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05/07/08WiMax Will Be the Next DSL for More Than 5 Billion People Worldwide; LTE Years Away from Meaningful Existence
We believe there is a role for LTE as the natural evolution of GSM/HSPA-and probably also CDMA/EV-DO-but we believe it is years away. As such, it contrasts sharply with WiMax, which is being deployed today and for which spectrum has already been made available. WiMax already has an ecosystem which looks a lot like WiFi in terms of cost and diversity, whereas LTE simply is not even defined yet, much less available.
05/07/08Person close to talks: Sprint close to $12 billion WiMax financing deal
Sprint Nextel Corp. is close to finalizing a deal to get financing for its new wireless broadband network from a group that includes Comcast Corp. and Google Inc., according to a person close to the talks.
05/07/08Partners Airspan Networks and Stutler Technologies Announce Early Success in New WiMAX Band
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, and Stutler Technologies, one of the nation's largest system integrators for wireless carriers, today highlighted successes in the recently allocated 3.65 GHz band in the United States. This band has been made available to supplement national licensed bands like 2.5 GHz.
05/06/08Predicting the Future Triumph of Clearwire's $14 Billion Broadband Wireless Network
Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced Wednesday that the companies will combine their broadband wireless units to create a $14.55 billion mobile wireless communications company to provide internet access, phone service, movies, games and a variety of other broadband wireless data services. The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will continue developing a mobile network based on WiMax technology, which promises much faster speeds than the latest 3g cellular networks.
05/06/08SR Telecom & Co. Announces Series of WiMAX Wins
The new SR Telecom has retained the trust and support of its global customer base, and is increasing deliveries of its WiMAX solutions following the recent acquisition of its business activities by Groupe Lagasse. Merely a month in since the re-launch of its business as a subsidiary of Groupe Lagasse, SR Telecom & Co., S.E.C. announced that it has received purchase orders for wireless network deployments from customers in Cameroon, Mexico and the Philippines and is on-track to securing significant additional orders from new and existing customers in the next few weeks.
05/06/08012 Smile.Communications Submits Application for Mobile WiMAX Trials in Tel Aviv- Ramat Gan
012 Smile.Communications (Nasdaq: SMLC ; TASE) announced that it has applied to Israel's Communications Ministry to expand its license for mobile WiMAX trials to allow an expanded trial in the Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan area, Israel's most densely populated business and residential center. Through the trial, the Company plans to provide users with an Internet connectivity rate of up to a high 10MB, a speed sufficient to support both mobile telephony and a variety of Internet-based applications. The trial will utilize WiMAX technology provided by Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR).
05/05/08Towerstream Powers First NYC Skyscraper with Building-Wide Wireless Broadband Access
Towerstream (Nasdaq: TWER), a leading fixed WiMAX service provider, announced it will be powering one of New York City's landmark skyscrapers with building-wide access to its high-speed, wireless broadband solution. The 50-story building, which extends a full city block, will also serve as Towerstream's sixth point-of-presence (PoP) in its New York City wireless broadband network, extending broadband coverage to much of Manhattan's north side.
05/05/08Tranzeo Achieves Volume Production on its WiMAX Line
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a leading producer of wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems, has achieved full production volume on its high-performance WiMAX radio equipment.
05/02/08WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networks Continues to Expand Along Eastern Idaho Technology Corridor
Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced that it is expanding high speed wireless Internet service coverage to Idaho Falls, ID. This launch adds the third community within the Eastern Idaho Technology Corridor along Interstate 15 to DBC's WiMAX broadband wireless network in southeastern Idaho. In Idaho Falls, the WiMAX service, called BridgeMAXX, will reach more than 25,000 homes and businesses. DBC is also serving Rexburg, Pocatello and Hailey Idaho, and plans to expand to other communities over the next few months.
05/01/08Motorola and Advanced Info Service Launch WiMAX Trials in Thailand
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is working with Advanced Info Service (AIS), the largest mobile operator in Thailand, to conduct trials of mobile WiMAX solutions. The trials will enable AIS to gain insight into the next generation personal wireless broadband services.
04/24/08Airspan Receives $1.7 Million WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networking Equipment Order
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that it had received its initial order from Fujitsu, totaling approximately $1.7 million, for Airspan's baseband WiMAX modules that are part of the jointly developed Mobile WiMAX base station MacroMAXe.
