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Narrowbanding WiMAX in India

Narrowbanding WiMAX 5 Jan 2009 It appears that the Foggy weather in Delhi extends to much more than just atmosphere, certainly to the Foggy Policies and to the ministries of Telecom and Finance. The Ministry of Finance has recommended the doubling of the reserve prices to $ 8 Billion for 3G and $ 4 Billion for WiMAX. Even though such events are quite common to policy watchers and hardly ruffle any feathers, this one takes the cake for a number of reasons. In principle we are not opposed to the… Continue

Added by Amitabh on January 5, 2009 at 7:30am — 5 Comments

Baltimore Xohm Users: Are You Out There?

Looking for users of the XOHM (now Clear) WiMax service in Baltimore... speak up and let us hear how the service is! Especially interested in any small business users. Add your experiences in the comments, or email them to me at kaps at sidecutreports dot com. Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on December 20, 2008 at 12:54am — No 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

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

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

Clearwire Testing WiMAX in Oregon with IDT Spectrum

The Sprint-Clearwire deal gave Clearwire undeniable credibility in WiMAX development, and the company is moving forward with the technology in a big way. Beta tests are underway in Portland, with “more than 70 percent of [the] WiMAX sites for Portland…in construction or on air.”

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Added by Ari Zoldan on July 11, 2008 at 4:00pm — No 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

WiMAX as the Top Wireless trend for 2008

WiMAX as the Top Wireless Trend for 2008 Fortune has named WiMAX as the top ten wireless trend for 2008.The naming of WiMAX as the top wireless trend for 2008 has not come as a surprise to industry watchers. A number of developments, happening in their own areas are now coming together to deliver the promise of a completely new mobile wireless experience, the first in over a decade. There are no less than ten reasons, which we foresee today, which are likely to make this prediction ring true. F… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on February 18, 2008 at 11:55pm — No Comments

Sprint And Clearwirewire coming together again for WiMAX?

Sprint and Clearwire coming together again? The deal if it goes through will give a new dimension to mobile WiMAX in the US and perhaps in parts of Europe. Embroiled as they are in the 700 MHz spectrum auction, the companies have bid over $19 Billion for 700 MHz spectrum, which has just now been declared as one for which certification profiles" will be announced" by the WiMAX forum. However Sprint and Clearwire can sew together virtually all of the mobile WiMAX spectrum in the 2.5-2.69 GHz, the… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on February 18, 2008 at 11:31pm — 1 Comment