WiMax

The wireless broadband industry hailed a new Federal Communications Commission effort to write rules to prevent satellite radio terrestrial repeaters from interfering with WiMAX services planned in the 2.3 GHz …

Editor’s Note: The following are the stories that had the biggest impact on the wireless industry in 2007, as chosen by the RCR Wireless News editorial staff. 1. Jan. 15 …

The pieces continue to fall in and out of place in the ever-evolving wireless world, but it now appears the many changes – from the subtle to the spectacular emergence …

The WiMAX Forum has opened its first, and lead, lab to formally test and evaluate mobile WiMAX products for certification. With the lab now open for submissions, certified mobile WiMAX …

A new report from Visant Strategies predicts the next generation of WiMAX devices will spur both fixed and mobile growth for the 802.16 industry.The report said WiMAX vendors are promoting …

Below are RCR Wireless News’ 10 biggest stories of the year. These are the stories that rocked the industry in 2007, and set the groundwork for the future of wireless. …

The WiMAX Forum has opened its first, and lead, lab to formally test and evaluate mobile WiMAX products for certification. With the lab now open for submissions, certified mobile WiMAX …

ZTE USA, the American face of the Chinese handset and network vendor, will begin supplying co-branded CDMA handsets to MetroPCS Communications Corp., which offers service to 3.7 million subscribers in …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

What a perfectly odd year it has been. Indeed, I think 2007 will go down as a year filled with surprises in the wireless space.A few of the major twists …

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. PLANS to turn on three WiMAX test markets within the next two weeks, meeting its self-imposed deadline to roll out the technology by the end of this …

Clearwire Corp.’s stock jumped nearly 12% in early afternoon trading based on speculation that the company is on the verge of announcing it will be acquired. According to a research …

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to turn on three WiMAX test markets within the next two weeks, meeting its self-imposed deadline to roll out the technology by the end of this …

Smith Micro Software Inc. announced it will acquire PCTEL’s Mobility Solutions Group for $59.7 million, the company announced. PCTEL’s mobile division offers a range of software that allows users to …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Google Inc. and the upcoming 700 MHz auction seem to have sparked an “open” movement among U.S. carriers. Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have been preaching their new “open” message …

The identities of likely 700 MHz bidders continue to emerge little by little as the Federal Communications Commission gears up to release a complete list of applicants in advance of …

The departure of Padmasree Warrior, Motorola Inc.’s CTO, effective yesterday, came on the heels of CEO Ed Zander’s recent announcement that he will leave his CEO post at month’s end-and …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

VERIZON WIRELESS’ DECLARATION LAST WEEK that “any application, any device” will run on its network next year was clearly an overstatement, though executives acknowledged later that itsCDMA network allows only …

FOLLOWING VERIZON WIRELESS’ ANNOUNCEMENT that it will use Long Term Evolution technology for its fourth-generation network, many who follow the industry immediately began to peg some infrastructure vendors as winners …

Verizon Wireless’ announcements that it would open its network to certified devices and apps-and further, that it has selected LTE for its fourth-generation technology-kept us pretty busy last week, to …

A world of overlapping fourth-generation wireless technologies is still years in the offing even by the most optimistic observers, yet there’s already a growing market for companies looking to prepare …