Qwest Communications is making plans to test an emerging wireless technology called WiMax - designed to give subscribers high-speed Internet access over longer distances.
Officials with the Denver-based company say WiMax would give remote Web surfers faster access to the Internet across distances up to 30 miles, and could be an affordable solution for Web surfers […]
AT&T is planning a trial of “WiMax-compliant” equipment in Atlanta in the fourth quarter of this year.
The new trial will follow on from a successful test of so-called “pre-WiMax” equipment involving a “handful of users” in Middleton, N.J.
With several new WiMax products being released, the standard appears to be moving out of the lab. The WiMax Forum expects its first certified products to be available by the end of 2005, and some vendors have already moved into hype mode.
WiMax won’t have much of an impact until 2007 at the earliest. The […]
Ertach has just officially launched a national wireless network using Wimax standard technology and expects to sign 10,000 clients for this service, particularly from the biggest corporations in the country. Israel’s Alvarion was the equipment supplier.
Wimax also provides a better quality of service since transmission of data, voice or video can be prioritized, improving the […]
WiMAX Telecom GmbH is the only licensee of 3,5 GHz frequencies in the entire Austrian territory. The alternative, international Internet Service Provider will be the first WiMAX-provider to start operations in Austria. This year’s expenses will amount to € 2,5 Mio. The sum of investment until 2008 will account for approx. € 70 Mio. The […]
“WiFi has changed the communications landscape, but it’s only the beginning,” said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of Intel’s Mobility Group. “WiMAX is the next broadband technology innovation that promises to bring wireless computing and connectivity to more people than ever before.”
WiMAX, short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a technology […]
The PacketMAX system, based on an Advanced TCA (Telecom Computing Architecture) chassis, gives carriers the full benefits of a WiMAX Forum(TM)-certified ecosystem, a clear path to portability and mobility, powerful voice over IP features, and a common platform shared with Aperto’s existing PacketWave(R) architecture. The company expects to conduct WiMAX Forum lab certification starting in […]
Alvariontoday announced at SUPERCOMM the extension of its BreezeMAX products to include the WCS (2.3 GHz) and BRS (formerly called MMDS, 2.5 - 2.7 GHz) frequency bands for North America. With a widely deployed WiMAX-ready system now in use by over 80 operators in more than 30 countries, U.S. carriers will be able to experience […]
Nokia and Intel Corporation today announced a cooperation to accelerate the development, adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology, helping to bring new capabilities and data services to mobile users over high-speed broadband networks.
The companies will collaborate on several areas in support of mobile WiMAX technology (IEEE 802.16e) including mobile clients, network infrastructure, industry-enabling efforts and […]
Dishnet, the Chennai-based Internet service provider, is just 60 days away from launching wide area broadband wireless Net access across eight metros, making it the first mover in WiMax technology, the next ramp-up from today’s WiFi. Customers can choose from various access speed options ranging from an assured 128 kilo bits per second to […]