NSF Announces Expeditions in Computing Awards

August 19th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Ubiquitous Computing, Wimax

NSF Announces Expeditions in Computing Awards
National Science Foundation (press release) - USA
It aims to create an “open” alternative to mobile ubiquitous computing and communication that can spur innovations, which will have a dramatic impact on the

UB wins competitive grant for ’smart room’ project
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Under the ubiquitous computing concept, the computer would adapt to the person using it and essentially remain in the background, Govindaraju said.

Intel plans to support 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax next year
ITworld.com - Framingham,MA,USA
by Sumner Lemon Intel plans to extend the frequency ranges supported by its WiMax chipset next year beyond the 2.5GHz profile, according to a company

Intel readying sub $400 Wimax laptops for Indian market
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
“Intel believes a Wimax-ready laptop could be available in the Indian market at around 300 to 400 dollars in a few months,” Intel India’s newly appointed

Secret Weapon Adds Clearwire
Adweek - New York,NY,USA
LOS ANGELES Independent Secret Weapon Marketing in Santa Monica, Calif., has been hired to launch Clearwire’s WiMax high-speed wireless service and roll it

August 18 2008 - 5:59 am EDT | Scott Siegler, Analyst, Dell’Oro
RCRNews.com - Golden,CO,USA
Whether that next-generation technology is WiMAX or LTE, 4G promises two kinds of rewards. For subscribers, 4G will provide faster data rates and much lower

Intel plans to support 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax next year
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
By Sumner Lemon , IDG News Service , 08/18/2008 Intel plans to extend the frequency ranges supported by its WiMax chipset next year beyond the 2.5GHz

WiMAX destination India
Little About - Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Study conducted by WiMAX Forum has estimated that by the year 2012, India will have a whooping 27.5 million WiMAX users of which 70 % will access it through

From a big idea to the next thing
Globe and Mail - Canada
How do you explain Nortel’s perceived pullback from the WiMax fourth-generation wireless technology? About two years ago we started talking about 4G

Lenovo ThinkPad X301
ITvoir - New Delhi,Delhi,India
UWB and 3G cellular broadband (with GPS) options are available, and a WiMAX version will be available later on in the year. Lenovo are saying that models

WiMAX users to mount to 27.5 mn by 2012
Siliconindia.com - Fremont,CA,USA
NEW DELHI: By 2012, India will see a massive growth in the number of WiMAX users. According to a study by the WiMAX Forum, there will be over 27.5 million

MLL Telecom Joins UK’s Mobile WiMAX Acceleration Group
Wireless Design & Development Asia - Singapore
MLL Telecom has joined the Mobile WiMAX Acceleration Group (M-WAG), which is bringing together companies from across the telecoms and media industries with


Complete the Revolution

August 17th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Ubiquitous Computing, Wimax

Complete the Revolution
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
There is a lot of confusion between pervasive or ubiquitous computing on the one hand and human-centric computing on the other. They are not the same.

Going high-tech raises questions in D303
The Courier News - Elgin,IL,USA
The eventual goal for some districts is ubiquitous computing — a computer for each child and teacher in a district — as opposed to computer labs where

Space for WiMax
MyADSL - Melville,South Africa
Communications department director general Lyndall Shope-Mafole says she expects the spectrum will be used by operators to build networks using WiMax.

Lenovo Updates ThinkPad X300 Ultra-portable Laptop with X301
Laptop Logic - CA,USA
Connectivity will it will do it all - WiFi; Bluetooth; GPS; WiMAX; WWAN and UWB. WiMAX models however are expected to be available later in the year.

