| 10/13/08 | Nex-Tech Builds Multi-City Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network in Kansas
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL) announced that Nex-Tech, a subsidiary of Rural Telephone Service Company and one of Kansas' largest and most diversified integrators of communication technologies, has chosen Redline's 3.65 GHz RedMAX solution for its multi-city WiMAX roll-out in Kansas USA. |
| 10/06/08 | WiMAX Vendors Demonstrate Multi-Band WiMAX Network Operating at 2.5GHz and 3.65GHz
Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN), Fujitsu Network Communications, and Starent Networks, Corp. (NASDAQ: STAR) announced that they demonstratied a multi-band, interoperable WiMAX network at WiMAX World 2008, held in Chicago last week. |
| 10/06/08 | Axxcelera Announces FCC Certification and Availability of 3.65GHz WiMAX Solution
Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Inc. announced the immediate availability of product and receipt of FCC certification on the ExcelMAX WiMAX solution for use within the 3.65 GHz spectrum (3.650-3.675 GHz). |
| 10/03/08 | Sprint's XOHM Broadband Wireless Internet Service at Demonstrated at WiMAX Smart Home Exhibit
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Sprint (NYSE: S) offered a first taste of XOHM service to guests attending a WiMAX open house event last night at Chicago's famed Smart Home. The Smart Home was built using green building techniques, technology that manages home energy use, and is designed with the latest in communications technology in mind. |
| 10/03/08 | Altair ALT2150 Mobile WiMAX Baseband Processor Wins Best of WiMAX 2008 Award
The annual awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of WiMAX technologies. Nominations were open to exhibitors, sponsors and speakers of WiMAX World USA Conference and Expo, Sept. 30 -- Oct. 2 in Chicago, and selected by a judging panel of experts from the WiMAX community. |
| 10/02/08 | Nortel Broadens WiMAX Solutions to Encompass More Innovation Broadband Wireless Applications
Since combining strengths with Alvarion (NASDAQ:ALVR) in a strategic WiMAX agreement this past June, Nortel has aligned efforts with a number of other industry players including IBM , WiChorus , Quanta Computer and Accton Wireless Broadband, to bring a comprehensive WiMAX solution to market faster and at lower costs |
| 10/02/08 | Motorola Updates Key Technology Milestones for XOHM's WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network Achievements
In advance of the planned commercial deployment of WiMAX technology in Chicago by Sprint's (NYSE: S) XOHM business unit, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that its WiMAX infrastructure has passed network acceptance tests vital to the provision of mobile broadband service to Chicagoland residents and businesses. |
| 10/01/08 | Towerstream Announces Deployment of Alvarion Mobile WiMAX Equipment in Chicago Network
Towerstream (NASDAQ: TWER) announced it is now delivering WiMAX service to businesses in downtown Chicago using the 802.16e BreezeMAX 3650 solution from Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR). |
| 10/01/08 | Redline and Starent Networks Deliver New Mobile Broadband Wireless WiMAX solution
Redline Communications Group Inc. and Starent Networks, Corp. (Nasdaq: STAR) announced the two companies have formed a strategic alliance for the co-development of a complete Mobile WiMAX solution. |
| 10/01/08 | Redline Enhances Network Management with Aptilo on Mobile WiMAX Solutions
Aptilo Networks and Redline Communications Group Inc. announced that the two companies have entered into a global technology agreement to utilize Aptilo's service management and access control solutions in Redline's RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX deployments worldwide. |
| 10/01/08 | The Aptilo WiMAX CSN System: Helping Service Providers Meet Time-to-Market and Revenue Objectives
Aptilo Networks showcases the Aptilo WiMAX CSN
System, the market's first pre-integrated wireless broadband data and
voice services solution for standards compliant mobile WiMAX
authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA); policy management and
service control. |
| 10/01/08 | Airspan Announces New Range of Subscriber CPE Devices for Mobile WiMAX
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced the launch of a new suite of mobile WiMAX subscriber products that will be unveiled at the WiMAX World Conference and Expo in Chicago this week. The new MiMAX next-generation devices expand Airspan's Mobile WiMAX portfolio to address the demanding service requirements of subscribers for high-capacity Internet connectivity, VoIP and Wi-Fi capabilities. |
| 09/30/08 | Aptilo and IntraISP Partner to Deliver Field-Proven CRM, Billing, and OSS Solutions for WiMAX Service Providers
Aptilo Networks and IntraISP announced that the two companies have partnered to offer a complete back-end system with advanced billing, customer relationship management (CRM) and operations support system (OSS) together with the Aptilo WiMAX CSN System, the market's first pre-integrated wireless broadband data and voice services solution for standards compliant mobile WiMAX authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA); policy management and service control. |
| 09/30/08 | Altair Semiconductor in Live Low Power CPE Shootout at WiMAX World Chicago
Altair Semiconductor and other leading WiMAX chipset vendors to show live measurements of their low power broadband wireless solutions and to demonstrate how to best meet the low power challenge. |
| 09/30/08 | Motorola Shows WiMAX in Action at WiMAX World 2008
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will unveil new products and demonstrate how WiMAX can accelerate the delivery of personal media experiences during WiMAX World 2008, Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, in Chicago. Motorola is in stand #601 at McCormick Place. |
| 09/26/08 | AT4 wireless Selects Azimuth Systems' Ace TM 400WB Channel Emulator for Mobile WiMAX Testing
Azimuth Systems, Inc. announced that AT4 wireless, a global supplier of testing solutions for wireless technologies, has selected the Azimuth ACE 400WB channel emulator for integration into AT4 wireless' automated WiMAX interoperability testing solution. ACE 400WB integration allows AT4 wireless to emulate numerous real-world conditions necessary for accurate and repeatable RF performance, mobility and interoperability testing in a laboratory environment. |
| 09/25/08 | Harris Stratex Networks Joins WiMAX Forum
Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSTX) announced that it has
received principal member status with the WiMAX Forum. The WiMAX Forum is
an industry-led non-profit organization committed to promoting and
certifying interoperable WiMAX products. |
| 09/24/08 | Motorola Introduces First WiMAX USB Adaptor for Laptops
Fulfilling
a promise of delivering high-speed, wireless broadband while on the go,
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) unveiled its first WiMAX USB adaptor, the
USBw 100. This thumb-drive-sized device is available in three versions to
connect to WiMAX networks in each of the three bands approved for use
around the world -- 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5 GHz. The Motorola USBw 100 plugs
directly into laptop computers to provide mobile and nomadic wireless
broadband connectivity, both indoors and out. It is expected to be
available in Q4 2008. |
| 09/24/08 | National Instruments and WisyTech Collaborate on WiMAX Toolkit for LabVIEW
National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) announced its collaboration with WisyTech, a wireless systems specialty spin-off of Italy's National Research Council and Politecnico di Milano and partnership with ATE integrator Alfautomazione, on a forthcoming WiMAX toolkit for the NI LabVIEW graphical system design platform. The plug-in toolkit extends the ease-of-use of LabVIEW graphical programming to engineers and scientists developing WiMAX RF compliant devices, semiconductors, base stations and customer premises equipment. |
| 09/24/08 | Free Broadband Wireless WiMAX Internet Access for Students and Local Businesses in Nottingham, UK
Nottingham Trent University announced the future launch of the first pilot of a WiMAX based broadband network in the area of Nottingham. The technology will launch on 29th September and will allow the university's students, staff and partner companies access to free high speed mobile broadband services. The network infrastructure was developed in conjunction with Intel Corporation. |
| 09/24/08 | True Costs of 802.11n Migration Still Misunderstood
A recent survey of more than
200 senior IT professionals conducted by Colubris Networks, the leading
global provider of intelligent wireless LANs (WLANs) for enterprises and
service providers, indicated that more than 70% of respondents intend to
implement 802.11n, yet there are still significant misconceptions about the
implications of an 802.11n deployment, especially in the areas of cost and
network architecture. |
| 09/19/08 | Airspan Selected by Netspread for WiMAX Deployment
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that Netspread, one of Botswana's leading ISPs, has chosen Airspan as its WiMAX equipment provider and has begun deployments of MicroMAX base stations and ProST customer premises equipment. |
| 09/19/08 | Redline's Customer Rapid Link Selected as Finalist for Best of WiMAX World 2008 Awards
Rapid Link of Atlanta is a finalist for the Best of WiMAX World award
for its city-wide 3.65 GHz deployment of Redline's RedMAX WiMAX Forum
Certified equipment |
| 09/17/08 | First Commercial WiMAX Rev-e Broadband Wireless Network Deployed in Azerbaijan
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Delta Telecom, a fast growing service provider in the Caucasus region, to deploy Azerbaijan's first commercial WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network. This new network will provide Delta Telecom's customers with high-speed Internet access as well as other data services and voice over IP (VoIP). |
| 09/12/08 | Redline's WiMAX Equipment Chosen by IDNet for First Nationwide WiMAX Network in Costa Rica
Redline Communications Group Inc.
