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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

AT&T says "No Thanks" to LTE - Reports RCR

Ahead of LTE, AT&T tests 7.2 Mbps speeds in Chicago Wireless provider sets sights on HSPA+ December 18 2008 - 2:13 pm ET | Allie Winter | RCR Wireless News AT&T Mobility is in no hurry to transition to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. In response to accelerated next-generation rollout schedules by Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel said the carrier has plenty of room for upgrades before making the switch to LTE. “We have some real adv… Continue

Added by Paul Sergeant on December 18, 2008 at 3:29pm — 2 Comments

Sidecut Consumer Guide to WiMax: Now Free!

Want a detailed explanation of the recent launch of WiMax services in Baltimore, and how WiMax’s combination of speed, mobility, and innovative pricing might satisfy the growing consumer demand for an always-on Internet experience? Then download the Sidecut Reports Consumer Guide to WiMax, now available for FREE DOWNLOAD from the Sidecut Reports site. Prepared in an easy-to-read style with… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on December 8, 2008 at 2:37am — No 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

Sprint, Clearwire Get Set to Merge

Thanks to the FCC's approval, the clock is now really ticking forward on the Sprint-Clearwire merger that will create the "New" Clearwire and its nationwide WiMax network. While we still need to see a Clearwire shareholder vote later this month, the number everyone wants to know --… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on November 11, 2008 at 7:10pm — No Comments

A Momentous Week in US History and not only for Obama

A Momentous Week in US History 06 Nov 2008 This week has been a momentous one in US history and not only for Obama. The FCC has taken two pathbreaking decisions this week which give a legup to WiMAX and mobile broadband in the country. The FCC has permitted the use of White Spaces in the TV spectrum for Mobile Broadband services in another decision. The decision by FCC is indeed a key one for many reasons. First, the spectral resources can no longer be afford to be wasted, and white spaces des… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on November 6, 2008 at 6:05am — No Comments

WiMax Test Drive -- Roamin' on Xohm in Chicago

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a video worth? We can't think of any better way to illustrate how WiMax could change the consumer broadband experience than with a bird's-eye view of mobile WiMax in action -- albeit on the Xohm "beta" network in Chicago, which at the time of this filming was not yet commercially available.

Thanks to the folks at Clearwire and their mob… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on November 3, 2008 at 10:50pm — No Comments

Can WiMAX Triumph Over Its Competitors?

Now that Sprint's long-awaited Xohm service has launched in Baltimore to mostly positive reviews, researchers, bloggers, and journalists are beginning to place their bets on the upcoming battle between WiMAX and long term evolution (LTE), its toughest challenger.… Continue

Added by Ari Zoldan on October 31, 2008 at 4:00am — No Comments

Xohm: The Sound of Blazing Untethered Internet

September 29, 2008: That Monday was the fateful day of Sprint-Nextel's (NYSE: S) long-awaited WiMAX rollout.… Continue

Added by Ari Zoldan on October 3, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Future of Mobile WiMAX Network in USA after the Sept 30 Launch

Sprint’s WiMAX Network XOHM officially launches on 8th October 2008 The Mobile WiMAX network of Sprint, XOHM, is now officially being launched on the 8th of October 2008 at Baltimore. The announcement of the official launch comes after many delays and postponed launches for the network for a variety of reasons. The wait is finally over, with the network already “running” and providing performance as expected. While there are many Mobile WiMAX networks in operation around the globe, the… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on September 30, 2008 at 7:48am — No 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

It's Official: Xohm WiMax Launch Party is Oct. 8

After all the doubts, deals and delays, the biggest launch of WiMax services in the U.S. will become official on Oct. 8, when Intel, Sprint, Clearwire and others host a… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on September 23, 2008 at 6:27pm — 2 Comments

Boston, Philly, Dallas next for Sprint's WiMax

They're whoopin' it up at Sprint headquarters, as the Xohm WiMax folks there celebrate hitting an internal infrastructure deployment date well ahead of schedule. A confident and happy Xohm president Barry West spoke with us by phone Thursday afternoon for an update on the inaugural Xohm launch in Baltimore in September, as well as device, bandwidth and spectrum issues for both Sprint's solo launches in 2008 and the expected merged operations in the… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on September 2, 2008 at 1:16am — No Comments

A Closer Look at Clearwire's Spectrum

Ever since we put together our first Sidecut Report on WiMax and its comprehensive look at the impact of the New Clearwire deal on the U.S. market, we have been intrigued by the prospect of the 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings that Sprint and the old Clearwire brought to the table. So instead of just wondering about it,… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on August 24, 2008 at 12:48pm — No Comments

AT&T: We Like WiMax!

Readers of our Sidecut Report on WiMax weren't surprised to read in USA Today that the big telco likes WiMax, despite a strategic direction tilted in favor of Long Term Evolution (LTE) for its main 4G strategy. In our report, we offered some details of AT&T's current WiMax deployments, which include one in Alaska and one in P… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on August 1, 2008 at 8:14pm — No Comments

SPRINT quits Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance- negative impact on merging WiMAX and LTE

The major wireless network operators are determined to ensure that future broadband wireless technologies are optimized for their commercial needs. The most powerful body coordinating the operators' activities is the NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance. It numbers 18 carrier members and works with a wide range of other bodies. When it was first formed, it seemed to be a force for unity across the industry, able to support more than one access network technology, and bring vari… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on July 30, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

WiMax Empire Poses Continual Threat to AT&T Network

AT&T (NYSE: T) Phone Company is once again challenging the merger of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) with Clearwire (NYSE: CLWR), whose aim is to merge both companies' WiMax assets in order to create a nationwide broadband wireless network. This merger would be huge for Wimax, estimating a deal worth 14. 5 billion dollars, a… Continue

Added by Ari Zoldan on July 29, 2008 at 3:31pm — 1 Comment

AT&T Challenges Clearwire-Sprint Merger

As we predicted in our Sidecut Report on WiMax, the "new" Clearwire deal, with its heavy-hitter lineup of investors and their $3.2 billion in capital, was sure to attract the attention of the big telcos, namely AT&T and Verizon. In our predictions we guessed that the big telcos would turn up the heat on Clearwire any way they could, and today it looks like we were right since AT&T jus… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on July 25, 2008 at 4:07pm — 2 Comments

The Sidecut Interview: Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff

Even though he's busy managing day-to-day operations for the "old" Clearwire as he also works on integration issues for the "new" Clearwire and its planned nationwide WiMax network, Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff still found time to talk to Sidecut Reports for a mid-summer update this week. In this edited transcript of our phone… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on July 15, 2008 at 3:36pm — 3 Comments

WiMax Update: Waiting for Intel Silicon; Xohm Looks to Sept. Launch; Clearwire Preps for Deal Close

It was sort of a perfect storm of WiMax information Monday, as an Intel Centrino2 briefing followed our personal interview with Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff, the latter for an update on the progress of the new Clearwire national WiMax network. While it will take a day or two for us to process all the info from our call with Ben Wol… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on July 15, 2008 at 11:44am — No Comments