The fourth generation of mobile services – 4G – will be a combination of 3G and WiMax technologies, analyst Forrester has predicted. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: WiMAX
Intel Lands WiMAX Deals With 2 China Cities
Intel Corp. has landed WiMAX agreements with two Chinese cities, the company revealed Wednesday. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Will Be Key To BT’s 21st Century Network Project
BT’s radical plan to upgrade its telecommunications network to cope with the demands of a converged world will rely on the latest wireless technologies. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Study: WiMax, MobileFI No Threat To DSL
Consulting firm The Management Network Group (TMNG), has teamed up with financial house Bear, Stearns & Co. to produce a new market study called Wireless Broadband: The Impact of 802 Technology. The study analyzes the potential business effects of 802.16 WiMAX and 802.20 MobileFI and proprietary technologies. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Is Coming, And It’s Going To Be Big
WiMax, an evolving standard for point-to-multipoint wireless networking, is poised to do for the last mile of broadband what Wi-Fi has done for the last 100 feet of networking. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Broadband System Looks Toward WiMax
Although standardized products that are expected to drive down the price of WiMax wireless broadband gear may be as much as a year away, Alvarion Inc. on Wednesday used the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) conference in Washington, D.C., to roll out equipment that it said can be easily upgraded to support the emerging standard. Via… Continue Reading
Powell: Wireless Vital To Broadband Future
The Federal Communications Commission is stepping up efforts to establish wireless as a viable broadband option to cable and DSL in order to make high-speed Internet access available to all Americans by 2007. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
EarthLink Hooks Up To Wireless Broadband
Internet service provider EarthLink will work with Digitalpath Networks to offer wireless broadband access in certain Northern California cities, under a deal to be announced Wednesday. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Fujitsu, Wi-LAN Team For Broadband Wireless
WiMAX, or last mile, wireless broadband access, hasn’t been a reality in the eyes of many to date, but that may be about to change. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Forum Attracts New Members
The WiMAX Forum has attracted some more service providers. With the addition of BT, Qwest Communications, Reliance Telecom, France Telecom and XO Communications to its membership roster, nearly a quarter of the forum’s membership is now made up of service providers. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Report: WiMax To Lead Broadband Wireless Market
Broadband wireless services will gradually challenge wired versions, and industry support is coalescing behind WiMax to be the leading technology, according to a report. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Broadband May Get More Spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it was willing to create additional unlicensed spectrum so wireless broadband service providers can more quickly spread high-speed Internet connections into rural areas. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Intel, Alcatel Team Up For WiMax Gear
Intel and network gear maker Alcatel announced on Thursday an alliance to deliver WiMax equipment by the second half of 2005. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi, WiMAX And 802.20 The Disruptive Potential Of Wireless Broadband
WiFi is already radically changing the way in which the internet is accessed in the home, in the office, in public locations and on the move. However wireless LANs are only one part of a much bigger wireless broadband landscape that is now unfolding before us. WiMAX and 802.20 threaten to have just as big… Continue Reading
WiMax Starting To Make Its Move
Emerging standards-based technologies could unify the fragmented broadband industry, bring down prices. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading