CHICAGO - WiMAX vendors, chipmakers and operators are all ready to take on the wireless market at a time when economic hardship has shocked Wall Street, pushing the United States to the brink of a recession. The financial downturn the U.S. economy is experiencing...
Alvarion Ltd. said it won a contract in Macedona with wireless Internet service provider Neotel that calls for it to supply its 4Motion solution for the carrier's 3.5 GHz network.Neotal plans to launch the network this month and complete deployment of the commercial network...
Connor-Winfield announced a new compact GPS timing receiver designed specifically for WiMAX applications.The TiMax Wi125 is part of the company's TiMax Global Timing product family. The company is showcasing the product at WiMAX World 2008. The product is a small OEM surface mount GPS...
PMC-Sierra Inc. added four new multiband devices to its WiZIRD family ofWiMAX RF IC solutions targeted at broadband wireless subscriber equipment.The new devices allow WiMAX system designers to use a single radio design to provide customer premises equipment and network interface cards for all...
DesignArt Networks, a fabless semiconductor company, announced its DAN2400 WiMAX System on a Chip platform.The company said a family of single-chip base and relay station reference designs is available. The platform allows vendors to build a complete radio access network product portfolio, covering indoor...
CHICAGO - As the wireless industry gears up for the new wave of technologically advanced networks, the market will determine where WiMAX and LTE will be deployed. As WiMAX World 2008 kicks off today in Chicago, the two next-generation networks received plenty of attention...
CHICAGO - Even as AT&T Mobility Inc. touted its decision to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology for its fourth-generation network, the carrier is confident it can tweak its HSPA network to increase speeds gradually, without having to rush to build out a 4G...
CHICAGO - Welcome to the beginning of a couple of days of technology, turmoil and transition, as various players of the wireless ecosystem dissect WiMAX technology and its role in tomorrow's marketplace. Against the backdrop of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s commercial WiMAX deployment in Baltimore,...
CHICAGO - For the past seven years, a Rhode Island company has demonstrated that WiMAX technology can succeed in the United States.In 2000, Jeff Thompson started TowerStream with money from a small group of investors and fewer than 30 employees. In 2008, the company...
CHICAGO - The gloves are off as vendors and wireless providers side on different advanced generation technologies. The first and obvious battle at yesterday's 4G Executive Summit was between WiMAX and LTE, which Hank Kafka, network architect for AT&T Mobility Inc., made clear in...
Azulstar Inc. has chosen Alvarion Ltd. to provide its 802.16e BreezeMAX equipment for Azulstar's 3.65 GHz network. Azulstar is launching an advanced wireless network in Western Michigan and New Mexico under the MetraMAX name. Communities being launched include Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Ferrysburg and...
Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. plans to introduce its new mobile WiMAX base-station system-on-a-chip (SoC) product at WiMAX World 2008 in Chicago. The company said the device is built on its 65nm process technology and is designed to meet the cost requirements of a femto-...
ADC is announcing its FlexWave Mobile WiMAX product family at WiMAX World 2008 this week in Chicago. The company said the solutions allow carriers to place a base station wherever coverage is needed, including any type of terrain or within any infrastructure. FlexWave MMX...
Motorola Inc. said it has begun a proof-of-concept trial for its X24 machine-to-machine wireless module that includes mobile WiMAX connectivity. The product will be on display this week at WiMAX World 2008 and will be part of a live demo using real WiMAX infrastructure....
Bridgewater Systems announced a wholesale solution for WiMAX service providers that allows them to wholesale their spectrum to MVNO and other third-party operators. The company said its solution allows third-party operators to offer branded services over the carrier's WiMAX network. The solution handles subscriber...
A group of PC makers and wireless industry players announced a new effort aimed at embedding HSPA modems into laptops. The initiative, organized by the Euro-focused GSM Association, aims to spend up to $1 billion promoting "ready to run" laptops that will be able...
The enthusiasm surrounding Sprint Nextel Corp.'s launch of its Xohm-branded mobile WiMAX service took a bit of a hit as a Washington, D.C.-based group noted the service's terms and conditions contains a clause that would allow Sprint Nextel to limit users' access to certain...
NextWave Wireless Inc. said it will discontinue the operations of its GO Networks unit, which developed wide area Wi-Fi network equipment.NextWave, which two weeks ago received a much-needed commitment of $100 million in debt financing, filed a request in Israel to seek bankruptcy protection...
Following years of hype, mobile WiMAX from a major provider is now available commercially in the United States. Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that its Xohm service is live in the Baltimore area, and the carrier plans to expand to additional markets later this year.The...
Editor's Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/ Economic Downturn.The potentially cataclysmic collapse of Wall Street has injected a new, pressing issue into...
The Federal Communications Commission voted to put in play a new 700 MHz auction plan to foster improved public-safety and commercial wireless broadband communications. However, several commissioners raised concerns over whether potential bidders would be able to secure financing in light of Wall Street's...
The government's goal of restructuring 700 MHz public-safety/commercial rules by year's end and conducting a re-auction in mid-2009 could be in jeopardy, with key House members urging Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to slow down the rulemaking so parties have more time to...
While key House Homeland Security Committee members appear to back Federal Communications Commission efforts to revise D-Block rules, the panel's hearing brought to surface differences among lawmakers, first responders and others over critical issues - especially the licensing approach - a week before telecom...
Clearwire Corp. is prepping for its impending merger with Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Xohm WiMAX business by shuffling employees. In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Clearwire's CEO Ben Wolff included an e-mail dated Sept. 19 addressed to Clearwire and Xohm highlighting...
