WiMAX NewsSprint says public safety will benefit from proposed WiMAX ventureBy: By Glenn Bischoff Sprint Nextel said in a recent FCC filing that the new company being formed in partnership with Clearwire not only is expected to provide wireless broadband services via WiMAX technology at data speeds up to 6 Mb/s to American consumers but also to public-safety agencies and educational institutions.... MA-COM announces availability of high-power 4.9 GHz WiMAX solutionBy: By Donny Jackson Tyco Electronics’ M/A-COM yesterday announced the availability of new high-power, 4.9 GHz WiMAX base stations and subscriber stations that are designed to be used by utilities and public-safety agencies... Sprint Nextel to cut 4000 jobs after reporting more subscriber lossesBy: By Donny Jackson Sprint Nextel today announced about 4000 job cuts and retail-outlet closures in the wake of more subscriber losses during the fourth quarter of 2007... xG Technology gets FCC certification, prepares for first profitsBy: By Donny Jackson Florida-based startup xG Technology recently received FCC certification for its xMAX equipment, allowing the company to ship base stations for at least four new markets this month and experience its first profitable period, according to CEO Rick Mooers... Motorola names Brown as new CEOBy: By Donny Jackson Motorola announced that President and COO Greg Brown will succeed Ed Zander as the company’s CEO effective Jan. 1... Verizon Wireless chooses LTE for its 4G migrationBy: By Donny Jackson Verizon Wireless, the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., yesterday announced plans to use Long Term Evolution (LTE) for its fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband network... Sprint Nextel nixes WiMAX plans with ClearwireBy: By Donny Jackson In a blow to the WiMAX industry in the U.S., Sprint Nextel and Clearwire today terminated their letter of intent to jointly build and operate a nationwide mobile WiMAX network on the companies’ complementary 2.5 GHz spectrum assets... Cisco to buy mobile WiMAX firmBy: By Donny Jackson Cisco System this week announced its intent pay $330 million to acquire Navini Networks, a wireless broadband access equipment maker that boasts several WiMAX deployments and deployments of pre-standard mobile WiMAX technology... M2Z Networks files suit to overturn FCC rulingBy: By Donny Jackson M2Z Networks has asked a federal appeals court to reverse a recent FCC ruling that denied the fledgling company 20 MHz of 2.1 GHz spectrum needed to make its vision of offering a free, family-friendly broadband wireless service nationwide a reality... Sprint Nextel, Clearwire forge WiMAX partnershipBy: By Donny Jackson Sprint Nextel and Clearwire yesterday announced a letter of intent to jointly construct a nationwide mobile WiMAX network using the considerable 2.5 GHz spectrum held by the two service providers... IWCE: WiMAX expected to blossom overseas firstBy: By Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--WiMAX is a promising wireless broadband standard, but it may be some time before the technology flourishes in the United States, a speaker said during an IWCE College of Technology session yesterday.... Clearwire IPO raises $600 millionBy: By Donny Jackson Wireless broadband provider Clearwire yesterday raised $600 million through a much-anticipated initial public offering that is expected to help finance the company’s capital-expansion efforts... Clearwire buys 2.5 GHz spectrum from AT&TBy: By Donny Jackson Wireless broadband provider Clearwire has agreed to pay AT&T $300 million cash for 2.5 GHz spectrum previously owned by BellSouth, AT&T announced this week... New Airwave solution manages Wi-Fi, WiMAX and meshBy: By Donny Jackson Airwave Wireless yesterday announced version 5.0 of its wireless management software suite that expands its support for Wi-Fi networks to include management for WiMAX and mesh networks, as well as a new “Enterprise Edition” that provides enhanced scalability... Speaker: Narrowband digital signals at least as effective as P25By: By Glenn Bischoff Icom America will release the results of an internal test during the next couple of weeks that indicate narrowband digital signals compare favorably to Project 25 digital signals, according to Chris Lougee, vice president of the company.... |
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