04/23/083G Wireless Carrier Upgrades GSM/HSPDA Network with WiMAX Broadband Wireless Technology to Add Quality IP Data Services for Its Existing Base of 23 Million Customers
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that Vodacom Lesotho, a subsidiary of Vodacom Group has selected Airspan as its preferred WiMAX supplier. Airspan will supply its MicroMAX base stations in the 3.3 - 3.5 GHz frequency band in addition to CPEs (customer premise equipment). The contract is through Airspan's reseller partner, TVS.
04/21/08Big Growth in Broadband Wireless Data Traffic Will Spur Massive Technology Upgrades
The exponential growth of data traffic carried by wireless networks is likely to force mobile service providers to accelerate their efforts to upgrade their networks to a flat, all-IP architecture, according to a major new report titled, Flat IP Architectures in Mobile Networks: From 3G to LTE, published by Heavy Reading.
04/18/08Lockheed Martin Opens Wireless Wi-Fi Cyber Security Lab
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a classified environment. The lab allows defense and intelligence agencies to test and evaluate wireless systems like 802.11 Wi-Fi or broadband satellite links on a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) network.
04/17/08Experimental License to Conduct Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Broadband Wireless Technology Trials Has Been Extended in Tel Aviv
012 Smile.Communications (NASDAQ Global market and TASE:SMLC) announced that its experimental license to conduct WiMAX technology trials in Sderot and a high tech business center in the Tel Aviv area has been extended by the Ministry of Communications. With respect to the Sderot area - the license was extended until April 7, 2009 and with respect to the Tel Aviv area - the license was extended until September 18, 2009.
04/17/08DBD Orders VoiceMAX for Their Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that its customer Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH of Germany has purchased Airspan's class leading VoiceMAX voice over IP solution. Airspan and DBD have also reached agreement on all outstanding contractual issues.
04/15/08Airspan Reports Improved Quarterly Cash Burn on Lower Than Expected Revenues
Airspan is the industry's leading WiMAX pure player, ranked #1 for IEEE802.16-2004 WiMAX revenue in 2007 and has now been selected for some of the world's largest mobile WiMAX deployments.
04/11/08Tektronix' G35-WiMAX Broadband Wireless Test Solution Selected by WiMAX Forum as Official Protocol Test Tool
As part of the WiMAX Forum Network Interoperability Test initiative, reference networks will be set up in all WiMAX Forum Test Laboratories, against which WiMAX component vendors can test their implementation. Tektronix Communications' G35-WiMAX protocol test solution will serve as the reference point to analyze the responses of individual devices in test scenarios specified by the WiMAX Forum. In this way, the G35 will provide key support in assessing the behavior of the reference network.
04/10/08Motorola Receives Award for Innovative RFS7000 Broadband Wireless LAN Switch
The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that its RFS7000 Wireless LAN (WLAN) switch was named Best of Show at the FOSE 2008 conference. The solution was also named the best new product in the "Networking Equipment" category.
04/04/08Tranzeo Wireless To Equip Mexico's Largest Wireless Broadband System
Wireless mesh network equipment made by Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a leading producer of high-performance wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems, will be used to provide wireless Internet access throughout the city of Culiacan, Mexico. The project, "Culiacan: Technological City" is part of an overall plan to improve one of the countries fastest growing cities through 2010.
04/04/08Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. Selects Alcatel-Lucent To Build WiMAX Network In The Coachella Valley Region Of California
Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. (TSX: CWG) announced the selection of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to build Craig Wireless' new WiMAX network - based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard - in the Coachella Valley region of California.
04/03/08Mobility and Broadband Speeds Unite As Nokia Evolves The Internet Experience
Ushering in the next generation of wireless broadband devices, Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) unveiled its newest Nseries device, the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet -- WiMAX Edition, Nokia's first device engineered to take advantage of new wide-area high-speed mobile WiMAX networks. This pocket-sized device lets consumers enjoy an open Internet experience, allowing for access to the full Internet without barriers, while on the go. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition is the latest iteration of Nokia's popular line of Internet Tablet products. For the first time, the power and convenience of the Internet Tablet platform is combined with next generation wide-area wireless broadband capability, allowing users to easily and quickly access all of their favorite Internet services beyond local area hot spots. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition is expected to be available in the United States during the summer of 2008 in areas where WiMAX connectivity is available.
