Category: WiMAX

Intel and Sprint plan to work together to develop an emerging wireless broadband technology called WiMax, which has been promoted as a third option to cable and digital subscriber line for providing high-speed Internet access into the home. Via [news.com.com]

Broadband vendor Speakeasy says it's starting to accept orders, and its pre-WiMax network for enterprises will go online in June. Via [informationweek.com]

With every man and his dog rushing to proclaim that the advent of WiMax will mean the death of Wi-Fi, proponents of the most popular local area wireless technology believe there's a healthy future ahead for it - and it doesn't depend on the laptop. Via [networks.silicon.com]

Speakeasy Inc., a privately owned Internet broadband provider, on Wednesday launched an Internet access service for businesses using new wireless technology that it said was faster and easier to deploy than its current broadband service. Via [reuters.com]

Last week, California-based fixed wireless provider NextWeb announced plans to launch voice over IP in its service areas in California and Nevada through a partnership with VoIP facilitator CommPartners. According to the companies, this will be the largest deployment of VoIP services over a pre-WiMax network in the U.S. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. and SiGe Semiconductor Inc. have announced the availability of a complete reference design for developing WiMAX-capable broadband wireless access systems. Via [eetimes.com]

With Intel's Rosedale chip now out, the UK's incumbent telco predicts that it will soon be offering self-installation WiMax kit. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

If WiMax technology lives up to the hype, faster data speeds over much greater distances than offered by Wi-Fi hot-spots will be the norm. Via [informationweek.com]

Wireless broadband has just taken a big leap forward. Via [news.com.com]

Intel's mobility guru Sean Maloney said that masts beaming WiMAX signals across the metropolis do not pose any risk to health. Via [theinquirer.net]

Samsung Electronics was elected to the Board of Directors of the WiMAX Forum, the highest body of the broadband wireless nonprofit organization. Via [news.designtechnica.com]

Sean Maloney, general manager of Intel's mobility group is here in old London Town. He said that Intel realised some years ago that fibre wasn't the answer to delivering broadband He said that while there were lots of technical challenges with Wimax, Intel had gotten over them one by one. Via [theinquirer.net]

Taiwan's WiMAX (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) development is trailing South Korea, China and Singapore, as the government is dragging its feet on allocating a frequency range and telecoms remain focused on 3G mobile communication technologies, according to Taiwan's telecom equipment makers. Via [digitimes.com]

For those basketball fans in the audience, March is best known as March Madness and the NCAA tournament. But, for the WiMAX sector, the last few days should be called Merger Madness. Via [commsdesign.com]

Wireless broadband equipment vendor Airspan Networks said Tuesday that it is purchasing an Israeli company that specializes in voice-over-IP technology. Via [internetweek.com]