BSNL to install WiMax BTS in 1000 blocks
WiMax.com - Austin,TX,USA
The state-run telecom company BSNL today announced plans to install WiMax base stations in 1000 blocks across India by the end of this financial year to

Neotel network growth continues
MyADSL - Melville,South Africa
Neotel has also recently deployed a fixed WiMax network on 3.5GHz using Telsima’s 802.16d WiMax equipment. The company will use this network to provide

27.5 mn WiMAX users in India by ‘12: Study
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
NEW DELHI: India will have over 27.5 million WiMAX users by 2012. About 70% of the WiMAX subscribers will use mobile and portable WiMAX devices to access

ISPs too want DoT to review WiMAX policy
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
NEW DELHI: After telecom regulator TRAI and the finance ministry, the department of telecom (DoT) is set to face further opposition to its WiMAX auction

Signed up for the P1 Wimax Trial!
Cnet Asia - San Francisco,CA,USA
Whats better is that the wimax box, is delivered to you and after a month, they will come and get it from you also. Speed wise, did a quick test at

Overlooked technology makes shopping a breeze
Today’s Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
Recently, Aritech launched the WiMAX wireless network, adding a new service to its portfolio. The company also provides consultancy, data center management,

‘Big Brother’ watches as Taguig gets wired
Inquirer.net - Philippines
E-learning is just one of many applications the city government will implement through its WiMax technology that will also be introduced in city offices,


NextPhase Applies to FCC for WiMAX Base Station

August 16th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Wimax

NextPhase Applies to FCC for WiMAX Base Station
TMCnet - USA
By Nathesh NextPhase has submitted its first application to FCC for setting up a WiMAX (News - Alert) Base station in Anaheim, Calif.

BSNL plans rural WiMAX expansion
TeleGeography - Washington,DC,USA
State-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is planning to install WiMAX base stations in 1000 regional blocks , (rural India is divided into 6000

Great divide
ITP.net - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By John Parnell on Friday, August 15, 2008 Broadcast and telco professionals remain divided over whether WiMAX wireless broadband networks will prove a

Microsemi’s WLAN RF power amplifier shipments surpass 75m units
Semiconductor Today - Oxford,England,UK
The portfolio also addresses the rapidly growing WiMAX market. “Microsemi’s continued investment in its RF power amplifier business has yielded excellent

Power Amplifier Targets Mobile WiMax Appications
ECNmag.com - USA
Having IEEE 802.16e and WiMAX Forum specification, SiGe Semiconductor’s SE7262L 2.5-GHz power amplifier targets battery-powered applications, including USB

BSNL to install WiMax BTS in 1000 blocks
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
PTI / New Delhi August 15, 2008, 5:54 IST The state-run telecom company BSNL today announced plans to install WiMax base stations in 1000 blocks across

TRAI calls for changes in number portability format, WiMAX auction
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
In addition, TRAI has also called for a review of the WiMAX spectrum auction policy unveiled by the DoT and has listed out several loopholes in the

Rural wireless broadband to be rolled out by ear-end
Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India
New Delhi: The first rural rollouts of wireless broadband powered by the so-called Wimax protocol could take place before the year-end, a top executive of


BSNL to install WiMax BTS in 1000 blocks by this fiscal

August 15th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Ubiquitous Computing, Wimax

BSNL to install WiMax BTS in 1000 blocks by this fiscal
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
“We will be installing WiMax BTS in 1000 blocks out of country’s 6000 blocks by the end of current fiscal,” said BSNL CMD Kuldeep Goyal.

Microsemi Cumulative WLAN Shipments Have Exceeded 75 million Units
MarketWatch - USA
Its product offering also addresses the rapidly growing WiMAX market. “Microsemi’s continued investment in its RF Power Amplifier business has yielded

BSNL to install WiMax BTS in 1000 blocks by this fiscal
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: To an effort to boost its rural broadband plan, BSNL on Thursday said it is planning to install WiMax base stations in 1000 blocks across India

NextPhase Submits Application to FCC to Register WiMAX Base Station
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
NextPhase Wireless is a service provider based in Southern California, building a nationwide WiMAX network in the 3.65 GHz band. In May, NextPhase said it

BSNL to install WiMax BTS in 1000 blocks by this fiscal
Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India
By PTI New Delhi: To an effort to boost its rural broadband plan, state-run telco BSNL today said it is planning to install WiMax base stations in 1000

On-Communications launches WiMAX internet service in Leeds
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
UK fixed wireless access (FWA) provider On-Communications has announced the launch of its WiMAX service for business customers across central Leeds.