04/02/08Craig Wireless selects Alcatel-Lucent to Build WiMAX network in Palm Springs, California; First commercial deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX technology in North America
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has been selected by Craig Wireless (TSX: CWG) to build a new WiMAX network - based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard - in Palm Springs, California. This is the first commercial deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX technology in North America.
04/02/08Craig Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent To Build WiMAX Network In Palm Springs, California
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced it has been selected by Craig Wireless (TSX: CWG) to build a new WiMAX network -- based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard -- in Palm Springs, California. This is the first commercial deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX technology in North America.
04/01/08Texas Instruments Announced the Industry's First Multi-carrier, Multi-standard Development Platform for Broadband Wireless Base Stations
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN ) announced a scalable, programmable development ecosystem enabling base station OEMs to support multiple carriers of established and evolving wireless standards from a single platform. Based on TI's multicore TMS320TCI6487 and TMS320TCI6488 digital signal processors (DSPs) and multi-interface software libraries, the development platform covers all major air interfaces including GSM-EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA , LTE and WiMAX. With a single development platform, OEMs largely "design once-deploy multiple" base stations, significantly reducing design costs, while speeding the deployment of new 3G features and beyond 3G standards.
04/01/08Optichron Single-Board Transmit Chain Development Platform Supports Frequency Bands from 800 MHz to 3.5 GHz and Protocols from GSM to WiMAX, plus LTE
Optichron, Inc. announced the availability of the DPD-CFR-DEV-30 development platform, a complete transmit signal chain compression and linearization solution from baseband to power amplifier (PA). The platform may be used as a reference for production solutions of multiple architectures, using a single, highly-efficient design that supports frequency bands from 800 MHz to 3.5 GHz and protocols from GSM to WiMAX, plus LTE, and proprietary protocols.
04/01/08Nortel Shows how Carriers can Deliver Better, Faster Networks to Reach True Mobile Broadband Wireless Customers
With billions of people and machines currently connected to the network and millions more being connected each day, Nortel (NYSE:NT) understands how to transform the challenges of Hyperconnectivity into opportunities for its carrier customers. At CTIA Wireless 2008, Nortel will demonstrate the ways its mobile convergence and 4G mobile broadband technologies - LTE and WiMAX - are reducing the complexity of a hyperconnected world to deliver better, faster wireless networks that simplify work, study and even play for today's "always connected" consumers.
03/29/08Growth Continues For Tranzeo Wireless In 2007
Increased revenues continues for B.C.'s Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a leading producer of high-speed wireless broadband communication systems, according to results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007.
03/28/08KeyOn Communications Enters into WiMAX Agreement with Airspan Networks
KeyOn Communications Holdings Inc (OTC BB: KEYO), announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Airspan Networks Inc (Nasdaq:AIRN), a provider of wireless voice and broadband data systems and solutions for the fixed and mobile WiMAX and Wi-Fi markets.
03/27/08UUNET Kenya to Expand its WiMAX Network with Redline's RedMAX Products
Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") announced that UUNET Kenya Ltd. ("UUNET Kenya"), a regional business communications provider, has chosen Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) RedMAX(TM) products for its national WiMAX network. UUNET Kenya will extend its "Beyond Broadband" network to serve corporate customers in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu in 2008.
03/27/08Telava Appoints Lino G. Morris to Its Board of Advisors
Telava (OTCBB: TLVA ) announced that the Company has appointed Lino G. Morris to Its Board of Advisors.
03/26/08Azimuth Systems Announces Expanded Channel Emulator Product Line and Features for Mobile WiMax
Azimuth Systems Inc. announced a range of enhancements and expansions to the world-class ACE 400WB channel emulator designed for MIMO broadband wireless communications testing. The ACE 400WB is an industry-leading channel emulator with up to 4x4 MIMO bi-directional capabilities. The company is also announcing the release of three new ACE 400WB models optimized for 2x2 MIMO, MIMO Wi-Fi and uni-directional testing.
