BSNL launched India’s first commercial WiMAX service on December 13 to begin bringing mobile broadband connectivity to rural India. Analysts predict India will be the biggest base on earth for WiMAX by 2012. Besides high-speed broadband Internet access, rural citizens can benefit from e-government services including bill payment, vehicle registration and issuance of birth certificates, as well as telemedicine, tele-education and banking services.
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Chip Shot: BSNL Unwires WiMAX in rural India
December 14th, 2009 |
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WiMax Growing, but a Mixed Picture, Says Report
December 4th, 2009 |
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WiMax subscribers are expected to reach 2 million by the end of the year, but deployments are a mixed picture, says a new report from ABI, and growth is coming just as LTE begins to compete for customers.
– Mobile WiMax subscribers are expected to reach 2 million by
the end of 2009, according to a Dec. 3 report from ABI Research. As large-scale
deployment come to fruition, WiMaxs numbers are rising, but the picture
is quite mixed, says the report.
Clearwire,
the majority share of which is owned b…
Clearwire WiMax Expands in 4 More States
December 1st, 2009 |
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Having opened 10 more markets across four states, WiMax broadband provider Clearwire is now operating in 27 U.S. markets covering more than 30 million people.
– Clearwire said Dec. 2 its WiMax service is now available in 10 more markets
across four states. The 4G broadband network is now available in 27 markets
across the United States
covering over 30 million people.
Clearwire’s new markets are Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Austin, Texas;
Charlo…
Clearwire’s WiMax Hits Philadelphia Market
November 5th, 2009 |
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Clearwire Communications continues it aggressive national WiMax rollout with a Philadelphia debut. The rollout is part of Clearwire’s plan to bring wireless 4G service to 80 markets covering up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
– Clearwire Communications announced Nov. 5 it has extended service for
its WiMax 4G wireless service to Philadelphia. Clearwire, which markets
its service as Clear, said the Philadelphia service area covers 1,000
square miles and approximately 3.6 million people in the market.
Regionally,
…
Clearwire’s WiMax Hits Philadelphia Market
November 5th, 2009 |
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Clearwire Communications continues it aggressive national WiMax rollout with a Philadelphia debut. The rollout is part of Clearwire’s plan to bring wireless 4G service to 80 markets covering up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
– Clearwire Communications announced Nov. 5 it has extended service for
its WiMax 4G wireless service to Philadelphia. Clearwire, which markets
its service as Clear, said the Philadelphia service area covers 1000
square miles and approximately 3.6 million people in the market.
Regionally,
servi…
WiMax Rollout Hits Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth
November 2nd, 2009 |
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Despite its struggles, Sprint continues to push wireless 4G WiMax service with official launches in Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth along with three markets in North Carolina. By the end of 2009, Sprint promises WiMax rollouts in Honolulu, Seattle, San Antonio and Austin, Texas.
– Sprint said Nov. 2 it has launched WiMax service in Chicago and Dallas-Fort
Worth in addition to three markets in North Carolina.
Sprint
launched the nation’s first WiMax deployment in Baltimore in September 2008
before spinning off its WiMax Xohn division into Clearwire’s 4G operations.
Clearw…
WiMAX Subscribers Reach 4 Million Worldwide
October 20th, 2009 |
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WiMAX subscriptions continue to grow, hitting approximately four million strong in the second quarter of 2009, according to a new report. Of the operators committed to competitor LTE, 37 percent are planning 2010 rollouts.
– The race between LTE and WiMAX technologies to dominate 4G wireless networks continues to proceed at a brisk pace.
According to an Oct. 20 report from analyst firm Maravedis, WiMAX subscriber growth in the second quarter of 2009 increased 16.5 percent over the first quarter, showing a 74 percen…
Clearwire Launches WiMax Silicon Valley Network
September 15th, 2009 |
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As a precursor to Clearwire’s 4G WiMax Bay Area network planned for 2010, Clearwire providing developers, including WiMax investors Google, Intel and Cisco, with a test network.
– Clearwire introduced Sept. 15 the launch of the company’s largest 4G
WiMAX application test environment in the Silicon Valley. The
developer network, which is a precursor to commercial service planned
for the San Francisco Bay Area in 2010, will cover more than 20 square
miles in Santa Clara, Mo…
Innovation@Intel: New Entertainment Experiences in the WiMAX Connected Vehicle
September 9th, 2009 |
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Today’s personal and in-vehicle entertainment devices are highly incompatible with each other outside of a simple wired connection that enables only rudimentary interactions. In the new mobile world, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) used with Intel® Atom™-powered, WiMAX-enabled automobiles, can deliver a personalized, enhanced in-vehicle entertainment experience, as demonstrated recently at Research@Intel Day. Personal preferences contained in MIDs can customize the in-car entertainment experience while WiMAX-based wireless Internet services link drivers with the world around them to enable exciting new safety, entertainment and communication experiences for tomorrow’s automobiles.
Chip Shot: WiMAX Brings City-Wide Wireless Internet to NMU Students
August 21st, 2009 |
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Northern Michigan University students in Marquette, MI. will begin receiving 3,000 laptops with WiMAX cards starting Aug. 20. The students, two-thirds of whom live off campus, will have wireless access anywhere in Marquette without additional cost. The school is one of the first universities in the world with a WiMAX network, which delivers cable and DSL-like speed via a wireless network that can cover entire cities and neighborhoods. As a key contributor to the deployment, Intel was on campus for today’s public demonstration of the network.
Clearwire Adds Huawei as WiMax Vendor
August 11th, 2009 |
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Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies joins Motorola, Samsung, Cisco Systems and DragonWave as equipment providers for Clearwire’s WiMax network.
– WiMax provider Clearwire Aug. 11 added Chinese telecommunications equipment
maker Huawei Technologies to its vendor mix. Huawei will supply WiMax radio-access
network equipment, including base stations, element management system
components, and related network hardware and software.
Clearwire al…
Chip Shot: New Report Finds WiMAX Gaining Traction Around the World
August 3rd, 2009 |
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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!
Clearwire Adding Devices to WiMax Service
July 23rd, 2009 |
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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…
Chip Shot: Clearwire takes on Las Vegas – Viva WiMAX
July 21st, 2009 |
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Today, Las Vegas residents win big as Clearwire launches its third 4G mobile WiMAX city. Continuing plans to bring WiMAX to 80 markets by end of 2010, the next-generation mobile broadband service is now available to approximately 1.7 million residents across Sin City. Numerous CLEAR-compatible embedded WiMAX laptops and netbooks based on our Intel Core, Atom and Pentium-brands are available directly from their manufacturers or via other channels including Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, Lenovo, Samsung, and Toshiba. Also, starting Aug. 1, Clearwire will also offer a dual-mode 3G/4G modem for customers who travel outside of CLEAR 4G coverage areas that uses Sprint’s nationwide 3G network.