CTV Infotech Adopts Proxim WiMAX Network to Provide IPTV
TMCnet - USA
Using streaming IPTV over Proxim’s WiMAX network, CTV Infotech can transmit real-time video to various news centers and increase the number of real-time

Govt wants more spectrum for WiMax
FM Tech - Johannesburg,South Africa
Communications department director-general Lyndall Shope-Mafole says she expects the spectrum will be used by operators to build networks using WiMax.

India to Account for 20% of Global WiMAX Subscribers by 2012
Wireless Design & Development Asia - Singapore
The WiMAX Forum projects that more than 27.5 million Indians will be WiMAX users by 2012. Additional data from this recent WiMAX Forum study estimates that

The company will roll out a five city business WiMAX network in India
Express Computers - Bombay,India
Sify has selected Redline’s WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX products for its multi-city WiMAX network in India. The service provider has deployed Redline’s

Visual Tags (v-Tags) are not just 2D barcodes
Vator.tv News - San Francisco,CA,USA
in discussing this technology innovation was to take note that these v-Tags represent another web 2.0 application stemming from ubiquitous computing.


Road Wings, Inc. (RDWG) Announces Another Network Deployment …

August 14th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Wimax

Road Wings, Inc. (RDWG) Announces Another Network Deployment
MarketWatch - USA
The standard network allows for 802.11-bg but the OneFi Technology network design incorporates WiMax 801.16e signal which will go as far as twenty miles and

Keithley Creates Tutorial Poster for WiMAX Measurement
CNNMoney.com - USA
The poster provides a clear illustration for making “easy signal creation and analysis” of WiMAX signals, arguably the most complex modulation scheme in the

Proxim WiMAX Network Enables CTV Infotech to Provide IPTV to the Home
MarketWatch - USA
a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, today announced that it has provided WiMAX equipment to CTV

Proxim WiMAX Network Enables CTV Infotech to Provide IPTV to the Home
CNNMoney.com - USA
Prior to the deployment of Proxim’s WiMAX equipment, CTV Infotech was using its satellite news gathering (SNG) transmission as the basic mode of operation.

Redtone to roll out WiMAX services by 20 Aug
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
Malaysian communications group Redtone International is planning a soft launch of its high-speed internet access service using WiMAX technology in Kota

WiMAX Forum applauds spectrum auction in India
WiMAX Day - London,England,UK
PORTLAND (WiMAX Day). Follow the recent announcement of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of India to release 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum for use

Pacifictel selects Airspan for WiMAX rollout
TeleGeography - Washington,DC,USA
Airspan Networks has announced in a press release that Ecuadorian state-owned telco Pacifictel has selected the vendor’s range of WiMAX base stations and

Unwired WiMAX launch delayed again
TeleGeography - Washington,DC,USA
Australian mobile internet provider Unwired is to further delay the commercial launch of its nationwide WiMAX network, reports Australian IT.

MLL Telecom Joins UK’s Mobile WiMAX Acceleration Group (M-WAG)
SourceWire (press release) - London,UK
12 August 2008 - MLL Telecom today announced that it has joined the Mobile WiMAX Acceleration Group (M-WAG), which is bringing together companies from

12-08-2008: REDtone to roll out WiMAX by month-end
The Edge Daily - Malaysia
by Nadia S Hassan KUALA LUMPUR: REDtone International Bhd is planning a soft launch of its high-speed Internet access service using WiMAX technology in Kota

Airspan to Provide Base Stations for Pacifictel WiMAX Network in
Teleclick.ca - Victoria,BC,Canada
Ecuador’s state-owned telecommunications carrier, Pacifictel, has selected Airspan’s WiMAX base stations for use in a high-speed wireless broadband network.