(TSX and AIM: RDL) and IDNet announced that IDNet has deployed Redline's
award-winning RedMAX family of WiMAX Forum Certified(R) products, to
provide enterprise and residential customers with advanced internet and data
services. The project represents the first live private WiMAX network
operating in the 3.3 GHz licensed spectrum in Costa Rica. |
| 09/12/08 | Worldwide Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Equipment Revenue Topped $402 Million in 2Q08
As of the second quarter of 2008, Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola together account for over two-thirds of worldwide mobile WiMAX equipment revenue, reports communications market research firm Infonetics Research in a new report. Just one quarter ago, the two market leaders captured roughly half the worldwide market. |
| 09/12/08 | Tech Mahindra Announces Global Broadband Wireless Partnership Agreement for Mobile WiMAX Deployments
Redline Communications Group Inc.
(TSX and AIM: RDL) and Tech Mahindra announced the
two companies have signed a global partnership agreement to deliver Mobile
WiMAX solutions. The companies will begin their first joint Mobile WiMAX
deployments for selected carriers in the Asia-Pacific region in 2008. |
| 09/12/08 | Alcatel-Lucent 2.5GHz Base Station Receives Mobile WiMAX Certification from the WiMAX Forum
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that it has been awarded the WiMAX
Forum Certified seal of approval for its WiMAX 802.16e Compact Base
Station at 2.5GHz. This achievement further confirms Alcatel-Lucent's
leadership in WiMAX and its commitment to accelerate the development of a
global and open WiMAX eco-system. |
| 09/11/08 | Motorola Survey Reveals Media Mobility is Key for the Millennial Generation
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced further results of its research into the consumer technology decisions and media consumption habits of the 'Millennial' generation (16-27 year olds). This new study of over 1,200 Millennials from five countries in Europe and the Middle East found that young adults are passionate about being in control of their rich media content and are heavily influencing older generations. |
| 09/11/08 | Altitude Broadband Wireless Infrastructure Selects DragonWave to Support WimMAX Growth in France
DragonWave Inc. (TSX:DWI)(AIM:DWI) a leading global supplier of next-generation point to point microwave radio systems, today announced that Altitude Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Altitude Group, has selected DragonWave products to provide high capacity Ethernet backhaul as part of its rollout of WiMAX broadband services across France. |
| 09/10/08 | Vertical Broadband Wireless Services to Reach 24% of WiMAX Subscriptions and 14% of LTE Subscriptions by 2014
Enterprises are finally ready to adopt vertical
applications (M2M, in-vehicle telematics, mobile workforce support) that
require wireless data connectivity. 3G, WiMAX, and LTE operators may
benefit greatly from addressing this rapidly growing market, according to a
new report from Senza Fili Consulting |
| 09/04/08 | Smaller Wireless ISPs Entering WiMAX Arena With Licensed 3.65 GHz Deployments
NextPhase Wireless (OTC Bulletin Board: NPHS) discusses the WiMAX landscape and market opportunity for deploying 3.65 GHz broadband wireless networks to provide high-speed Internet access in smaller, regional markets. |
| 09/01/08 | Who Owns WiMAX/LTE Patents?
WiMAX/LTE Patent Claims
Coverage experts, Gregory J. Gorrie and Thomas G. Marlow, an Officer and
Associate, respectively, of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. will
discuss perspectives on the patent claims coverage of the WiMAX(R)/LTE
standard at an upcoming Palo Alto conference: WiMAX/LTE Innovation
Landscape. |
| 09/01/08 | Russia's Largest WiMAX Operator Adds Broadband Wireless Coverage to 13 More Cities
Enforta announces the expansion
of wireless broadband services to an additional 13 cities,
thus increasing the company's overall service area to 68
cities. |
| 08/29/08 | Nth Air Launches WiMAX Service in Colorado Using Airspan's WiMAX Solution for 3.65 GHz
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), announced the launch of the Nth Air wireless broadband solution across Denver for delivery of high-capacity video, voice and data services. The WiMAX network is available for the 5,000 delegates and more than 15,000 members of the media expected to attend the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver next week. |
| 08/27/08 | First Cisco WiMAX Network Deployed in Thailand
TT&T is deploying the first Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) WiMAX network in Asia Pacific at Mae Fah Luang University. Expected to help bridge the digital divide, this will also be the first production WiMAX network in Thailand once the rollout is completed in September. |
| 08/21/08 | Pipeline Wireless Builds New Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network to Offer Voice, Video, Prioritized Data Traffic and Wireless Internet Access
Pipeline Wireless, Boston's
leading wireless broadband provider, and Redline Communications Inc. (TSX and AIM:RDL), a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX and
broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced that Pipeline
Wireless has chosen Redline's RedMAX products to support its first WiMAX
network. |
| 08/21/08 | REDTone Builds Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network to Offer High-Speed Wireless Internet Access in East Malaysia
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that REDtone, Malaysia's leading alternative communications, multimedia innovator and service provider, has launched East Malaysia's first WiMAX broadband services, powered by Motorola technology. The first phase of the WiMAX network covers Kota Kinabalu business district, enabling high speed Internet access as well as data applications for enterprises. |
| 08/14/08 | Proxim WiMAX Network Enables CTV Infotech to Provide IPTV to the Home
Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, announced that it has provided WiMAX equipment to CTV Infotech, a subsidiary of Chinese Television Company Ltd., for its wireless broadband triple play solution. CTV Infotech is utilizing a wireless network consisting of Proxim's products from end-to-end to deliver IPTV, real-time news reporting capabilities, and VoIP for the Taiwanese market. CTV Infotech's network consists of a combination of Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 and Tsunami MP.16 point-to-multipoint products, Tsunami.GX point-to-point products, and ORiNOCO AP-4000 access point equipment. |
| 08/13/08 | Keithley Creates Tutorial Poster for WiMAX Measurement
Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, has published a new WiMAX Signal Measurement poster that illustrates the key measurement tools and software analysis techniques required for measuring complex WiMAX signals. |
| 08/07/08 | Comstar to Bring Mobile Broadband Wireless Internet Access to Moscow with Nortel's WiMAX Solution
Comstar-United TeleSystems (LSE:CMST), Russia's leading integrated telecommunications service provider, has chosen Nortel's mobile (IEEE 802.16e) WiMAX solution for its network in Moscow. The new Comstar WiMAX wireless broadband network will provide users with high-speed Internet access to support mobile applications. |
| 08/06/08 | First Licensed WiMAX Base Station Registered in California
NextPhase Wireless (OTCBB: NPHS), a nationwide developer of WiMAX networks and provider of advanced broadband solutions, announced that it has submitted its first application to the FCC to register a licensed WiMAX base station in Anaheim, CA. NextPhase Wireless is a service provider based in Southern California, building a nationwide WiMAX network in the 3.65 GHz band. |
| 08/06/08 | ROK Mobile International Acquires Wi-Max/Wi-Fi Network Solution Provider MeshLinx Wireless
ROK Mobile Intl, a UK-based telecoms service provider, announced that it has purchased a 51% interest in MeshLinx Wireless Inc., a US-based global network provider of Wi-Max and Wi-Fi network solutions. |
| 08/06/08 | 802.11n IP Solution Covers Multiple MIMO Configurations (1x1, 2x2, 4x4)
Silvus Technologies, Inc., a leading wireless commercial supplier of semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) solutions for wireless applications, and Ittiam Systems, a recognized leader in digital signal processing systems in the media and communication IP market, today announced the availability of an expanded line of PHY/MAC 802.11n IP solutions, which now covers multiple MIMO configurations (1x1, 2x2, 4x4). |
| 08/05/08 | Digicel Wins WiMAX License in Honduras
Digicel announced that it has won a license in the 2.5 GHz spectrum to deliver low cost broadband internet services using WiMAX technology in Honduras. Digicel secured the only license that covers the eight most densely populated areas of Honduras, including Atlántida, Bay Islands, Choluteca, Comayagua, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, La Paz and Valle, representing nearly 60 percent of the country's population of 7.64 million.
