009
Wireless options heating up in Phila.
Wireless competition is heating up in Philadelphia.
Clearwire Corp., which is partially owned by Sprint Nextel Corp. and cable giant Comcast Corp., flipped the switch last week on its 4G WiMAX service in Center City.
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Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer: By Bob Fernandez | 10/12/2009
WAN Technologies
This is a good overview of WAN Technology. Wide Area Networks (WANs) are used to interconnect networks that are not physically close to each other, might be physically separated across the cities, across regions, or even across geography. Currently there are many WAN technologies available. Primary different between WAN technology and LAN technology is about the distance that separates the interconnected networks. WANs use different transmission media, hardware, and protocols. Data transfer rates are typically much lower for WAN communication when compared to LAN rat MORE >
Source: Network And Security | 10/12/2009
Alvarion's Wireless Video Surveillance Solution Used as Part of the Security Network at Largest Ever Presidential Inauguration
President Barack Obama, nation’s top leaders and a large crowd on hand protected during festivities
Mountain View, Calif., Feb. 17, 2009 — While the world’s eyes were on President Barack Obama’s historic inauguration late last month, Alvarion’s wireless video surveillance solutions among others were used by the U.S. government to ensure the safety of top U.S. leaders and a large crowd in presence during the day’s ceremonies. Alvarion® Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, provided a solution that was included as part of the overall wireless video surveillance network built by U.S. government during the inauguration on January 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. MORE >
Source: Alvarion - Press Release | 08/02/2009
Mobile Citizen offers $10 per month WiMAX service to schools and nonprofits
Mobile Citizen, a provider of broadband for education and non-profits, has announced that it is offering $10 per month WiMAX subscriptions to schools and non-profits in Portland, Las Vegas, Chicago and Philadelphia. Mobile Citizen is the first service provider in the US to offer WiMAX access exclusively to educational institutions and non-profits. They are reselling Clearwire’s WiMAX service. MORE >
Source: Esme Vos - MuniWireless | 08/02/2009
Alvarion and Linkem Build WiMAX Network for World Swimming Championship in Italy
Alvarion and Italian telecommunications company Linkem today announced that they will provide wireless broadband coverage for the 13th annual world swimming championship in Rome from July 17th through August 2nd. Linkem was recently selected to create a wireless network using WiMAX and Wi-Fi technologies in both the indoor and outdoor areas of Rome’s Olympic Village. MORE >
Source: WiMAX News | 08/02/2009
WiMAX Forum Hastens to Test 2.3 GHz Products
The WiMAX Forum announced today that it has begun testing 2.3 GHz Mobile WiMAX products in the 5, 10 and 8.75 MHz channels for certification. The WiMAX Forum expects the first group of 2.3 GHz products to be WiMAX Forum Certified by Q4 2009. The testing for this group of 2.3 GHz products was initiated earlier than expected. MORE >
Source: WiMAX News | 08/02/2009
Augere Launches WiMAX in Bangladesh
Augere Wireless Broadband launched WiMAX at the Westin Dhaka in Bangladesh on Tuesday, July 21. The 2.3GHz internet services will be available on trial in the Gulshan and Banani areas of the Dhaka district reports TeleGeography.
Of the launch, Sanjiv Ahuja, chairman and chief executive officer of Augere Holdings, said, “The real internet experience is here.” MORE >
Source: WiMAX News | 08/02/2009
WiMAX investments in Asia Pacific
China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), is readying the launch of WiMAX technology in China. The entry of China into the WiMAX sphere could catapult the market with new investment worth some RMB100 million (US$16.4 billion). SARFT is looking to introduce WiMAX in 30 cities. While SARFT has denied the existence of such a plan, the denial could be an attempt to stall for time while the plan is finalised. MORE >
Source: Paul Budde - Market Research Australia | 08/02/2009
HSPA connections to pass 150 million by September
The number of live HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) connections will pass 150 million globally this summer, the GSM Association said today, while WiMAX has just 3.5 million users, according to a report published by Marvedis this week, putting HSPA firmly ahead of other mobile broadband technologies. MORE >
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