WiMax

Kalimat Telecom launches WiMax network in Baghdad, Iraq

Kalimat Telecom, Iraq's national telecom network launched the first WiMax network in Baghdad. The $500 million project is the national Fixed Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Telephony and Data provider aimin ....... read more
Mon,
10 Nov 2008
Federal regulators give approval for formation of new Clearwire

United States federal regulators today gave Sprint Nextel the green light to spin off and merge its XOHM mobile broadband network with that of Clearwire. The XOHM brand is expected to remain as the n ....... read more
Wed,
05 Nov 2008
Satellite Guys To WiMax: Why You Hate Us!

When it comes to wireless broadband, WiMax is one technology that has some bad juju. You have two of its premier proponents in the U.S., Clearwire and Sprint, riding leaky boats in rocky financial sea ....... read more
Fri,
05 Sep 2008
Google & Clearwire uses WiMax to Pave Internet Autobahn

  Clearwire isn't the latest Google acquisition. The Internet search giant, though, has joined a group of blue-chip corporate investors in the new Sprint-Nextel bailout of Clearwire -- a move ....... read more
Thu,
08 May 2008
Clearwire and Sprint to (finally) form a wireless company

Editor's Note: Well I am glad they finally agreed on details for this. Clearwire is a good service (I use it) that really needs proper backing so it can expand into more markets and hopefully they c ....... read more
Wed,
07 May 2008
Azulstar to Upgrade its Existing Municipal Wi-Fi Networks with WiMax

Azulstar today announced that it is enhancing all of its existing municipal Wi-Fi networks with WiMax technology, using equipment from Airspan Networks and Redline Communications.  The networks be ....... read more
Tue,
18 Mar 2008
WiMax Interfering with Satellite Communications

The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) has published the results of tests it has carried out which is warning that WiMax communications pose a significant interference threat to sate ....... read more
Thu,
06 Mar 2008
WiMax as a Military Technology?

Nortel Government Solutions is working with the US Department of Defense to explore possibilities for military use of WiMax. An ideal situation for the Department of Defense would be a powerful wirele ....... read more
Fri,
22 Feb 2008
Rumor: Intel to Reunite Sprint and Clearwire With $2 Billion WiMax Infusion

A new report from TheStreet claims that Sprint and Clearwire could be reuniting thanks to a $2 billion investment from another WiMax champion, Intel. Before Sprint tore up the existing WiMax agreement ....... read more
Wed,
20 Feb 2008
Clearwire and Sprint End WiMax Network-Building Partnership

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire Corp. scrapped plans to build a high-speed wireless network together after the ouster of Sprint Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee. Clearwire shares dropped 25 percent. Cl ....... read more
Sat,
10 Nov 2007
WiMax in Brazil

  Note: The more I keep reading it seems like Brazil has been on the cutting edge on a couple advancement. The other one that comes to mind of their new found export of the bio-fuel ethanol. ....... read more
Wed,
07 Nov 2007
WiMax Becomes Recognized 3G Technology

On October 18, 2007 the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly in Geneva adopted inclusion of WiMax into the IMT-2000 family of technologies. This significant decision will make WiMax as one of the approved ....... read more
Fri,
19 Oct 2007
Google Wireless Network Could Cost Almost $17 Billion to Build

Note: My vote is do it. The more Google build's independent access to the people who keep the lights on "search users" the better position they will be in for the future where we will have ....... read more
Thu,
27 Sep 2007
WiMax Case Study: Ertach?s WiMax Experience in Argentina

Ertach was founded in 1998 by Millicom International Cellular and the business group Sociedad Comercial del Plata (SCP). In that year, Ertach was awarded licenses of 50 MHz of spectrum in the 3.4-3.7 ....... read more
Fri,
14 Sep 2007
Uganda Announces Nationwide Deployment of WiMax

Alvarion announced that MTN Uganda, has chosen its BreezeMax for the 3.5 GHz frequency, as part of a nationwide deployment for providing extended data services to business and residential users. The m ....... read more
Fri,
20 Jul 2007