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| 08/05/08 | 4G Mobile Data to be Driven by WiMAX and LTE Embedded Systems Report Finds
A major push to include embedded 4G technologies in a wide range of mobile and consumer devices will create a built-in market for anticipated 4G services such as mobile WiMax and LTE, but it also will force some fundamental changes in the mobile industry ecosystem, particularly in the relationships between network operators and device suppliers, according to a recent research report. |
| 08/01/08 | India Important to WiMAX Fortunes; Brazil, other Regions also Key
Despite licensing delays that slowed the progress of WiMAX in India, deployments are now accelerating and India remains the biggest single hope for revenue and global influence for WiMAX, according to a report released today by communications market research firm Infonetics Research . |
| 07/31/08 | City of Villa Park Taps OneFi for Broadband Wireless Network Deployment
Road Wings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: RDWG) funding recipient OneFi Technology, Inc. announced that it has been approved and is currently installing its WiMax-WiFi communications system in the city of Villa Park, Calif. The OneFi Technology networks broadband signal will allow the citizens of Villa Park to access the internet at speeds up to 104 mbps. |
| 07/30/08 | Redline Wins Contract to Deploy Broadband Wireless Networking Equipment in Five Indian Cities
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, and Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:SIFY), a leader in Consumer, Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced that Sify has selected Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX products for its multi-city WiMAX network in India. |
| 07/28/08 | Benefits of Adaptive Beamforming in WiMAX Networks Outlined in New Technology White Paper
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a global leader in WiMAX SoC technology and solutions, has co-authored with Cisco a new white paper entitled "Beamforming Boosts the Range and Capacity of WiMAX Networks." The paper, which describes how adaptive beamforming can magnify the advantages of a WiMAX network |
| 07/25/08 | Nokia and Qualcomm Make Technology Pact on Broadband Wireless 3G Technologies including: GSM, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMax, and LTE
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) announced that they have entered into a new agreement covering various standards including GSM, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMax, LTE and other technologies. The agreement will result in settlement of all litigation between the companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia of its complaint to the European Commission. |
| 07/25/08 | Research Report Available on WiMAX and Wireless IP TV Service in Chile
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Chile - WiMAX and Wireless IPTV Market Research Report" to their offering. |
| 07/25/08 | North Carolina Wireless ISP Adds WiMAX to Broadband Wireless Portfolio
Dialpoint Communications Corporation (OTCBB: DLPC), an integrated communications provider of voice, data, and Internet services and business telephone systems, announces the addition of WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) wireless service to its product portfolio. |
| 07/23/08 | Redline receives FCC Certification for additional 3.65 GHz WiMAX products
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, announced that it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its RedMAX AN100-UX Base Station and RedMAX SU-I Indoor Subscriber Unit in the United States. This approval completes the certification of Redline's full suite of WiMAX Forum Certified 3.65 GHz RedMAX offerings. |
| 07/22/08 | Saudi Telecom Deploys Airspan's 3.5 GHz Broadband Wireless WiMAX Solution
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, announced that the Saudi Arabian carrier, Saudi Telecom, has successfully deployed WiMAX services using Airspan's HiperMAX base stations, which provide both fixed and mobile WiMAX solutions. The second phase of the award is now being activated with Airspan supplying its EasyST indoor and ProST outdoor subscriber terminals. Airspan is working with its Saudi Arabian partner, Arabian Development and Marketing Company, Ltd (ADMC), to supply Saudi Telecom with WiMAX solutions. |
| 07/18/08 | Motorola WiMAX CPEi 750 Desktop CPE Wins InfoVision Awards for Innovation
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that two of its innovative broadband solutions have been awarded the InfoVision Award, presented by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) at the Broadband World Forum Asia 2008. |
| 07/17/08 | Jordanian Broadband Wireless Network Operator wi-tribe Expands Network With Airspan's WiMAX Solution to Deliver High-Speed Internet Access Services
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading provider of WiMAX broadband wireless access networks, announced that wi-tribe limited Jordan has contracted for additional WiMAX equipment to expand their high-speed Internet access network across the country.
