News Analysis: Tests of WiMax and LTE in Phoenix demonstrate that Clearwire’s technology is getting close to being true 4G. T-Mobile doubles the speed of its HSPA+ network in Las Vegas tests. – In
a video released at the beginning of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas, Clearwire clearly demonstrates that it is very
close to achieving the 100M-bps download speeds required by the ITU
definition of 4G wireless communications. The company released a YouTube video of the tests,
whi…
Google and Apple are eyeing 4G LTE patents that will become available from Nortel as part of its bankruptcy filing. The rivals would improve their respective Android and iOS platforms. – Google and Apple are believed to be gunning for some of
the more than 4,000 patents Nortel is auctioning off for its bankruptcy filing,
a JP Morgan analyst said in a research note.
The patents Google and Apple would be most interested are
related to 4G wireless communications, also known as long…
The 4G wireless broadband company rolls out its broadband service in the greater Houston area, expanding its base to a potential 4 million customers.
– Clearwire Communications said March 29 it is officially open for business in
the greater Houston area. The
coverage area includes more than 1,900 square miles and more than 4 million
people.
Regionally, service extends as far north as Conroe
and as far northeast as Kingwood; as far west as Katy…
WiMAX continues to build momentum in the U.S. with the recent addition of Atlanta and Las Vegas to the Clearwire line-up of citywide 4G wireless broadband networks. Overseas, the technology is growing at a rapid pace according to a new report from Infonetics Research, which concludes that WiMAX is gaining traction in countries such as India, Russia and Brazil. Carriers view WiMAX as a way to provide basic broadband and VoIP-based voice service to huge populations whose needs are not being met by existing technologies. And more importantly, WiMAX is here today!
The wireless broadband provider plans service rollout by Sept. 1 in Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight markets throughout Texas. The rollouts are part of aggressive plans to bring wireless 4G service to 80 markets covering up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
– Wireless broadband
provider Clearwire said Aug. 3 it plans to roll out service in 10 new
markets by Sept. 1, continuing its march to bring 4G wireless service to 80 markets covering up
to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
The new markets are Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; and eight mark…
As 4G wireless broadband provider Clearwire celebrates its latest market rollout in Las Vegas, Samsung says it will introduce the Mondi WiMax tablet for Clearwire customers. Clearwire also announces an Aug. 1 debut for a dual-mode 4G/3G modem for customers who travel outside of the company’s 4G coverage.
– Samsung plans to debut its Mondi WiMax tablet for Clearwire customers on
Aug. 1 in Atlanta, Baltimore,
Las Vegas and Portland,
Ore., the four markets where Clearwire has
rolled out its 4G mobile Internet service.
The 4.3-inch touch-screen Mondi offers WiMax and Wi-Fi connectivity with a QWERT…