03/26/08Sky Link Ekaterinburg Launches Mobile Broadband Services with Nortel Wireless Solution
Sky Link Ekaterinburg, is providing mobile broadband for users in the Ural region of Russia powered by Nortel(1) (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT) wireless technology. The Nortel upgrade to Sky Link Ekaterinburg's existing network supports wireless interactive multimedia services and real-time applications such as video telephony, video surveillance and mobile VoIP. Uralwestcom JSC is held by RTDC (Russian Telecommunications Development Corporation), an investment holding company.
03/26/08Exatel Partners With Proximetry & Tranzeo to Deliver Innovative WiMAX Services to Business, Municipal Users Throughout Poland
03/26/08 - Exatel S.A. announced that it will deliver innovative WiMAX services to business, municipal, and other users using software and equipment from Proximetry, the technology leader in real-time wireless network and performance management solutions, and equipment from Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a premier manufacturer of high-performance wireless broadband solutions. The next generation WiMAX network architecture uses Tranzeo's carrier-class TR-WMX-3.5-pBS 3.5GHz pico Base Stations and TR-WMX-3.5 Subscriber Units both powered by Proximetry's AirSync TM intelligent provisioning and management software to control and manage the users, devices, and services on the network. AirSync has an open architecture that can be extended and integrated to support other wireless and wireline elements in the carrier network. Exatel's initial network rollout will focus on three major cities in Poland with deployments in over 20 cities by the end of 2008.
03/26/08CommAgility Announces High-Performance Signal Processing Module for Wireless Baseband Applications
03/26/08 - CommAgility announced its new AMC-6487C, an Advanced Mezzanine Card offering unprecedented signal processing performance and bandwidth in a highly compact package. The first single width, full-height AdvancedMC card to be based on Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) multicore TMS320TCI6487 digital signal processor (DSP), it is designed to give OEMs the performance and I/O connectivity required for wireless baseband and other processing-intensive applications such as WiMAX and Long Term Evolution of 3GPP (LTE).
03/26/08European Operators to Start Using Current Analysis' Telecom Equipment Buyers Guide
Current Analysis has announced an industry partnership with ETIS -- a member-based organization comprised primarily of European incumbent telecom operators across Western and Eastern Europe. The mission of ETIS is to enable its members to improve their business performance by personal exchange of information on using information and communication technology effectively. Current Analysis will provide ETIS members complimentary access to its Telecom Equipment Buyers guide, enabling qualified telecom equipment purchasers and executives to make strategic buying decisions on an ongoing basis.
03/26/08Elfiq Launches New Link Load Balancers for Small and Medium Sized Organizations
Elfiq Networks, a growing leader in the development of innovative bandwidth management and network security solutions, today announced the launch of its new Link LB-550E and Link LB1100E Load Balancers that will aim to deliver a high degree of internet throughput and fast performance -- even when the unit's power goes down -- thanks to the LAN Failsafe feature included on all E-Series units.
03/21/08Free WiMAX and Wi-Fi White Paper Details Delivering Broadband Services to Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Clients
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the availability of a new white paper on Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) that explores the strengths and weaknesses of this technology for delivering broadband wireless services to fixed and mobile clients. The widespread availability of WiMAX has for years been just around the corner but non-interoperable implementations and frequency spectrum licensing issues have hindered deployments.
03/21/08Motorola Teams Up With United Information Highway on Mobile WiMAX Trial in Thailand
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that the company has achieved the first successful mobile WiMAX trial in Thailand, teaming up with United Information Highway Company Limited (UIH). The trial, demonstrating new wireless broadband experiences for users, marks the first among a series of Motorola's mobile WiMAX engagements in Thailand and yet another milestone in the company's global WiMAX development.
03/19/08Redline's RedMAX Product Line Chosen by CityLink for WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network in Cambodia
Redline Communications Group Inc., (TSX and AIM: RDL) announced that CityLink, the largest Internet Service Provider in Cambodia, has chosen Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX products for its multi-city WiMAX network. CityLink has initiated its two-city, phased deployment in Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh and is currently serving hundreds of business and residential subscribers.
03/19/08wi-tribe limited Selects Aptilo Networks to Build WiMAX Broadband Wireless Deployments in the Middle East and Asia Pacific
Aptilo Networks announces that wi-tribe limited, a joint venture between Qatar Telecom (Qtel), the exclusive telecommunications service provider in the State of Qatar and A.A. Tukri Group of Companies (ATCO) of Saudi Arabia, has chosen Aptilo's Mobile WiMAX AAA Connectivity Service Network (CSN) platform as one of the key network components to enable services over the WiMAX networks to be deployed by wi-tribe across the Middle East and Asia Pacific, utilizing Aptilo's access and policy control service management platform.