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| 07/17/08 | Road Wings, Inc. Buys WiMAX Software Development Company
Road Wings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: RDWG) announced that it has concluded a stock purchase agreement with OneFi Technology, Inc. of Orange, Calif. OneFi Technology has developed both a hardware solution for the next generation wireless broadband technology and a software applications package which allows all bandwidth to be optimized. |
| 07/17/08 | Next Generation Municipal Wi-Fi/WiMAX Service Alive and Well in Lompoc, California
The municipal Wi-Fi network in the City of Lompoc, California is achieving commercial success with a growing number of subscribers, using technology from Aptilo Networks, the global leader in integrated solutions for Service Management and Access Control for wireless networks including WiMAX , wireless mesh and Wi-Fi hotspots. Announced today, the City has replaced their existing service management system with the Aptilo Service Management Platform, which enables and manages Wi-Fi access and provides service control. |
| 07/16/08 | Road Wings, Inc. Signs Agreement With OneFi
Road Wings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: RDWG) announced that it has concluded a stock purchase agreement with OneFi Technology, Inc. of Orange, Calif. OneFi Technology has developed both a WiMAX hardware solution for the next generation wireless broadband technology and a software applications package which allows all bandwidth to be optimized. |
| 07/15/08 | Nextlink Wins International Grant to Fund WiMAX Innovation & Collaboration
Nextlink Wireless, Inc., a leading provider of broadband wireless access solutions and a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO), announced that it has received a grant from the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation to develop an innovative, carrier-class WiMAX solution with an Israeli partner. |
| 07/15/08 | Stephouse Networks Competes for Wi-Fi and WiMAX Service in the City of Portland, Oregon
Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, announced that Stephouse Networks, a Portland, OR based ISP, has deployed Proxim equipment to provide the city of Portland with high-speed wireless broadband connectivity. Stephouse has deployed a combination of Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 WiMAX and Proxim's ORiNOCO AP-4000LR Wi-Fi mesh technology to blanket seven square miles of Portland with wireless broadband coverage. |
| 07/15/08 | ARC Wireless' Wireless Communications Solutions Division Now Shipping New Wi-Fi and WiMAX Dual-Polarized MIMO Antennas
ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCW ) announced the shipment of its new line of Wi-Fi and WiMAX dual-polarized antennas by its Wireless Communications Solutions Division (ARC). Two versions of Wi-Fi dual-polarized antennas are currently available: 2.4GHz 16dBi and 5.8GHz 20dBi. A 5.8GHz 23dBi dual-polarized model is projected to be available near the end of August of this year. |
| 07/10/08 | DragonWave's Broadband Wireless Backhaul Solutions to Power Sprint's XOHM WiMAX Internet Access Network
DragonWave Inc. (TSX:DWI)(AIM:DWI), a leading global supplier of next-generation broadband wireless networks, announced that Sprint (NYSE:S) has selected DragonWave's IP backhaul solutions for its XOHM-branded WiMAX mobile-broadband services in North America. DragonWave's Horizon Compact and Horizon Duo products will be deployed initially in the Baltimore/Washington and Chicago markets. |
| 07/09/08 | Worldwide Broadband Wireless Internet Access WiMAX Subscriber Base Closing in on 2 Million
The global BWA/WiMAX subscriber base increased by 260,246 in the first quarter of 2008, reaching a total of 1,988,246 subscribers according to the 4th issue of the WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis. |
| 07/09/08 | European Commission Harmonizes 2.6 GHz Broadband Wireless Internet Access Frequency Bands
New regulation enables flexible FDD and TDD licensing opportunities with technology, service and usage neutrality in key spectrum suitable for Mobile WiMAX deployments |
| 07/08/08 | ZyXEL Among First to Receive Mobile WiMAX 2.5 GHz Certification From WiMAX Forum
ZyXEL Communications, Inc. announced that ZyXEL's 2.5 GHz WiMAX MIMO Residential Gateway MAX-206M2 has received the Mobile Forum Certified seal of approval at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam. ZyXEL is among the first group of WiMAX Forum member companies to be awarded this certification. |
| 07/07/08 | Wi-LAN's Headhunters Target Litigation Against LG, Motorola, RIM and UTStarCom
Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX:WIN), a leading group of patent enforcement attorneys, announced that it has amended its Complaint in action No. 2:08-cv-237 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division to add LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics Mobilecomm U.S.A., Inc. as Defendants. The parties already named as Defendants in this action are Motorola, Inc., Research in Motion Corporation, Research In Motion, Ltd. and UTStarCom, Inc. |
| 07/07/08 | On-Communications Chooses Airspan's WiMAX Broadband Wireless Internet Solutions
Airspan Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, announced that On-Communications, the UK's Enterprise Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) market leader, has chosen Airspan as its preferred technology partner to supply WiMAX solutions as it rapidly extends its UK network rollout. |
| 07/07/08 | Redline and Tranzeo Collaborate on Broadband Wireless Interoperability for WiMAX Product Lines
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX broadband wireless products, announced the addition of the Tranzeo Wireless Technologies' (TSX:TZT) WiMAX subscriber units to the Redline Ecosystem Verification ('REV') program. The Tranzeo products have achieved Silver status in the REV program which is designed to accelerate the deployment of interoperable WiMAX networks around the globe. |
| 07/02/08 | Alvarion Builds the First WiMAX Aerial Broadband Wireless Internet Access Super Highway in Wyoming
DigitalBridge Communications provides commercial mobile Internet services to Jackson Hole, Wyoming with Alvarion’s WiMAX Forum Certified BreezeMAX 2.5 GHz Solution |
| 07/01/08 | Televersa Online Selects Proxim Wireless for WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network in Germany
Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM ), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, announced that Televersa Online GmbH, a leading full service telecommunications provider in Bavaria, Germany, has chosen Proxim Tsunami MP.16 WiMAX products to build its WiMAX network. Televersa made this decision after acquiring a 3.5GHz broadband wireless access license for the network. Televersa Online has already deployed Proxim Tsunami MP.11 base stations and subscriber units as the core communications platform for its wireless "viaAIR" service across the 20,000 sq. km. region. |
| 06/26/08 | WiMAX Broadband Wireless Equipment Sales Jump 59%; Motorola Takes the Lead
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reported recently that the worldwide WiMAX broadband wireless equipment market, including fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment, increased 59% sequentially to $363 million in 1Q08. |
| 06/20/08 | SR Telecom Introduces the First 10.5GHz WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networking Solution
SR Telecom & Co., a leading vendor of WiMAX Forum-certified solutions, introduced an industry first 10.5 GHz radio unit for WiMAX-based applications at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam. The announcement provides operators a new and cost-effective business model to rapidly build out their enterprise networks using WiMAX-based technology in the widely-available 10.5 GHz frequency band. |
| 06/19/08 | Axtel's High-Speed Wireless Internet Access Arrives in Mazatlan, Mexico
Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AXTELCPO; OTC: AXTLY), a fixed-line integrated telecommunications company in Mexico, announced the initiation of operations in Mazatlan, in the state of Sinaloa. Mazatlan is AXTEL's 4th new city during 2008, reaching a total of 31 cities throughout Mexico, offering telephony, Internet, data and advanced telecommunications solutions. |
| 06/18/08 | NOMOTECH Selects Redline's Products for $5 Million WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network in France and Africa
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless
infrastructure products, announced that NOMOTECH, the largest
alternative telecommunications network provider in France, has selected its
WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX products for its $5 million broadband
wireless network expansion. |
| 06/18/08 | Fiscalia General de la Republica (FGR) in El Salvador Deploys Redline's RedACCESS AN-80i Solution
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX access and broadband wireless infrastructure products, announced that Fiscalia General de la Republica (FGR) in El Salvador has chosen Redline's award-winning RedACCESS AN-80i broadband wireless point-to-multipoint infrastructure solution, to connect its court buildings in San Salvador. |
| 06/18/08 | WiMAX Meets the Needs of Large Broadband Wireless Telecom Operators to Expand Coverage Areas with Cost Effective Technology
At the WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2008 in Amsterdam this week Nokia Siemens Networks is demonstrating a fully scalable, end-to-end WiMAX experience. The demonstration highlights how communications service providers can achieve their coverage and capacity objectives quickly and create seamless and personalized end-user experiences. |
| 06/18/08 | Motorola Receives WiMAX Forum Certification for WiMAX WAP 25400 Access Point
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that its WiMAX WAP 25400 base station has achieved the WiMAX Forum Certified 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 necessary to insure operational and feature compliance for 2.5 GHz certification. |
| 06/18/08 | Proxim Introduces Broadband Wireless Point-to-Point Solution with T1/E1, Ethernet, AES Security, QOS and Multiple Frequency Support in a Single Box
Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, announced the Lynx.G5 family of carrier-class point-to-point radios. These new products provide carriers, utilities and enterprises advanced flexibility for high-performance voice and data backhaul by enabling the choice between any frequency in the 2.4 GHz or 5.15-5.95 GHz spectrum. |
| 06/18/08 | Airspan Receives WiMAX Forum 2.5 GHz Certification for Mobile WiMAX
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, received the WiMAX Forum Certified seal of approval for the company's MiMAX Q-Series USB Mobile WiMAX subscriber terminal. The WiMAX Forum announced the first recipients of this significant industry milestone at a press conference at the WIMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam |
| 06/18/08 | Aperto Networks Selected By NextPhase Wireless for Nationwide WiMAX Deployment
Aperto Networks, a builder of versatile carrier-grade and cost-effective WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, announced that its industry-leading line of PacketMAX base stations has been chosen by NextPhase Wireless (OTC Bulletin Board: NPHS), a service provider based in Southern California, for a nationwide WiMAX network in the 3.65 GHz band. |
| 06/17/08 | SR Telecom & Co. Promotes Broadband Wireless Technology at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress
The company's sponsorship of the Media Zone provides direct access to members of the worldwide media covering the WiMAX industry, and positions SR Telecom & Co. as one of the leading WiMAX vendors. In addition, the sponsorship represents another important step for SR Telecom & Co. since its re-launch following the acquisition by Groupe Lagasse, a Canadian holding company specializing in the telecommunications industry.