Emerging markets accounted for more than 60% of WiMAX subscribers
RF Design - New York,NY,USA
“Through 2012, emerging markets will account for most WiMAX subscribers, who will primarily use it for fixed or portable Internet access,” comments Özgür

BVS To Launch Dual-Band Transmitter At WiMAX World
RF Globalnet (press release) - Horsham,PA,USA
Unique to the Tortoise will be an optional WiMAX modulator allowing users to simulate a WiMAX network when used in conjunction with the YellowFin WiMAX

Too late for WiMax?
ITWeb - Gauteng,South Africa
BY SIYABONGA AFRICA , ITWEB JUNIOR JOURNALIST [ Johannesburg, 13 August 2008 ] - Next-generation mobile technology could relegate WiMax to a niche position

India to account for nearly 20% of global WiMAX subscribers by 2012
Financial Express - Bombay,India
The WiMAX Forumprojects that more than 27.5 million Indians will be WiMAX users by 2012. Additional data from this recent WiMAX Forum study estimates that

WiMAX and LTE Network Planning Tool upgrade
RF Design - New York,NY,USA
ProVision Communications announced the release of ProPhecy 2.3, an important upgrade to its advanced network planning and optimizing tools for both WiMAX

India to Account for Nearly 20 Percent of Global WiMAX
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)–The WiMAX Forum ® projects that more than 27.5 million Indians will be WiMAX users by 2012. Additional data from this recent WiMAX Forum

Solectek granted FCC certification for 3.65-GHz WiMAX
RF Design - New York,NY,USA
Solectek announced that its new WiMAX broadband wireless product line, operating in the 3.65-GHz frequency band, has received certification from the FCC.

WiMAX explosion!
RF Design - New York,NY,USA
The WiMAX EXPLOSION!, from Boschulte Schnee Group, drives to the core of the major business issues and keys to the profit model of WiMAX.

Face-off between IEEE 802.11n and WiMAX
RF Design - New York,NY,USA
WiMAX” report to its offering. Wi-Fi using 802.11n or WiMAX (802.16), which one will win? It is not an easy question as it is certainly akin to comparing


Computing squared will be basis of next generation IT

August 12th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Ubiquitous Computing, Wimax

Computing squared will be basis of next generation IT
Manufacturing Computer Solutions - Dartford,England,UK
problems in human sensing, context sensing and human behaviour understanding,” they add – stating that only then will we see truly ubiquitous computing.

Unwired’s national network pushed back again
Australian IT - Australia
UNWIRED’S plans to establish Australia’s first national metropolitan WiMax network have been pushed back further. The wireless internet company’s media

Alvarion: Focus on the Big Picture
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Either margins are too weak because of the weak US dollar, or too much competition from Tier 1 equipment manufacturers will push them out, or WiMAX will

What’s the real story when it comes to WiMAX spending?
FierceBroadbandWireless - Washington,DC,USA
By Lynnette Luna It’s difficult to get a read on how WiMAX spending is expected to fare going forward as those companies involved in the industry are

NextWave’s cash is running out
FierceBroadbandWireless - Washington,DC,USA
NextWave, which has its hands in a number of businesses including WiMAX chips and broadband wireless equipment, says its troubles come from worldwide

Nortel Networks to Equip Comstar WiMAX Network in Moscow
Teleclick.ca - Victoria,BC,Canada
Nortel Networks has won a contract to provide Russia’s Comstar-United TeleSystems with equipment for its forthcoming WiMAX network in Moscow.

Olympic WiMAX likely to disappoint
VNUNet.com - UK
A much-heralded WiMAX deployment at China’s Olympics looks likely to be ” over promised and under delivered”, analysts say. China’s dominant mobile phone

Sloka Launches 5.8GHz Suite Of WiMAX Products
EFYTimes (press release) - New Delhi,India
During our WiMAX product development, we focused on delivering lowest cost base stations that would also be easy to deploy. This will allow WISPs to deploy

WiMAX Hails Govt Decision to Auction Broadband Data Services
Media Newsline - New Delhi,New Delhi,India
The WiMAX Forum has commended the Department of Telecommunications of India for the allocation and upcoming auction relating to the 2.3 and 2.5 GHz