03/17/08Altair Semiconductor Announces an Ultra Low-Power Mobile WiMAX Processor
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) announced that Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company developing the world's most advanced mobile WiMAX semiconductors for handheld devices, has integrated MIPS processor and analog IP in its new ALT2150 mobile WiMAX baseband processor. The ALT2150 is the first baseband processor optimized for handheld devices, combining ultra-low power consumption, low cost and the smallest footprint.
03/14/08Wightcable Chooses Airspan to Provide WiMAX to the Isle of Wight
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Wightcable for its MicroMAX 5.8 GHz base stations, VoiceMAX for VoIP services and related CPEs (customer premise equipment), which include Airspan's ProSTs and EasySTs. Wightcable will provide WiMAX voice and data services across the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, starting in the town of Newport.
03/13/08Airspan Wins New $1.7 Million Broadband Wireless Contract From Tricom to Expand Its WiMAX Network in the Dominican Republic
Airspan Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX wireless access networks announced that Tricom, one of the Dominican Republic's leading carriers, has awarded Airspan an expansion contract to continue to supply its WiMAX solutions in the licensed 3.5 GHz frequency band. This latest award would bring the value of Airspan contribution to Tricom's network to approximately $1.7 million. Airspan began supplying Tricom with its WiMAX solutions in the fourth quarter of 2007, using its HiperMAX-2 and Hiper-Micro base stations.
03/11/08Altair Semiconductor Unveils Power-Efficient Mobile WiMAX Processor for Broadband Wireless Handheld Devices
Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company developing an advanced mobile WiMAX semiconductors for handheld devices, announced the release of the ALT2150 mobile WiMAX baseband processor to leading handheld device and module manufacturers. The ALT2150, a small and power-efficient mobile WiMAX processor, implements full WiMAX Forum Wave-2 physical (PHY) Layer and Media Access Control (MAC) functionality, and offers substantial performance enhancements beyond this profile.
03/10/08Alvarion Unveils New WiMAX SentieM Technologies, Bringing Unmatched Innovation to Mobile Broadband Wireless Networks
Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR) unveiled SentieM technologies, which surpass the Mobile WiMAX basic technologies and provide better coverage, capacity and throughput per user to operators using Alvarion's end-to-end Mobile WiMAX 4Motion solution. SentieM includes Advanced Antenna and Radio Resource technologies in addition to Distributed Network capabilities, improving the economics for operators and the quality of service for subscribers.
03/10/08ANADIGICS Expands WiMAX Portfolio with New RF Power Amplifier Engineered for 2.3-2.4 GHz Frequency Band
ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) announced its new AWM6422 Power Amplifier. By offering the AWM6422, which operates in the 2.3-2.4 GHz frequency band allocated for broadband mobile wireless services, ANADIGICS expands its portfolio of leading edge products for WiMAX and WiBro (Korea) systems. The new AWM6422 is already being integrated into USB Adaptors manufactured for a major Korean telecom company.
03/10/08MobileMonday Toronto Returns With "Mobile Moguls Looking for Money"
MobileMonday Toronto, the mobile industry networking group, will hold their second annual Venture Capital panel, with prospective mobile entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to some of Canada's leading Venture Capital companies.
03/07/08SonicsWM Simplifies System on Chip Designs for WiMax Broadband Wireless Applications
Sonics Inc. announced SonicsWM, a family of integrated SMART Interconnect solutions ideally suited for SoC designs that incorporate WiMax. SonicsWM enables customers to leverage a configurable platform to meet the rapidly-changing requirements of the WiMax market while reducing SoC development costs and improving time-to-market. Resulting SoCs offer numerous advantages including higher performance, lower power, IP re-use and simplified software architecture.
03/07/08Beceem's Broadband Wireless Chipset Solution Delivers Seamless Mobility to Mobile WiMAX Devices
Beceem Communications announced the selection of its latest chipset for mobile WiMAX devices as one of the chipsets that broadband pioneer Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) is working with for its mobile WiMAX trial in Portland, Oregon. Beceem ' s leading chipset solution is powering a family of PC peripheral WiMAX devices to provide a true mobile broadband Internet experience on laptop computers.
