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Mobile WiMAX in India? Forget it !

Well, after a great deal of waiting, and as the commonwealth games are due in 2010, the auctions of 3G could not be postponed any longer. How could one tell the world at that time that we are now the only major country in Asia that does not have 3G yet?.It also pinches that there is no mobile TV or HDTV or digital terrestrial broadcasting.Also the fact that 4G-LTE netorks are about to be commissioned in Japan and USA does not add to any showoffs of technology which needs to be displayed at big e… Continue

Added by Amitabh on September 4, 2009 at 8:30am — 21 Comments

World wide TV for free

As the DTV time grew near, no more analogue, I decided to rough it, and go all the way IP. Knowing the day was near that we wont really need, or have to depend on broadcast TV, to entertain ourselves. On demand is where we are headed, I found just about everything you would have on satellite, or cable, right here on IP. With 4G fixing to light up the air in 80 plus city's in the next year, I found a free program I have to share with my wimax friends. With mobility on the way, we will be the wi… Continue

Added by Kobe Wadsworth on August 18, 2009 at 10:00am — 6 Comments

Clearwire's Soft-launch of WiMAX 'Clear' service in Las Vegas

Similar to last month’s soft-launch of Clear service in Atlanta, Clearwire is now offering WiMAX services in Las Vegas prior to the official launch expected later this summer. "In advance of our full commercial launch of Las Vegas scheduled for this summer, we are now selling Clear service as part of our operational readiness activities," Clearwire spokeswoman Jennifer Morgan told Unstrung. "Store openings, advertising, and other market activities will be a part of our full commercial launch, b… Continue

Added by Amanda Louie on June 2, 2009 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Palm Pre Frenzy

Over the past few days, the wireless world has been buzzing about the June 6 launch of the Palm Pre, which will be exclusively offered on Sprint’s 3G network. Across the industry, reporters, analysts and consumers alike are asking questions and speculating about the device. How will it compete against the iPhone? What will the browsing experience be like? PC World’s David Coursey… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on May 26, 2009 at 12:21pm — 2 Comments

Listen up Comcast, get those wires wireless

First off you have the fastest speed available as far as wires go. Second you invested in the Clear merger. To be able to sell wireless in your own brand. Third you can offer wireless to the home greener with faster speeds than any wireless provider, Forth you already have the infrastructure. So why aren't you using this resource. Docsis 3.0 is capable of 160 mbps, but are throttled down to 50.mbps. Equipment is available that is made for cable co"s to provide wifi to the home. In time you can e… Continue

Added by Kobe Wadsworth on May 9, 2009 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

Verizon Wireless' accelerated LTE launch puts Clearwire under pressure to roll out Mobile WiMAX in more U.S. cities

Verizon Wireless (VZW) will introduce Long Term Evolution (LTE) service in two "pre-commercial" cities later this year before a broader deployment next year, Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch said this week. The LTE deployment is planned as a data service initially for laptop users, based on usage. No pricing plans were announced. The peak rate is 60Mbps, based on VZW's LTE trials in Minneapolis,MN, Columbus, OH, northern New Jersey and several European locations. Verizon CTO Richard Lynch wou… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on February 19, 2009 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

MWC 2009: WiMAXers are you listening?

Mobile World Congress 2009: A great Fare, but take with a pinch of Salt! Feb 18, 2009 Mobile World Congress, the apex event of the year for mobile technologies is always looked at with excitement for a peek into the new technologies to follow and the roadmap for the ensuing year. The keynote based on the economic crisis appeared to provide a panacea for all the problems with Conway suggesting that the governments should look at the mobile Industry as a way out of this crisis. Not a surprising st… Continue

Added by Amitabh on February 18, 2009 at 6:42am — 6 Comments

WiMAX Forum® announces launch of Global Roaming Program

Program provides WiMAX Forum member companies with database needed to launch next-generation roaming services. For details, please visit: http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/pr/view?item_key=1ec407931e9b967e2148ccd227cb8363886eef3d Comment Roaming will be required once multiple MOBILE WiMAX networks are operational in the U.S. or in other countries (especially Taiwan and India). Roaming would also be helpful for nomadic WiMAX service offered by different carriers in the same country (… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on January 23, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Where are the WiMAX MIDs hiding?

We noted the absence of major vendor MID announcements at CES. Based on our Jan 08 IEEE ComSoc meeting presentation (Internet in Your Pocket presentation by Rama Shukla of Intel), we were expecting a raft of WiMAX capable MIDs to be announced at CES. We were disappointed. While not having attended CES, we did see blog posts about Yukyung’s Viliv "X70 AtoM Communications MID." For info please visit: http://www.myviliv.com/ces/main_x70atom.html The company is based in Korea so we don't know if t… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on January 10, 2009 at 9:00pm — 14 Comments

Information Memorundum for 3G and BWA ( WiMAX) auctions in India released !