WiMAX in emerging markets - operator lessons in strategy and
Developing Telecoms (press release) - USA
By Michael Schwartz Review, WiMAX, 4G, Broadband, Wireless, Emerging Markets, Global: Last year, 60% of WiMAX subscribers globally came from the emerging

Clearwire CEO: open WiMAX networks and high speeds
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
By Nate Anderson | Published: August 10, 2008 - 04:50PM CT Clearwire and Sprint’s WiMAX-based Xohm unit are hoping to merge this year into a WiMAX-based

Sloka Telecom Unveils 5.8GHz WiMAX Suite Of Products
itVARnews.net (press release) - Delhi,Delhi,India
By ITVN News Service Sloka Telecom, a wireless technology products and solutions provider announced the launch of its 5.8GHz suite of WiMAX products.

UPDATE: Clearwire posts wider 2Q net loss
Forbes - NY,USA
Clearwire also recorded transaction-related expenses of $10.2 million related to its pending WiMAX combination with Sprint (nyse: S - news - people ).

Clearwire posts deeper 2nd-quarter loss
Forbes - NY,USA
AP 08.08.08, 3:48 PM ET Clearwire Corp., which is merging its wireless broadband unit with that of Sprint Nextel Corp. to create a $14.55 billion

FL Man Attempts to Build Citywide WiMax Network
BroadbandReports.com - New York,NY,USA
Bowman has taken it upon himself to start a small business called Access Delray which aims to blanket the city with a network based on WiMax technology.

Go for MID: It`s cheaper and faster than 3G
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
All this will be real soon, with the government announcing the auctioning of spectrum for broadband wireless access (BWA), which is also known as Wimax.


Nortel Arms Russian Comstar with WiMAX

August 10th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Wimax

Nortel Arms Russian Comstar with WiMAX
Wireless Week - USA
By Rhonda Wickham Russian service provider Comstar-United TeleSystems has tapped Nortel to help with its mobile WiMAX network in Moscow.

WiMAX Forum applauds Indian Govt. decision to auction 2.3, 2.5 GHz
Smash Hits - India
Portland, Aug 8 (ANI/Business Wire India): The WiMAX Forum commended the Department of Telecommunications of India for the allocation and upcoming auction

WiMAX Forum ® Applauds Indian Government Decision to Auction 2.3
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)–The WiMAX Forum today commended the Department of Telecommunications of India for the allocation and upcoming auction relating to the 2.3

Clearwire, inching closer to Portland
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
Clearwire, the Intel-backed WiMAX carrier, said yesterday that it’s progressing with plans to serve Portland and expects to be online here by the end of

Clearwire preps for WiMAX launch
TelephonyOnline - USA
In the interim, Clearwire is focusing on prepping its initial four WiMAX networks for launch and working with Sprint to develop a joint operational and

Rural telecoms
MyADSL - Melville,South Africa
Speaking at WiMAX World 2008 recently held in Cape Town, he said that his company was one of the first to be allocated spectrum by in the 3,5 GHz WiMAX band

Clearwire sees Portland WiMax rollout, venture with Sprint on target
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
CEO Benjamin Wolff is telling investors that the company’s WiMax wireless joint venture with Sprint Nextel Corp. is on target to close in the fourth quarter
 

Sprint: Colour on Recent Chatter
istockAnalyst.com - Salem,OR,USA
This, coupled with the proposed WiMAX venture with Clearwire (CLWR), would leave Sprint with its core CDMA platform. Our checks suggest that there are

Cellular nets need antenna, backhaul upgrades
EETimes.com - USA
MacLeod and other industry observers said LTE likely will become the dominant flavor of OFDM in tomorrow’s wide-area cellular nets with WiMax taking a

Clearwire reports second-quarter loss, focused on Sprint deal
The Daily Deal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
s WiMax business. Revenue increased 65% though, because of a rise in subscribers. Sprint just pulled back a $3 billion stock offering because “the terms


