There are all kinds of rumors swirling about tonight's Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) announcement in New York. Will David Blaine make WiMAX disappear? Will Dan Hesse pull an iPhone out of his hat? Or will it be something as mundane as a new Android...
Maravedis | January 26, 2011 | Cintia Garza
Latin America is the quietest region in terms of LTE deployments and operator commitments. Other regions such as Europe and Asia Pacific have shown much more LTE activity, accounting for 35% and 26% of the 145 LTE...
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) launched its Internet2go wireless data service in Colorado, the most recent launch of service in more than 40 markets. Pricing for the service remains the same as it is for other Comcast markets. Its Xfinity Internet2go Metro service uses a 4G-only...
ZTE Corp. and ChinaTel Group Inc. (CHTL) said they have formed a partnership to enhance ChinaTel’s ongoing deployment of a WiMAX network in Peru.
The partnership calls for ChinaTel to upgrade the first base station equipment ZTE is manufacturing for ChinaTel’s subsidiary Perusat with...
ZTE Corp. and ChinaTel Group Inc. (CHTL) said they have formed a partnership to enhance ChinaTel’s ongoing deployment of a WiMAX network in Peru.The partnership calls for ChinaTel to upgrade the first base station equipment ZTE is manufacturing for ChinaTel’s subsidiary Perusat with...
Looking to stem objections to its planned network launch, LightSquared said it would fully cooperate on “rigorous” testing procedures to ensure that its plans to offer both satellite/terrestrial and terrestrial-only wireless services do not interfere with GPS offerings.In a Jan. 21 letter to Federal...
ChinaTel | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
US-Based ChinaTel Group (OTCBB: CHTL) is aggressively launching and expanding its international wireless broadband networks throughout China and Peru.
Up until now, ChinaTel Group has owned the exclusive rights to roll
out its WiMAX broadband networks to the 29...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.We quickly forgot the Consumer Electronics Show by last Tuesday (talk about a short news cycle) with...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it will begin charging a $10 per month premium for all smart phone devices and a select line of feature phones activated on its network beginning Jan. 30. The additional charge will apply to all devices running Research In...
TeleGeography | January 14, 2011
Malaysian WiMAX provider Packet One (P1) has revealed that in a bid to enhance capacity and increase its coverage to 52% in West Malaysia it will invest a further MYR200 million (USD65.4 million) in its operations this year, Bernama reports....
Trading Markets | January 13, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, Jan 13, 2011 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) - Japanese high-speed mobile internet company UQ Communications Inc. has forged a roaming agreement with South Korean communications giant KT Corp (KSE:030200).
The agreement mainly targets the...
Trading Markets | January 13, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, Jan 13, 2011 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) - Japanese high-speed mobile internet company UQ Communications Inc. has forged a roaming agreement with South Korean communications giant KT Corp (KSE:030200).
The agreement mainly targets the...
Editor's Note: RCR Wireless News Editor Sylvie Barak delved deep into the Russian wireless landscape during a recent trip to the country. She delivered a feature report for RCR Wireless News that was included in our November Special Edition. Click here ...
PHOENIX – Up in the northernmost corner of Michigan is a group of IT executives who built a WiMAX network for their university and seemed to have a blast doing it. Northern Michigan University sits in Marquette, Mich., population about 22,000.It's a rural community...
Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. (SKM) unveiled a new strategic direction for the new year that the company said will help spur growth both domestically and in international markets, and includes the roll out of LTE services in its home market later this...
CENS | January 12, 2011 | Steve Chuang
Taipei, Jan. 12, 2011 (CENS)--The 2011 Taipei WiMAX Summit, held by Taiwan`s Ministry of Economic Affair officials on Jan. 10 at Grand Hotel in conjunction with week-long IEEE Session and WiMAX Forum Global Operator Summit, have drawn...
The recently completed Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas provided a unique proving ground for wireless networks. With tens of thousands of the geekiest of the geeks roaming around a couple of square miles, chances are slim that there is ever a denser concentration...
Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. (SKM) unveiled a new strategic direction for the new year that the company said will help spur growth both domestically and in international markets, and includes the roll out of LTE services in its home market later this...
Barrett Xplore Inc. said it will deploy Tellabs' (TLAB) SmartCore 9160 platform as it rolls out a combination terrestrial/satellite broadband system using WiMAX technology across Canada. The rural broadband provider said it expects to be able to offer service to every Canadian...
LAS VEGAS — Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) have teamed up to launch the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook sometime this summer.Sprint now has the distinction as the first carrier to launch the new tablet with wireless connectivity unless, of course,...
With executive-level representatives from both companies speaking at this week's Citi 21st Annual Global Entertainment Media & Telecommunications Conference, there was little doubt one of the topics of discussion would be the current temperature of the relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire...
DigiTimes | January 4, 2011 | Chloe Yu and Adam Hwang
Global Mobile has obtained 100,000 WiMAX phone numbers from the National Communications Commission (NCC), the first among the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, and will launch such numbers for sale to subscribers for voice...
Towerstream Corp. (TWER) said it is expanding its pilot Wi-Fi network in Manhattan and could build out more Wi-Fi hotspots in New York City, as well as San Francisco and Chicago, this year.“Over the past year, Towerstream has deployed a pilot Wi-Fi network...
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (S) stake in Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) looks set to decline slightly after the nation's third-largest operator declined to pick up its option to purchase up to $200 million worth of Clearwire's debt tied to a recent debt offering.Sprint Nextel noted in...
