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Hossein Mesbahi Q1/2010, Wimax live in Iran, but, does Iran market ready for 4G

What is the marketing vision of 4G? - Telecom Expansion (Applications Pre-dominantly in internet) - Multimedia of business models - Broadband - Telecom service - Enterprise & Government But, does Iran ready to move to above issues? then, What is the main concern to service providers to move to 4G? However, this is important to know that there are not very organized companies to supporting the issues as listed bellow so far, - Content aggregation - Content provider - Content producer… Continue

Added by Hossein Mesbahi on November 22, 2009 at 6:04am — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger SLT’S SKY NETWORK To Roll out WiMAX in Sri Lanka

A subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) aims to attract US$12.8 million to provide broadband internet facilities using the latest Wimax technology with islandwide coverage. In this respect, the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka granted investment approval for Sky Network to provide latest Wimax – wireless broadband services. Sky Network is an investment of US $ 12.8 million for the first two phases. The venture will provide broadband internet facilities using the latest Wimax technology Wimax 80… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 20, 2009 at 5:41pm — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger Adam Internet connects 1st WiMAX customers and begins 15 month roll out in Australia

WiMAX is making great progress in Australia, as Adam Internet connected its first customers and said it’s targeting 14 service areas for WiMAX deployment in Australia in 2010. Adelaide based Adam Internet is building a wireless broadband network as part of the Australian government’s Broadband Guarantee Program, designed to serve all of the nation’s residents. For more info on the company, see: http://www.adam.com.au/news/article… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 20, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

William Higgins CLEAR Spot - Personal WiFi Hotspot [Video]

The CLEAR Spot is a powerful, battery powered wireless router and is a very useful accessory for the CLEAR WiMAX service. Using the CLEAR mobile USB adapter you can use the CLEAR Spot to create a WiFi hotspot and share that connection your friends or co-workers. Here are some simple ideas and situations where the CLEAR Spot may come in handy.
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Added by William Higgins on November 18, 2009 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Hossein Mesbahi Does Iran Move forward from 2.5G directly to 4G (Wimax)

“Wimax service is perfect for the Iranian market where the population reaches 70 million but the internet penetration is still very low even in big cities, The cooperation with Huawei (MTN/Irancell) and Samsung (Datak) are a good opportunity not only to introduce the latest generation of mobile data technologies in Iran, but also to accelerate the economic growth of Iran.” MTN/Irancell and Datak Telecom to introduce Iran’s first Mobile Wimax Wave2 service with Huawei and Samsung Wimax solution… Continue

Added by Hossein Mesbahi on November 18, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger Pyramid Research: WiMAX to deliver Business services in AME markets

The business segment in Africa and the Middle East should be the main focus of WiMax operators as fixed WiMax's contribution to fixed business broadband subscriptions is expected to more than quadruple by 2014, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). A new Telecom Insider Report, Business Services to D… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 17, 2009 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger Highlights of Clearwire's Earnings call + Comcast's mobile video potential

Transcript at: http://seekingalpha.com/article/172633-clearwire-q3-2009-earnings-c... Editors Note: Clearwire (and Sprint) use the term 4G to describe their mobile WiMAX network. ITU-R does not agree with that designation, nor does this author. Clearwire CEO William T. Morrow: "Our objective remains the same -- to aggressively expand our 4G network with nationwide coverage, delivering the best poss… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 16, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger Clearwire's Philly GM: “Mobility and speed is our focus"

You might be surprised to hear that Clearwire’s General Manager of Philadelphia Andrew Kupiec thinks the city’s mobile market isn’t crowded. It’s a big market, he says, and there’s plenty of room in the proverbial sandbox. “Mobility and speed is our focus … We don’t need to unseat any of the incumbents, the major players in the market,” the Phoenixville resident—who grew up outside Bryn Mawr—said in a telephone interview with Technically Philly Tuesday. Since we reported that Clear’s next-gene… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 14, 2009 at 12:36am — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger Comcast trialing Femtocells while ABI Research cuts its market projection by 55 %

Fierce Wireless reports that CLEAR reseller Comcast is executing on their plan to test WiMAX femtocells. "Comcast confirmed that it is currently testing WiMAX femtocells, actions that hint at an expanded wireless broadband effort on the part of the nation's largest cable provider. The news does not necessarily come as a surprise. Last year, Unstrung reported that part of Comcast's deal with Clearwire (Comcast resells Clearwire's mobile WiMAX service) calls for 5 MHz of spectrum across the U.S.… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 13, 2009 at 7:40pm — No Comments

Jeff Thompson A Streamlined Stimulus

Yesterday, the government announced that the broadband stimulus process would be shortened to two rounds of funding rather than the initially planned three. According to a WSJ article by Amy Schatz, this was a “response to criticism from applicants and lawmakers that the program isn’t getting money out qui… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on November 11, 2009 at 11:02am — 2 Comments

Alan J Weissberger Can Sprint survive as an independent telco- 2,500 more workers to be axed!