RF Power Semiconductor Device Market for Wireless Infrastructure …

August 9th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Ubiquitous Computing, Wimax

RF Power Semiconductor Device Market for Wireless Infrastructure
MarketWatch - USA
Some industry observers place their hopes in WiMAX, but Wilson remains cautious: “Although fixed WiMAX is deploying, mobile WiMAX (802.16e) remains an

WiMAX, 3G allocations receive ministry approval
TeleGeography - Washington,DC,USA
India’s Ministry of Communications (MoC) yesterday approved the award of 3G mobile and WiMAX wireless broadband spectrum to state-run telcos Bharat Sanchar

Clearwire posts Q2 loss, says Clearwire/Sprint merger on target
FierceBroadbandWireless - Washington,DC,USA
The operator, which plans to deploy certified mobile WiMAX in select markets later this year as well as merge with Sprint Nextel’s WiMAX business,

WiMAX Forum lauds DoT over spectrum allocation
TelecomTiger - New Delhi,India
The WiMAX Forum, a not-for-profit organization that certifies broadband products, lauded the Department of Telecommunications of India over the decision to

Agilent talks WiMAX: Reliability is key
Eetasia.com (subscription) - USA
WiMAX’s grand promise of delivering wireless broadband services anytime, anywhere seems to be questioned at times. Nevertheless, there is no denying the

Wi-Max chip unit may come up in Mohali
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Mohali may soon be on the world map for Wi-Max chips, as San Diego (US)-based Next Wave Wireless is carrying out a feasibility study to set up a software

NextWave Wireless Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Stockhouse - Vancouver,BC,Canada
This has resulted in lower than anticipated sales of our 3GPP and Wi-Fi based network products and a delay in WiMAX network deployments that will continue

Clearwire 2Q Sales Beat, $1.21 Loss, Cuts Capex Estimate
Barron’s Blogs - USA
Wimax broadband Internet service provider Clearwire (CLWR) this evening reported second-quarter sales for the June-ending period that beat estimates,

India allots 3G, WiMax spectrum
EETimes.com - USA
BANGALORE, India — Within a week of announcing its delayed 3G and WiMax rollout plans, India’s Ministry for Communications and Information Technology on

Nortel helps bring WiMAX to Moscow
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
Russian ISP Comstar United Telesystems announced this week it will deploy more than 160 of Nortel’s mobile WiMAX base stations throughout the Russian

Researchers Work on Using RFID to Calculate an Item’s Carbon Footprint
RFID Journal - Melville,NY,USA
The project is part of the lab’s overall efforts to find ways to employ ubiquitous computing technologies—always-on, always-connected—to promote

Hospitals to tickle the senses
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
The technology: In order to realize the concepts used in The Living Room, a system known as ubiquitous computing is needed. “Essentially, you walk into a


Comstar to Bring Mobile Broadband to Moscow with Nortel’s WiMAX …

August 8th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Ubiquitous Computing, Wimax

Comstar to Bring Mobile Broadband to Moscow with Nortel’s WiMAX
FOXBusiness - USA
The new Comstar WiMAX wireless broadband network will provide users with high-speed Internet access to support mobile applications.

Comstar to Bring Mobile Broadband to Moscow with Nortel’s WiMAX
MarketWatch - USA
mobile (IEEE 802.16e) WiMAX solution for its network in Moscow. The new Comstar WiMAX wireless broadband network will provide users with high-speed Internet

Wimax to bridge Mae Hong Song’s digital divide
Nation Multimedia - Bangkok,Thailand
With WiMax, students in the region, who are mostly from hill tribes, will be able to access a wide range of information and educational content from distant

Sprint WiMAX, CDMA spend falls
TelephonyOnline - USA
its primary CDMA and iDEN networks, but cutting spending on its still-fledgling WiMAX network as it waits for its joint venture with Clearwire to close.