The Department of Telecom has today released the Information memorandum setting in motion the process of 3G and Broadbandband spectrum auction. The document is available on the DOT website ( http://www.dot.gov.in/as/Auctionindex.htm) The start of the 3G auction is from 16 Jan 2009 and the BWA auction begins two days after the closure of the 3G auction. For WiMAX, the spectrum will be auctioned in the 2.3 and 2.5 GHz bands. Three blocks of 20 MHz are on the block for auction. The exact frequncie… Continue

Added by Amitabh on December 12, 2008 at 8:47am — 4 Comments

More Reasons for Optimism in This Week's WiMAX News

More Reasons for Optimism in This Week's WiMAX News Is the global economic outlook getting you down? Does the business section of your local newspaper depress you? Fortunately, there's hope, in the form of a quick Google search: there is plenty of news on WiMAX technology floating around the Internet this week, and most of it positive.

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Added by Ari Zoldan on November 28, 2008 at 6:00am — No Comments

All Set for WiMAX Frequency Auctions in India on Jan 16, 2009

Major broadband operators who have been trying to make the best of WiMAX technology may now have reason to cheer as the DOT plans to auction the prime WiMAX spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band. This auction, which forms a part of the pre-announced plan for the auction of 3G and WiMAX spectrum is being considered very important by the potential bidders owing to many reasons. First, the 2.5 GHz band is ideally suited for Mobile WiMAX and WiMAX Forum approved profiles and devices certified for the profile… Continue

Added by Amitabh on November 27, 2008 at 11:13pm — 10 Comments

Wireless Knowledge Working Group and Workshop 2009

A Workshop ( Wireless India 2009) on March 2-4 2009 promises to be a major regulatory and policy maker melting pot. A dedicated group of experts ( Wireless Knowledge Woking group ) is now putting final touches to one of the largest wireless events of its kind to be held in India. Involving WiMAX, 3G and Mobile Broadcasting, this promises to bring together all the wireless technologies, their regulation and resource allocation ( such as spectrum) under a scanner. Watch out for more details. htt… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on October 27, 2008 at 6:05am — 3 Comments

WiMAX Forum in India comes face to face with the Reality of Mobility

New Delhi, Oct 15,2008 The WiMAX Forum Expo in India, organized by the WiMAX world Forum with Intel was an important event, if the new directions it has pointed out for the industry are any clue. When the it predicted 19 million users in India by 2012 it did not in any way overestimated the potential of this market. In fact they have hit the nail on the head by basing it on the Mobile user growth of 8-9 million a month and the miniscule number of broadband subscribers at 4.5 million. The fact re… Continue

Added by Amitabh on October 16, 2008 at 4:20am — 4 Comments

Sprint Nextel Launches its Mobile WiMAX Service XOHM ( Finally!)

Sprint Nextel WiMAX Service XOHM Now Launched ! Sept 30,2008 One of the most awaited events of the year has now happened. The XOHM service, which was being seen as now ON and now OFF, has finally emerged from the veils. This is the first 4G launch in the USA with $30 monthly plans and speeds of 3-5 Mbps as of now. Expect to see new cool applications soon! http://www.wimaxbook.net Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on September 30, 2008 at 7:44am — 1 Comment

WiMAX and the Olympics

Entered on behalf of Elkana Ben-Sinai, CEO of Comsys Mobile It’s great being back from my summer vacation and meeting up with everyone again. As some of our Comsys employees will recall, when returning from my last summer vacation I shared my views on the benefits of the Mobile Internet and the “always connected” service (Subject: “receiving e-mail while hiking in the Tirol Mountains or boating on the Danube river..…”). My major complaints were the insufficient bandwidth and the high co… Continue

Added by Helen on September 1, 2008 at 11:27am — No Comments

Mobile WIMAX USB dongle device in Korea ( running products)

Sorry about some Korean wordings in Images @@ KT WIBRO Model : EV WM100

KT WIBRO Model : KWM U1000… Continue

Added by ji park on July 10, 2008 at 10:16pm — 2 Comments

Mobile WiMax is Being Buried Alive?

WiMax news has been dominated by a London research firm’s recent announcement that mobile WiMax might be dead on arrival.

“Recent events have been unfavourable toward Mobile WiMAX,” says Frost & Sullivan’s Programme Manager Luke Thomas, referring to Sprint’s delayed deployment of its commercial WiMax network. The firm then focuses on the two aspects of mobile WiMax:

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Added by Ari Zoldan on June 25, 2008 at 3:34pm — 3 Comments

Motorola is among first vendors to achieve certification for MIMO 2.5 GHz Mobile WiMAX(TM) products

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 17, 2008 Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that its WiMAX WAP 25400 base station has achieved the WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) seal of approval by passing required interoperability and conformance tests as outlined by the WiMAX Forum. This milestone achievement, announced by the WiMAX Forum at its Global Congress event in Amsterdam, places Motorola among the first companies to have its 2.5GHz WiMAX products earn this new stamp of approval for completing tests n… Continue

Added by Dan Callahan on June 17, 2008 at 10:17am — No Comments

Comcast CEO Roberts reveals its Strategey for investing in Sprint Clearwire

The $ 1 Billion investment in the Sprint-Clearwire JV goes down to a simple demo where the comcast team witnessed unblemished video delivery while travelling in a car at 50 miler per hour. The video quality, which remained unaffected as the vehicle sped past multiple base stations with smooth handovers and the fact that this spectular delivery can be supported by over 150 MHz of Spectrum was all that remained to make a final decision. Mobile Broadcasting with W… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on May 29, 2008 at 11:46pm — No Comments