03/05/08Tata Communications Installs 5,000 WiMAX Customers in 10 Cities
Tata Communications has selected Telsima Corporation, a global player in WiMAX systems to provide WiMAX solutions for Tata Communications broadband wireless network in India. Tata Communications is the first to launch broadband services on the WiMAX platform on a large scale for retail consumers in India.
03/03/08Nearing The Climax? WiMax As Wireless DSL Soon A Reality In The U.S.
Closing in potentially simultaneously on the end of the 700 MHz spectrum auctions and what we believe will be a new multi-party joint venture (JV) with Sprint and several funding partners, we believe the value inherent in Clearwire's spectrum asset is increasingly apparent. Upon the potential announcement of a JV, we believe CLWR shares should trade up sharply.
02/29/08Infonetics Research: WiMAX equipment market up 46% in 2007, forecast to hit $7.7B in 2011
The WiMAX market sequentially grew 11% for the quarter and 46% for the year, with worldwide sales of fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment hitting just under $800 million in 2007, says Infonetics Research in its latest "WiMAX and Mesh Network Equipment and Devices" report.
02/27/08Fractal Antenna Systems' Small, Wall-Mounted In-Building Broadband Wireless Antenna Delivers Wideband Performance and Solves Installation Issues
Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. announced a new Universal Access Surface Mounted (UASM) Antenna delivering wideband performance in a thin, compact unit for distributed antenna applications. The UASM Antenna's form factor solves a number of installation issues for integrators, including the ability to mount to walls and other hard surfaces that prevent the use of through holes.
02/27/08Airspan Networks Announces 40% WiMAX Broadband Wireless Revenue Increase for 2007
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced results for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2007. Fourth quarter revenues increased by 5.8% to $23.8 million, compared to $22.5 million in the third quarter of 2007, driven by WiMAX growth. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2006, revenues decreased by 24% from $31.3 million, due to the decline in non-WiMAX revenues. The fourth quarter gross margin was 29%, adversely affected by revenue deferrals related to multi-element contractual arrangements and provisions related to non-WiMAX inventory.
02/25/08PuntoNet Chooses Airspan to Provide 5.85 GHz WiMAX Broadband Wireless Solutions in Ecuador
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that PuntoNet, Ecuador's largest Wireless Internet Service Provider, has awarded Airspan a follow-on contract to supply MicroMAX base stations and related CPE equipment to expand their nationwide WiMAX services in major cities in Ecuador.
02/25/08Ulusnet Announces Deal for Continued Shipments of WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network Equipment to Build Out High-Speed Internet Access in Mongolia
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that it continues to supply its MacroMAX base stations and customer premise equipment (CPEs) to Ulusnet, Mobicom's subsidiary in Mongolia, as the carrier builds out its WiMAX network. Ulusnet began offering WiMAX services in February of last year, using Airspan's WiMAX solutions.
02/25/08Elan Digital Predicts Growth for Workstation WiMAX PCMCIA Cards
Elan Digital predicts that, despite the current WiMAX marketing focus on mobile notebooks, connecting fixed workstations is likely to be a significant proportion of the overall fast growing WiMAX market. They are seeing a worldwide surge in interest in their P-Series Adapters, all of which now support any PCMCIA compliant modem cards.
02/25/08Portable WiMAX VoIP Cell Phones Displayed at 2008 Mobile World Congress
NetIndex Inc., Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. and Runcom Technologies Ltd. have succeeded in jointly developing a VoIP portable telephone using the WiMAX (IEEE802.16e) data communications module. Thus, at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (previously 3GSM show) one of the largest and most advanced Mobile Communication shows in the world, these companies will be displaying their VoIP portable telephone using WiMAX which achieves All-IP voice communication.
02/25/08Airspan's WiMAX Broadband Wireless Solutions Selected by Agile Communications to Provide High-Speed Internet Access in Australia
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that its MicroMAX 3.4 GHz base stations and corresponding ProST subscriber terminals have been selected by Agile Communications, a regional telecommunications service company that is part of the Internode group. Internode is one of Australia's leading nationwide broadband service providers. In addition to metropolitan broadband service provision across Australia, the company has been designing and rolling out innovative and sustainable broadband and voice services in regional South Australia for more than 7 years.