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| 06/17/08 | Runcom to Present the First WiMAX-TV Set Top Box at WiMAX Forum
Runcom Technologies Ltd, disclosed today at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2008, the first Internet TV Set Top Box (STB). The new WiMAX-TV solution integrates for the first time all the necessary components to quickly launch a mobile Internet TV service, from advanced encoding and streaming capabilities to middleware embedded in a HD-grade STB. |
| 06/17/08 | Tektronix Communications Adds Broadband Wireless Network Application to Network Optimization Suite of Solutions
Tektronix Communications, a leading worldwide provider of communications network management and diagnostics solutions, announced the availability of automatic radio optimization, a new application that is part of OptiMon, the suite of advanced network optimization products based on Tektronix' Network and Service Analyzer (NSA) platform, widely adopted by wireless operators and manufacturers' professional services teams around the world. |
| 06/17/08 | New Network Management Platform Allows WiMAX Operators to Automatically Detect, Provision and Manage WiMAX Network Devices over the Air
Bridgewater Systems (TSX:BWC) and Mformation Technologies Inc. announced the integration of MFormation Service Manger with the Bridgewater Systems service control and subscriber data management solution. Through this integration, WiMAX operators will be able to automatically detect, provision and manage WiMAX devices over the air using industry-standard IP and OMA DM protocols, thereby reducing service introduction costs, enabling new flexible supply channels for WiMAX devices, and immediate subscriber access to WiMAX services. This integrated solution is being implemented with a tier-1 WiMAX service provider in North America. |
| 06/17/08 | Calypso Wireless, Inc. Announces European Patents for Wireless Wi-Fi and 3G Detection and Switching Technology in Twenty-Five Countries
Calypso Wireless, Inc. (OTC: CLYW / CLYW.PK), a leading innovator in advanced wireless telecommunications technologies announced that the company has received news that its patent applications for its ASNAP technology have been accepted in twenty-five European countries. With those rights now secure and the newly established ability to protect those rights in Europe as well as America, the company has begun the process of monetizing its technology.
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| 06/16/08 | Motorola WiMAX Accelerates the Delivery of Personal Media Experiences at WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2008
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will demonstrate its global WiMAX leadership with a showcase of its wi4 WiMAX portfolio and compelling WiMAX-enabled experiences at stand 3.37 during the WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2008, in Amsterdam, 17-18 June. |
| 06/16/08 | Aruba Networks' Remote Access Point Wins 2008 Wireless Security Product of the Year Award
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that it has been awarded the Wireless Security Product of the Year Award by Techworld for its Remote Access Point (RAP) technology. Targeted at organizations with teleworkers, traveling executives, branch offices, first responder or disaster recovery requirements, RAP offers a truly instant-on, no set-up remote connectivity solution. Once loaded on an Aruba access point, many of which can easily fit in a purse or valise, RAP establishes an encrypted tunnel to the data center and uses a built-in stateful firewall and split-tunneling router to securely deliver the enterprise network to mobile users. |
| 06/12/08 | Motorola First LTE Commercial Products Supporting 700MHz and 2.6GHz Not Coming Until the End of 2009
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) announced that its first commercial release of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) solutions next year will include products for the 700MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands to help operators increase coverage and capacity of their broadband wireless networks as they strive to meet the growing demand for mobile broadband services. |
| 06/12/08 | Nortel Signs Agreement to Resell Alvarion WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network Equipment
Nortel (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) and Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR) entered into a joint strategic WiMAX agreement to create an end-to-end WiMAX solution to meet the needs of the evolving wireless broadband market. The Nortel and Alvarion mobile WiMAX solution is expected to combine industry-leading technologies from both companies to allow operators around the globe - including well-established service providers and new entrants to the wireless market - to simply and efficiently deliver high-speed wireless broadband for a variety of applications, mobile or nomadic, including VoIP, streaming music, and HD video. |
| 06/12/08 | Nortel Bets Its Money on WiMAX Short Term; Hopes that LTE Can Be Developed by Next Year
This enables Nortel to achieve faster time-to-market with WiMAX , at a lower cost, while accelerating LTE development to meet a demand that is emerging faster than the industry originally predicted. |
| 06/11/08 | Flirtomatic Released for the iPhone and iTouch to Improve Mobile Dating
Flirtomatic, a mobile and online flirting service, released its alpha version of Flirtomatic. The alpha version can be obtained worldwide and has an enriched mobile interface, built specifically for the users of iPhone and iTouch. |
| 06/11/08 | Future Technologies Adds Redline Broadband Wireless Networking Products to Federal GSA Contract
Future Technologies spearheaded the application and approval process for
the Redline products. The listings on the GSA Contract Schedule, facilitates
the process for Federal agencies to procure Redline's products via Future
Technologies.