Need to know: WiMax
What PC? - UK
WiMax stands for worldwide interoperability for microwave access, a term describing a wireless broadband technology, which is derived from the industry-led

Sprint, Clearwire fight AT&T over joint venture WiMax licenses
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
before the US Federal Communications Commission for radio spectrum licenses that the proposed joint venture can use to provide nationwide WiMax service.

Central Telecom Adds WiMAX FWA Services to Connectivity Portfolio
TMCnet - USA
By Anuradha Shukla Central Telecom and On-Communications have announced they will jointly sell WiMAX (News - Alert) FWA services via Central Telecom’s

Sprint, Clearwire fight AT&T over joint venture WiMax licenses
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for radio spectrum licenses the proposed joint venture can use to provide nationwide WiMax service.

FCC Certifies Solectek’s 3.65 GHz WiMax System
TMCnet - USA
By Anuradha Shukla The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it’s certified Solectek’s new WiMax broadband wireless product line,

Central Telecom choose On-Communications as UK WiMAX FWA Partner
Wireless Developer Network (press release) - USA
Central Telecom, twice winner of the Avaya EMEA Business Partner of the Year and On-Communications, the UK’s leading WiMAX FWA network operator,

Computing squared
innovations report (Pressemitteilungen) - Schmitten,Hessen,Germany
Computing pundits claim that we are moving into a world of ubiquitous computing. In this brave new world, your refrigerator and store cupboard will be

• Call friends, surf the web, listen to music and . . . save lives?
Gauntlet - Calgary,AB,Canada
“We’re leveraging this inexpensive and ubiquitous computing power and trying to use it for medical purposes rather than just first-person shooters.


On-Communications launches business WiMAX in Sheffield

August 7th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Wimax

The Reconfigurable House installation, built with thousands of
Wired News - USA
“Constructed at ICC in Tokyo, Japan, and open to the public from April 2007 - March 2008, the project was a challenge to ubiquitous computing “smart homes”,

On-Communications launches business WiMAX in Sheffield
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
Fixed wireless access (FWA) provider On-Communications has launched a WiMAX business service to provide enterprises in Sheffield with lower-cost internet

Sprint and Clearwire defend WiMAX venture
TeleGeography - Washington,DC,USA
In their statement to the regulator Sprint and Clearwire say their nationwide WiMAX operation would be a ‘new, viable broadband competitor,

Commercial Wimax services seen from Globe Telecom October
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Lawrence Casiraya MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom will launch commercial Wimax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) services beginning

Application firmware for WIMAX MIMO measurements
Dataweek (press release) - Durban,South Africa
Rohde & Schwarz has added a new suite of application firmware for WiMAX MIMO measurements in line with IEEE 802.16e-2005. The new FSQ-K94 option is designed

Fujitsu, IIT-Taiwan JV offers WiMAX ref designs
Eetasia.com (subscription) - USA
The joint venture will develop reference designs that can help improve design efficiencies for WiMAX-related products for Taiwan-based ODM vendors,

WiMax on the ocean waves
Techworld.com - London,UK
By Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service Ships that call on Singapore can now use WiMax instead of satellite to connect to the Internet.

Sprint Nextel, AT&T spar over WiMAX deal
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Sprint’s 59-page filing with the FCC, which must approve the transfer of spectrum license involved in the combination of Sprint’s WiMAX unit with Clearwire

Sprint punches back at AT&T in WiMax battle
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
AT&T and Sprint also are going at it over WiMax. “Would you kick a crippled person just as they were standing on their feet, about to walk for the first

WiChorus Announces Completion of WiMAX Interoperability Testing of
PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,Bulgaria
Leveraging the WiMAX Forum’s NWG Release 1 specification, WiChorus and ZyXEL demonstrated interoperability with the R6 network interface.

WiMAX SoC Platform and RF Transceivers Enable Base Stations and Relays
TMCnet - USA
By Raju Shanbhag Integrating Analog Devices’ WiMAX/WiBRO RF transceivers with its DAN2400 SoC platform, and DesignArt Networks (News - Alert), a provider of