NORTHBORO, Mass.-Long-term opportunities in WiMAX may exist in licensed spectrum and mobility, but early opportunities will lie in the unlicensed 5.8 GHz band, according to a new report from Trendsmedia and Rethink Research Associates. "This is especially true in the United States, where licensed...
I've just returned from Supercomm and feel a little like Alice in Wonderland. Experiencing a show from a wireline telephony point of view is indeed weird for someone who is enmeshed in industry from the wireless perspective. The news was much the same: IP...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations. "Nokia's end-to-end multiradio...
Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations."Nokia's end-to-end multiradio strategy covers...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Alvarion Ltd., which provides wireless broadband solutions, extended its BreezeMAX products to include 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz-2.7 GHz frequency bands for North America.Field trials of the BreezeMAX 2300 for WCS 2.3 GHz functionality will be offered at the end of this...
CHICAGO-WiMAX equipment provider Aperto Networks launched and demonstrated its PacketMAX broadband wireless portfolio this week at the SuperComm show in Chicago.The portfolio is based on an Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture chassis, said the company. Aperto plans to conduct WiMAX Forum lab certification starting next...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-GlobeTel Communications Corp. announced it will acquire the assets of HotZone Wireless L.L.C., which develops WIMAX and extended range Wi-Fi systems. GlobeTel will pay around 2 million shares over three years for the deal. The company's shares were down slightly after the...
Mobile Internet access solutions company RemotePipes Inc. announced it has formed an alliance focused on roaming and interoperability mechanisms for networks based on the 802.16 WiMAX specifications. The WiMAX Global Roaming Alliance targets commercial entities, state and city governments, wireless Internet service providers and...
DENVER-TensorComm, which designs technology to increase CDMA and W-CDMA network capacity and efficiency, said it scored $7 million in financing.The company holds a patent for an Interference Cancellation Technology made up of a component that fits in a mobile handset and allows for improved...
LONDON-The market for WiMAX subscriber terminals and base stations could exceed 20 million per year by 2009, representing a significant opportunity for chipmakers, according to a new Strategy Analytics report.The report, "WiMAX-3G Killer or Fixed Broadband Wireless Standard?" said demand will be driven by...
Less than 10 years ago, dot-com was the technology phrase de jour. Business plans, companies and even an economic boom (and bust) were built upon one little dot. Today, at least in the wireless world, `dot' has taken on a new meaning.Dot unites 802...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-SkyPilot Networks, which provides wireless broadband systems, said it raised $15 million in its third round of financing and hired Bob Machlin as its new president and chief executive officer. The funding brings SkyPilot's total funding to $44.4 million. The company is...
Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called "WiMAX-class" fixed wireless broadband covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover all of Seattle, uses Alvarion's BreezeAccess infrastructure deployed at selected city sites, including its landmark...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to collaborate on technical specification, perform equipment trials and conduct interoperability testing to examine possible...
Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to collaborate on technical specification, perform equipment trials and conduct interoperability testing to examine possible wireless broadband...
Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called "WiMAX-class" fixed wireless broadband service covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover all of Seattle, uses Alvarion's BreezeAccess infrastructure deployed at selected sites across the city,...
MONTREAL-Wavesat Inc. and Atmel Corp. said they plan to build on their existing WiMAX manufacturing partnership to develop compatible baseband and radio-frequency chips for the 802.16 market.The agreement includes Wavesat's Evolutive DM256 WiMAX baseband application specific integrated circuit and Atmel's WiMAX-compliant radio, which will...
FRANKFURT, Germany-Days after Intel Corp. made waves with its new WiMAX chip, rival Fujitsu announced its own WiMAX offering. The company said its new MB87M3400 chip works on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and is available for both base stations and WiMAX terminals."This new WiMAX-compliant...
OTTAWA-Zarlink Semiconductor and Wavesat said they have conducted a successful test of circuit-switched traffic over a WiMAX connection.The tests demonstrated carrying E1 and T1 services across a WiMAX broadband wireless access network using CESoP technology, said the companies.The companies' solution uses Zarlink's CESoP technology...
MONTREAL-Wavesat, which develops WiMAX silicon, and wireless broadband solution provider nex-G Systems signed an agreement calling for Wavesat to incorporate its WiMAX chipset with nex-G's Horizon 802.16-2004 product platform. Nex-G said it is planning to conduct field trials this summer of the system and...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks and Benson Online said they've teamed to establish the first personal wireless broadband network in Africa. The new network was deployed in Tanzania, growing to 2,000 subscriber modems after a successful initial deployment in Arusha, near Mount Kilimanjaro. Benson, a subsidiary...
PARIS-ADP Telecom announced it has begun WiMAX trials and has signed a partnership agreement with Alcatel to produce pilot products for professional use in collaboration with its customers Aeroports de Paris and WFS.ADP will manage the pilots, and Alcatel will provide equipment for the...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks and Benson Online said Tuesday they've teamed to establish the first personal wireless broadband network in Africa. The new network was deployed in Tanzania, growing to 2,000 subscriber modems after a successful initial deployment in Arusha, near Mount Kilimanjaro. Benson, a...
NEW YORK-Colubris Networks said it has agreed to acquire Kiwi Networks, while Wireless Telecom Group Inc. said it has modified the deal to acquire Willtek Communications.Both Colubris and Kiwi are Wireless LAN companies."Integrating Kiwi's patent-protected RF management and advanced packet scheduling capabilities into our...