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| 06/09/08 | DigitalBridge Communications Plans Wireless High-Speed Internet Access Expansion Around Appomattox, Virginia
Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced that it will expand coverage of its high-speed wireless Internet services to areas surrounding Appomattox. DBC launched service late in 2007 in Appomattox as part of its national expansion to small and medium-sized communities. DBC's current WiMAX network extends service to over 1,000 businesses and residential households in the Appomattox area. |
| 06/09/08 | Compal Communications Selects Wavesat's 4G Broadband Chipset for its Mobile WiMAX Product Line
Wavesat, a leading supplier of Broadband Wireless semiconductor solutions, today announced that Compal Communications, Inc. (CCI), a leading ODM for handheld devices, has selected Wavesat to co-develop products for its Mobile WiMAX product line, starting with a USB Dongle. The collaboration between the two companies will leverage Wavesat's multimode Odyssey 8500 4G Broadband chipset, providing access to multiple broadband wireless technologies including WiMAX Wave2, XG-PHS, WiFi and seamless migration to LTE. |
| 06/09/08 | DigitalBridge Communications Expands WiMAX Broadband Wireless Internet Access to Twin Falls, ID
Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced that it has launched high speed wireless Internet service in Twin Falls, ID. This launch completes the first phase of DBC's WiMAX deployments in Idaho which began in June 2007. In Twin Falls, the WiMAX service, called BridgeMAXX, will reach more than 25,000 homes and businesses. DBC is also serving Bellevue, Hailey, Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Rexburg Idaho. |
| 06/06/08 | Cree Introduces Industry's First GaN HEMT Products for Use in 5 GHz WiMAX Applications
Cree, Inc (Nasdaq:CREE) announces the sample release of two breakthrough gallium nitride (GaN) HEMT transistors for use in WiMAX applications covering the 4.9 to 5.8GHz frequency band. The new transistors, CGH55015F and CGH55030F, are the first released GaN HEMT WiMAX products specified to operate at up to 5.8 GHz, a performance level that further demonstrates Cree's leadership in GaN technology. |
| 06/06/08 | NEC and ADT Jointly Conduct Pre-Tests to Obtain Wave 2 Certification for M-Taiwan and WiMAX Forum
NEC Corporation (NEC) announced that it has concluded the joint "Wave-2 Certification" pre-testing of M-Taiwan and WiMAX Forum in cooperation with the Taiwanese WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Lab, "ADT" (Advance Data Technology Corporation). NEC has provided WiMAX Base Station systems and Subscriber Terminals for ADT in order to conduct WAVE 2 Certification testing on M-Taiwan technologies. Following the trials, NEC and ADT have successfully verified the feasibility of M-Taiwan certification, and made significant progress towards WiMAX Forum's Wave 2 Certification. |
| 06/05/08 | Redline Communications Recognized Among Fastest Growing Broadband Wireless Companies
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, announced that it has been recognized as one of Canada's 100 Fastest Growing Companies by PROFIT magazine. |
| 06/05/08 | Omnivision Selects DragonWave to Support Expansion of WiMAX Broadband Wireless Services Across Venezuela
DragonWave Inc. (TSX:DWI)(AIM:DWI), a leading global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, announced that Omnivision has standardized on DragonWave for licensed-frequency wireless backhaul as it expands its WiMAX service offering into markets across Venezuela. |
| 06/03/08 | WiMAX Expo Opens in Taipei with M-Taiwan Leading the Way
M-Taiwan has been underway for 3 1/2 years and the government's work, from issuing and deploying spectrum to assisting manufacturers to develop WiMAX equipment, is done. The achievements will be showcased on 2-6 June at the Taipei Show Hall Two in the world-class dedicated exhibition entitled 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei. M-Taiwan's application services and Open Solution Integration demonstrate how Taiwan- produced WiMAX products successfully mesh with commercial network equipment from abroad, serving as testimony that the technical standards of locally-made WiMAX are on par with those of major manufacturers around the world. The timing is right for Taiwan to penetrate the international WiMAX market. |
| 06/03/08 | Sidecut Report Releases First Comprehensive Study of 'New' Clearwire WiMax Network Deal
Sidecut Reports is pleased to announce the new, updated version of our WiMax report, which includes a comprehensive study of the "new" Clearwire WiMax deal and its $3.2 billion of investment from a group that includes Google, Comcast, Intel and Time Warner Cable. |
| 06/02/08 | Tatung Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Commercial Broadband Wireless WiMAX Rev-e Network in Taiwan
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that Tatung InfoComm, a wholly owned subsidiary of a Taiwanese conglomerate, Tatung Co., has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a commercial WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network in Penghu County, Taiwan. This advanced, flexible new WiMAX network will serve Penghu County, enabling its people and businesses to access a range of high-speed, high-quality wireless mobile broadband services, as part of the commercial launch for its WiMAX services. |
| 06/02/08 | Bridgewater Systems Selected as Broadband Wireless Vendor for Sprint's XOHM WiMAX Network
Bridgewater Systems (TSX:BWC) announced its selection as the network access control vendor for Sprint's new nationwide XOHM WiMAX Network. Bridgewater is the incumbent supplier of Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) services to Sprint's existing CDMA 3G network and will now extend its solution to support XOHM as well. Through the capabilities of the Bridgewater solution, Sprint will be able to provide high performance network access control, and support open network access services such as over the air provisioning of devices, subscribers and on-demand service models, and lawful intercept services. |
| 05/29/08 | WiNetworks Announced the WiN7200 Pico Base Station for Optimizing WiMAX Coverage
A Pico Base Station for optimising indoor and outdoor WiMAX coverage has been introduced by WiNetworks, a company working in the development and integration of WiMAX 802.16e Wave 2 (MIMO) technologies, available as part of the Win-Max family of products in the 2.XGHz and 3.XGHz frequency range. |
| 05/27/08 | MtronPTI Introduces WiMAX Cavity Filter Series
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a highly advanced telecommunications technology that provides wireless service over long distances. According to Dick Thompson, MtronPTI's VP of Sales and Marketing, WiMAX technology is forecast to contribute as much as $7.7 billion in revenues to the telecommunications industry by 2011. In early May, Sprint and Clearwire agreed to roll-out a nationwide WiMAX Agreement. |
| 05/14/08 | EDX Wireless Adds Fortress Technologies as Broadband Wireless WiMAX Spectrum Planning Partner
EDX Wireless, a long-time provider of RF network planning tools, announced that Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of secure wireless solutions, is now an EDX Technical Services Partner. As a member of the EDX partner ecosystem, Fortress offers expertise with Wi-Fi and WiMAX systems for the Federal government and public sector markets to EDX customers. |
| 05/13/08 | Research Report Shows Diverse Business Needs Driving a Wide Array of New Technologies to Support Advanced Broadband Wireless Applications
The next-generation of wireless technology has a new focus: enabling mobile business operations. This transcends the old wireless goals of voice roaming and a local data dynamic in favor of a new focus on enabling business operations remotely. Data-capable devices are in wide deployment, with nearly 90% of IT executives indicating their organizations either support or use such instruments, according to Nemertes' latest benchmark study, "Next-Generation Wireless". |
| 05/13/08 | Mio Group Plans Launch of Mobile Voice and Wireless Broadband Internet Services in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao
Mio, the fastest growing provider of broadband mobile communication services in the Caribbean Islands, announced that it will soon be launching mobile voice, broadband Internet access and WiMax services in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. Mio will be the first in the Caribbean to offer affordable unlimited wireless broadband Internet access and voice plans that include voicemail and unlimited texting. |
| 05/12/08 | Aptilo Networks Selected as Finalist for Best of WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Awards' Industry Choice
Aptilo Networks, the global leader in integrated solutions for Service Management and Access Control for wireless networks including WiMAX, wireless mesh and Wi-Fi hotspots, announced the company products have been selected as a finalist to receive the Best of WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Industry Choice Award for its Aptilo WiMAX CSN System. The awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of WiMAX technologies. |
| 05/07/08 | Partners Airspan Networks and Stutler Technologies Announce Early Success in New WiMAX Band
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, and Stutler Technologies, one of the nation's largest system integrators for wireless carriers, today highlighted successes in the recently allocated 3.65 GHz band in the United States. This band has been made available to supplement national licensed bands like 2.5 GHz. |