The WSJ reports that Sprint will cut an additional 2,500 workers By ROGER CHENG Sprint Nextel Corp. said it plans to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs, or roughly 5% of its work force, as the cellphone-service provider seeks to cut annual costs by at least $350 million. It's the second significant round of cuts this year as the embattled company struggles to return to profitability and subscriber growth. The Overland Park, Kan., company currently employs about 42,000 people. Sprint announced plans in J… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 10, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Carlos Rey Moreno Will WiMAX win the broadband market in developing countries?

Everywhere one can read that WiMAX is the technological solution for leapfrogging communications problems of developing countries. Accordingly there are several WiMAX deployments in urban areas of the emerging economies worldwide. Despite this promising future, the consulting firm Ovum considers that “WiMAX will only be a niche emerging markets”. Angel Dobardziev, Ovum's manager of emerging telecoms markets research, affirms that WiMAX role “will be a far smaller one than many WiMAX players woul… Continue

Added by Carlos Rey Moreno on November 10, 2009 at 4:31pm — 1 Comment

Jeff Thompson Score One More for WiMAX - Clearwire Secures Additional Funding

The WSJ’s Jeffrey McCracken and Don Clark reported yesterday that Clearwire has secured an additional $1.5 billion in financing to build out its nationwide WiMAX network. The article noted, “Sprint would invest $1 billion and its Clearwire joint v… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on November 9, 2009 at 3:14pm — 2 Comments

Alan J Weissberger Sprint, Partners to Pump $1.5 Billion Into Clearwire- is it enough to complete WiMAX buildout?

WSJ article: By JEFFREY MCCRACKEN And DON CLARK Sprint Nextel Corp. and its partners are preparing to pump at least $1.5 billion more into Clearwire Corp., said two people familiar with the matter, adding yet more aid to a wireless broadband firm that has struggled to build out its next-generation network. Sprint would invest $1 billion and its Clearwire joint venture partners, a group which includes Comcast Corp., Intel Corp, Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks LLC, would kick in… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 8, 2009 at 9:40pm — 4 Comments

Alan J Weissberger Intel in talks with India's ITI for joint ventures

Intel is planning to participate in bids invited by Indian state-owned telecom equipment maker ITI Ltd to set up joint ventures, the Business Standard reported on Nov 6th. ITI, according to the bid proposals, intends to be a minority partner in the proposed JVs with a 26 per cent stake. The JV partner should be able to invest at least Rs 60 crore to be able to qualify. Though interested parties have been asked to participate before January 29, 2010, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 7, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger Comcast Launches Mobile WiMAX in Philadelphia while Clearwire expands sales operation there

Comcast announced today that its "4G" wireless service was now available in Philadelphia. "As Comcast's hometown, Philadelphia is one of the most technologically progressive cities on the East Coast. Having the first and only 4G service bundled with some of the nation's fastest Internet speeds is evidence to that fact," said Eric Schaefer, senior vice president of marketing for Comcast's Freedom region. Comcast offers the service, which it calls High-Speed 2go, via its investment in Clearwire.… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 4, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger CLEAR now available in Chicago + Sprint adds 5 new WiMAX markets

Clearwire Corp. started selling its CLEAR WiMAX service in Chicago on November 1st at its retail stores, as well as Best Buy and RadioShack. The network stretches from Gary to Rockford, although service initially won't be available everywhere. To date, it's the largest WiMAX footprint for CLEAR. Sprint Nextel Corp. announced on Monday that it has launched 4G in the Chicago area. "The speed, performance and productivity that 4G gives you are so incredible," said Todd Rowley, Sprint's vice presid… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 3, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Jose Puthenkulam 3G has significant challenges in the developing world

Please read the following articles that provide good insights on this. Overall 3G services and devices are proving too expensive in the developing countries. Also the lower speeds they offer, make bundling WiFi a must. So device vendors who have no bundled WiFi offering will suffer poor sales. … Continue

Added by Jose Puthenkulam on November 2, 2009 at 3:10pm — 1 Comment

Alan J Weissberger ETSI's standardization of Reconfigurable Radio Systems gets underway

Reconfigurable radio systems will enable access networks to get smarter, e.g. detect interference and renegotiate use of spectrum, re-assign subscribers to cells/base stations based on traffic load, improve public safety. Here is the ETSI press release on this new standardizaiton activity: Following the completion of a phase of feasibility studies, standardization of Reconfigurable Radio Systems (RRS) is now getting underway. RRS are seen by many as the most effective response to the ever-growi… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on November 2, 2009 at 10:49am — No Comments

Alan J Weissberger Sprint Developers Conference wrap up: disappointing for users, but encouraging for apps developers

For Mobile WiMAX advocates, this conference was mostly disappointing. No firm announcement on the long rumored tri-mode (WiMAX, 3G-EVDO, WiFi) smart phone, uncertain pricing for MIDs (see earlier wimax360 post), nothing on mobile video/Sprint TV for WiMAX, and no announcements of eReaders or cameras with embedded WiMAX interfaces. It seems Sprint is primarilly concerned with promoting an open network and getting more smart phones from RIM and Android supporters on their mobile network. There wa… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on October 29, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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