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NewsIs Google satisfied with its new wireless broadband venture?
Google finally got what it wanted--access to a broadband network to realize its dream of transferring it dominance in online advertising into the wireless broadband world. By making a sizable Read more...
Cablevision's answer to WiMAX: WiFi
Countering the Sprint-Clearwire announcement deal that involves cable operators Time Warner, Comcast and Brighthouse Networks, Cablevision announced plans to spend more than $300 million to roll out Read more...
Intel among winners of 2.6 GHz spectrum in Sweden
Intel Capital was among the winners of Sweden's auction of he 2.6 GHz band, acquiring 50 MHz of TDD spectrum for $26.5 million. According to local press reports, Intel is seeking partners to build Read more...
New Sprint-Clearwire deal a shot in the arm for mobile WiMAX
In a complex deal that will certainly be critiqued for months to come, Sprint and Clearwire announced plans to combine their WiMAX businesses and create a new company that will include a $3.2 Read more...
A breakdown of the Sprint-Clearwire deal
After months of rumors and speculation, the deal that the mobile WiMAX industry has been hoping for finally became a reality. Sprint and Clearwire announced that they will be combining their WiMAX Read more...
Report: WiMAX to replace 12% of global DSL base by 2013
Juniper Research forecasts mobile WiMAX will replace up to 12 percent of the global DSL installed base by 2013, lead by the Far East with more than one-fifth of the 47 million subscribers in 2013. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Alvarion reports $40M in WiMAX revenues for Q1
WiMAX vendor Alvarion announced record WiMAX revenues of $40 million in the first quarter, a 58-percent increase from the previous year. Cumulative WiMAX shipments reached $300 million during the Read more...
Sprint's backhaul conundrum
Last month Sprint Nextel said provisioning of backhaul is the primary hold-up to the Read more...
Alcatel-Lucent's CDMA business declines in 1Q
Alcatel-Lucent's mainstay CDMA business is on the decline, the company reported. That decline and the faltering economy resulted in a 6.5 percent decline in wireless network sales year-over-year, Read more...
Time Warner CEO says wireless broadband 'interesting'
Time Warner, which recently ended its relationship with Sprint Nextel for the Pivot wireless offering that gave the cable operator a quadruple play, gave some nebulous information regarding the Read more...
| Press ReleasesAlvarion® Reports Record Revenues for First Quarter 2008TEL AVIV, Israel – May 5, 2008 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter Read more... Up to 12% of DSL Broadband Subscribers to Transfer to Fixed WiMAX Connections within 5 years Hampshire, UK – 7th May 2008: A new analysis of the global opportunity for WiMAX 802.16e forecasts that up to 12% of the global DSL installed base will be substituted by WiMAX by 2013. The Far Read more... WiMAX Forum® Forecasts 133 Million WiMAX™ Users by 2012 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The WiMAX Forum today announced it projects more than 133 million WiMAX users globally Read more... ARUBA NETWORKS RELEASES WHITE PAPER ON DELIVERING BROADBAND SERVICES TO FIXED AND MOBILE CLIENTS USING WIMAX AND WI-FI WiMAX Is Well Suited For Wide Area Networks, Wi-Fi Is Cost-Effective For a Wide Range of Local Clients SUNNYVALE, California, March 20, 2008 – Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader Read more... Azulstar to upgrade its existing municipal WiFi networks with WiMAX Grand Haven, MI – March 17, 2008 – Azulstar today announced that it is enhancing all of its existing municipal Wi-Fi networks with WiMAX technology, using equipment from Airspan Networks and Read more... |