| 05/07/08 | WiMax Will Be the Next DSL for More Than 5 Billion People Worldwide; LTE Years Away from Meaningful Existence
We believe there is a role for LTE as the natural evolution of GSM/HSPA-and probably also CDMA/EV-DO-but we believe it is years away. As such, it contrasts sharply with WiMax, which is being deployed today and for which spectrum has already been made available. WiMax already has an ecosystem which looks a lot like WiFi in terms of cost and diversity, whereas LTE simply is not even defined yet, much less available. |
| 05/07/08 | Person close to talks: Sprint close to $12 billion WiMax financing deal
Sprint Nextel Corp. is close to finalizing a deal to get financing for its new wireless broadband network from a group that includes Comcast Corp. and Google Inc., according to a person close to the talks. |
| 05/06/08 | SR Telecom & Co. Announces Series of WiMAX Wins
The new SR Telecom has retained the trust and support of its global customer base, and is increasing deliveries of its WiMAX solutions following the recent acquisition of its business activities by Groupe Lagasse. Merely a month in since the re-launch of its business as a subsidiary of Groupe Lagasse, SR Telecom & Co., S.E.C. announced that it has received purchase orders for wireless network deployments from customers in Cameroon, Mexico and the Philippines and is on-track to securing significant additional orders from new and existing customers in the next few weeks. |
| 05/06/08 | Predicting the Future Triumph of Clearwire's $14 Billion Broadband Wireless Network
Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced Wednesday that the companies will combine their broadband wireless units to create a $14.55 billion mobile wireless communications company to provide internet access, phone service, movies, games and a variety of other broadband wireless data services. The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will continue developing a mobile network based on WiMax technology, which promises much faster speeds than the latest 3g cellular networks. |
| 05/06/08 | 012 Smile.Communications Submits Application for Mobile WiMAX Trials in Tel Aviv- Ramat Gan
012 Smile.Communications (Nasdaq: SMLC ; TASE) announced that it has applied to Israel's Communications Ministry to expand its license for mobile WiMAX trials to allow an expanded trial in the Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan area, Israel's most densely populated business and residential center. Through the trial, the Company plans to provide users with an Internet connectivity rate of up to a high 10MB, a speed sufficient to support both mobile telephony and a variety of Internet-based applications. The trial will utilize WiMAX technology provided by Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR). |
| 05/05/08 | Towerstream Powers First NYC Skyscraper with Building-Wide Wireless Broadband Access
Towerstream (Nasdaq: TWER), a leading fixed WiMAX service provider, announced it will be powering one of New York City's landmark skyscrapers with building-wide access to its high-speed, wireless broadband solution. The 50-story building, which extends a full city block, will also serve as Towerstream's sixth point-of-presence (PoP) in its New York City wireless broadband network, extending broadband coverage to much of Manhattan's north side. |
| 05/05/08 | Tranzeo Achieves Volume Production on its WiMAX Line
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a leading producer of wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems, has achieved full production volume on its high-performance WiMAX radio equipment. |
| 05/02/08 | WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networks Continues to Expand Along Eastern Idaho Technology Corridor
Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced that it is expanding high speed wireless Internet service coverage to Idaho Falls, ID. This launch adds the third community within the Eastern Idaho Technology Corridor along Interstate 15 to DBC's WiMAX broadband wireless network in southeastern Idaho. In Idaho Falls, the WiMAX service, called BridgeMAXX, will reach more than 25,000 homes and businesses. DBC is also serving Rexburg, Pocatello and Hailey Idaho, and plans to expand to other communities over the next few months. |
| 05/01/08 | Motorola and Advanced Info Service Launch WiMAX Trials in Thailand
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is working with Advanced Info Service (AIS), the largest mobile operator in Thailand, to conduct trials of mobile WiMAX solutions. The trials will enable AIS to gain insight into the next generation personal wireless broadband services. |
| 04/24/08 | Airspan Receives $1.7 Million WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networking Equipment Order
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that it had received its initial order from Fujitsu, totaling approximately $1.7 million, for Airspan's baseband WiMAX modules that are part of the jointly developed Mobile WiMAX base station MacroMAXe. |
| 04/23/08 | 3G Wireless Carrier Upgrades GSM/HSPDA Network with WiMAX Broadband Wireless Technology to Add Quality IP Data Services for Its Existing Base of 23 Million Customers
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that Vodacom Lesotho, a subsidiary of Vodacom Group has selected Airspan as its preferred WiMAX supplier. Airspan will supply its MicroMAX base stations in the 3.3 - 3.5 GHz frequency band in addition to CPEs (customer premise equipment). The contract is through Airspan's reseller partner, TVS. |
| 04/21/08 | Big Growth in Broadband Wireless Data Traffic Will Spur Massive Technology Upgrades
The exponential growth of data traffic carried by wireless networks is likely to force mobile service providers to accelerate their efforts to upgrade their networks to a flat, all-IP architecture, according to a major new report titled, Flat IP Architectures in Mobile Networks: From 3G to LTE, published by Heavy Reading. |
| 04/18/08 | Lockheed Martin Opens Wireless Wi-Fi Cyber Security Lab
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a classified environment. The lab allows defense and intelligence agencies to test and evaluate wireless systems like 802.11 Wi-Fi or broadband satellite links on a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) network. |
| 04/17/08 | Experimental License to Conduct Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Broadband Wireless Technology Trials Has Been Extended in Tel Aviv
012 Smile.Communications (NASDAQ Global market and TASE:SMLC) announced that its experimental license to conduct WiMAX technology trials in Sderot and a high tech business center in the Tel Aviv area has been extended by the Ministry of Communications. With respect to the Sderot area - the license was extended until April 7, 2009 and with respect to the Tel Aviv area - the license was extended until September 18, 2009. |
| 04/17/08 | DBD Orders VoiceMAX for Their Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that its customer Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH of Germany has purchased Airspan's class leading VoiceMAX voice over IP solution. Airspan and DBD have also reached agreement on all outstanding contractual issues. |
| 04/15/08 | Airspan Reports Improved Quarterly Cash Burn on Lower Than Expected Revenues
Airspan is the industry's leading WiMAX pure player, ranked #1 for IEEE802.16-2004 WiMAX revenue in 2007 and has now been selected for some of the world's largest mobile WiMAX deployments. |
| 04/11/08 | Tektronix' G35-WiMAX Broadband Wireless Test Solution Selected by WiMAX Forum as Official Protocol Test Tool
As part of the WiMAX Forum Network Interoperability Test initiative, reference networks will be set up in all WiMAX Forum Test Laboratories, against which WiMAX component vendors can test their implementation. Tektronix Communications' G35-WiMAX protocol test solution will serve as the reference point to analyze the responses of individual devices in test scenarios specified by the WiMAX Forum. In this way, the G35 will provide key support in assessing the behavior of the reference network. |
| 04/10/08 | Motorola Receives Award for Innovative RFS7000 Broadband Wireless LAN Switch
The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that its RFS7000 Wireless LAN (WLAN) switch was named Best of Show at the FOSE 2008 conference. The solution was also named the best new product in the "Networking Equipment" category. |
| 04/04/08 | Tranzeo Wireless To Equip Mexico's Largest Wireless Broadband System
Wireless mesh network equipment made by Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a leading producer of high-performance wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems, will be used to provide wireless Internet access throughout the city of Culiacan, Mexico. The project, "Culiacan: Technological City" is part of an overall plan to improve one of the countries fastest growing cities through 2010. |
| 04/04/08 | Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. Selects Alcatel-Lucent To Build WiMAX Network In The Coachella Valley Region Of California
Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. (TSX: CWG) announced the selection of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to build Craig Wireless' new WiMAX network - based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard - in the Coachella Valley region of California. |
| 04/03/08 | Mobility and Broadband Speeds Unite As Nokia Evolves The Internet Experience
Ushering in the next generation of wireless broadband devices, Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) unveiled its newest Nseries device, the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet -- WiMAX Edition, Nokia's first device engineered to take advantage of new wide-area high-speed mobile WiMAX networks. This pocket-sized device lets consumers enjoy an open Internet experience, allowing for access to the full Internet without barriers, while on the go. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition is the latest iteration of Nokia's popular line of Internet Tablet products. For the first time, the power and convenience of the Internet Tablet platform is combined with next generation wide-area wireless broadband capability, allowing users to easily and quickly access all of their favorite Internet services beyond local area hot spots. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition is expected to be available in the United States during the summer of 2008 in areas where WiMAX connectivity is available. |
| 04/02/08 | Craig Wireless selects Alcatel-Lucent to Build WiMAX network in Palm Springs, California; First commercial deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX technology in North America
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has been selected by Craig Wireless (TSX: CWG) to build a new WiMAX network - based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard - in Palm Springs, California. This is the first commercial deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX technology in North America. |
| 04/02/08 | Craig Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent To Build WiMAX Network In Palm Springs, California
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced it has been selected by Craig Wireless (TSX: CWG) to build a new WiMAX network -- based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard -- in Palm Springs, California. This is the first commercial deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX technology in North America. |
| 04/01/08 | Texas Instruments Announced the Industry's First Multi-carrier, Multi-standard Development Platform for Broadband Wireless Base Stations
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN ) announced a scalable, programmable development ecosystem enabling base station OEMs to support multiple carriers of established and evolving wireless standards from a single platform. Based on TI's multicore TMS320TCI6487 and TMS320TCI6488 digital signal processors (DSPs) and multi-interface software libraries, the development platform covers all major air interfaces including GSM-EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA , LTE and WiMAX. With a single development platform, OEMs largely "design once-deploy multiple" base stations, significantly reducing design costs, while speeding the deployment of new 3G features and beyond 3G standards. |
| 04/01/08 | Optichron Single-Board Transmit Chain Development Platform Supports Frequency Bands from 800 MHz to 3.5 GHz and Protocols from GSM to WiMAX, plus LTE
Optichron, Inc. announced the availability of the DPD-CFR-DEV-30 development platform, a complete transmit signal chain compression and linearization solution from baseband to power amplifier (PA). The platform may be used as a reference for production solutions of multiple architectures, using a single, highly-efficient design that supports frequency bands from 800 MHz to 3.5 GHz and protocols from GSM to WiMAX, plus LTE, and proprietary protocols. |
| 04/01/08 | Nortel Shows how Carriers can Deliver Better, Faster Networks to Reach True Mobile Broadband Wireless Customers
With billions of people and machines currently connected to the network and millions more being connected each day, Nortel (NYSE:NT) understands how to transform the challenges of Hyperconnectivity into opportunities for its carrier customers. At CTIA Wireless 2008, Nortel will demonstrate the ways its mobile convergence and 4G mobile broadband technologies - LTE and WiMAX - are reducing the complexity of a hyperconnected world to deliver better, faster wireless networks that simplify work, study and even play for today's "always connected" consumers. |
| 03/29/08 | Growth Continues For Tranzeo Wireless In 2007
Increased revenues continues for B.C.'s Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a leading producer of high-speed wireless broadband communication systems, according to results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007. |
| 03/28/08 | KeyOn Communications Enters into WiMAX Agreement with Airspan Networks
KeyOn Communications Holdings Inc (OTC BB: KEYO), announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Airspan Networks Inc (Nasdaq:AIRN), a provider of wireless voice and broadband data systems and solutions for the fixed and mobile WiMAX and Wi-Fi markets. |
| 03/27/08 | Telava Appoints Lino G. Morris to Its Board of Advisors
Telava (OTCBB: TLVA ) announced that the Company has appointed Lino G. Morris to Its Board of Advisors. |
| 03/27/08 | UUNET Kenya to Expand its WiMAX Network with Redline's RedMAX Products
Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") announced that UUNET Kenya Ltd. ("UUNET Kenya"), a regional business communications provider, has chosen Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) RedMAX(TM) products for its national WiMAX network. UUNET Kenya will extend its "Beyond Broadband" network to serve corporate customers in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu in 2008. |
| 03/26/08 | Sky Link Ekaterinburg Launches Mobile Broadband Services with Nortel Wireless Solution
Sky Link Ekaterinburg, is providing mobile broadband for users in the Ural region of Russia powered by Nortel(1) (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) wireless technology. The Nortel upgrade to Sky Link Ekaterinburg's existing network supports wireless interactive multimedia services and real-time applications such as video telephony, video surveillance and mobile VoIP. Uralwestcom JSC is held by RTDC (Russian Telecommunications Development Corporation), an investment holding company. |
| 03/26/08 | CommAgility Announces High-Performance Signal Processing Module for Wireless Baseband Applications
03/26/08 - CommAgility announced its new AMC-6487C, an Advanced Mezzanine Card offering unprecedented signal processing performance and bandwidth in a highly compact package. The first single width, full-height AdvancedMC card to be based on Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) multicore TMS320TCI6487 digital signal processor (DSP), it is designed to give OEMs the performance and I/O connectivity required for wireless baseband and other processing-intensive applications such as WiMAX and Long Term Evolution of 3GPP (LTE). |
| 03/26/08 | Azimuth Systems Announces Expanded Channel Emulator Product Line and Features for Mobile WiMax
Azimuth Systems Inc. announced a range of enhancements and expansions to the world-class ACE 400WB channel emulator designed for MIMO broadband wireless communications testing. The ACE 400WB is an industry-leading channel emulator with up to 4x4 MIMO bi-directional capabilities. The company is also announcing the release of three new ACE 400WB models optimized for 2x2 MIMO, MIMO Wi-Fi and uni-directional testing. |
| 03/26/08 | Exatel Partners With Proximetry & Tranzeo to Deliver Innovative WiMAX Services to Business, Municipal Users Throughout Poland
03/26/08 - Exatel S.A. announced that it will deliver innovative WiMAX services to business, municipal, and other users using software and equipment from Proximetry, the technology leader in real-time wireless network and performance management solutions, and equipment from Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a premier manufacturer of high-performance wireless broadband solutions. The next generation WiMAX network architecture uses Tranzeo's carrier-class TR-WMX-3.5-pBS 3.5GHz pico Base Stations and TR-WMX-3.5 Subscriber Units both powered by Proximetry's AirSync TM intelligent provisioning and management software to control and manage the users, devices, and services on the network. AirSync has an open architecture that can be extended and integrated to support other wireless and wireline elements in the carrier network. Exatel's initial network rollout will focus on three major cities in Poland with deployments in over 20 cities by the end of 2008. |
| 03/26/08 | European Operators to Start Using Current Analysis' Telecom Equipment Buyers Guide
Current Analysis has announced an industry partnership with ETIS -- a member-based organization comprised primarily of European incumbent telecom operators across Western and Eastern Europe. The mission of ETIS is to enable its members to improve their business performance by personal exchange of information on using information and communication technology effectively. Current Analysis will provide ETIS members complimentary access to its Telecom Equipment Buyers guide, enabling qualified telecom equipment purchasers and executives to make strategic buying decisions on an ongoing basis. |
| 03/26/08 | Elfiq Launches New Link Load Balancers for Small and Medium Sized Organizations
Elfiq Networks, a growing leader in the development of innovative bandwidth management and network security solutions, today announced the launch of its new Link LB-550E and Link LB1100E Load Balancers that will aim to deliver a high degree of internet throughput and fast performance -- even when the unit's power goes down -- thanks to the LAN Failsafe feature included on all E-Series units. |
| 03/21/08 | Free WiMAX and Wi-Fi White Paper Details Delivering Broadband Services to Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Clients
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the availabi |
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