02/25/08It's Make Or Break For WiMAX, Says Analysys
This year will be decisive in the development of WiMAX, which experienced temporary setbacks in 2007, says Analysys, the global advisor in Telecom, IT and media, at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
02/21/08Airspan Selected by Enforta to Provide WiMAX Solutions in Russia
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that Enforta, the largest wireless Internet Service Provider in Russia, has chosen Airspan's MicroMAX base stations and related CPEs to deploy WiMAX services in Russia.
02/21/08Tranzeo Wireless Offers Turn-Key WiMAX Solution With New Family of Pico Base Stations Using Proximetry's AirSync
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT) announces a new family of turn-key WiMAX pico base stations using Proximetry's market-leading intelligent provisioning and management software, AirSync. The first product operates in the 3.5GHz licensed band, offering wireless internet service providers (WISPs) and emerging carriers a price/performance breakthrough and higher degrees of base station performance management.
02/21/08Galaxia Telecom International PLC Rolls Out the Largest Commercial WiMAX Network in Africa
Galaxia Telecom International PLC, the telecom integrator and operator specializing in the innovation and deployment of wireless broadband technologies, announces today the listing of the company's shares on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the launch of its first mass market WiMAX network in Algeria.
02/20/08Siemens Communications Certifies New WiMAX Products
Iperia, Inc. announced that Siemens Communications, Inc. has certified the IperiaVX as "HiPath Ready (U.S)" on the Siemens HiPath 8000 Platform. The certification tests took place in October 2007 at the Siemens Technology Partner Lab in Boca Raton, Florida.
02/15/08Over the Air Device Provisioning for WiMAX Gets Soft Touch from Bridgewater Systems
Bridgewater Systems (TSX:BWC) announced an Over-The-Air Provisioning (OTA) solution, which enables service providers to support dynamic provisioning of devices on WiMAX networks. Working in conjunction with Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM) compliant servers, the Bridgewater solution recognizes when subscribers and devices are on the network to facilitate seamless provisioning and firmware updates over the air, thereby reducing service introduction costs and enabling immediate subscriber access to WiMAX services.
02/15/08Nortel Demonstrates Industry's First WiMAX VoIP Call Controlled by 2G/3G Voice Network
Wireless Internet service providers seeking to offer advanced voice and data capabilities without replacing existing network gear take note. Nortel is demonstrating at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Hall 8, B145) the ability to provide VoIP calling using a 2G/3G GSM/UMTS core network to host 4G WiMAX access. This is good news for GSM and UMTS wireless operators looking to evolve to 4G, as they can look to Nortel's innovative technology to cost-effectively support it all: current 2G and 3G voice and text services as well as future 4G communication services like advanced mobile broadband.
02/15/08Race is On Between Google's Android and LiMo's Linux-Based Operating System for Mobile Broadband Wireless IP Communicator Devices
The race is on: A consortium of 32 companies has joined a classic battle for primacy with their demonstration of mobile phones to compete with devices that will run Google Inc.'s awesome Android Linux-based operating system.
02/14/08Tranzeo and Proximetry Collaborate for Seamless WiMAX and Wi-Fi Operation and Broadband Wireless Network Management Tool
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. TSX: TZT), a premier manufacturer of high-performance wireless broadband solutions including Wi-Fi and WiMAX systems, and Proximetry Inc., the technology leader in real-time network and performance management solutions for wireless networks, are collaborating to enhance Wi-Fi and WiMAX network performance and lower network management costs for operators in both vertical and developing markets.
02/14/08Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung Debut Industry's First Solution for Seamless WiMAX-GSM/EDGE Dual-Mode Services
Samsung Multimode Handheld Device, Together With Network Features From Alcatel-Lucent, Enable Service Continuity Across Both WiMAX and GSM/EDGE
02/14/08Agilent Technologies and Runcom Technologies to Collaborate on Wave 2 Mobile WiMAX Broadband Wireless Protocol Testing
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Runcom Technologies Ltd. announced they will extend their WiMAX collaboration to include Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 Protocol Test. All WiMAX devices must undergo protocol conformance test (PCT) to become certified for use. To realize the promise of interoperability, the WiMAX industry relies on traceable and effective protocol test solutions. The assurance of interoperability between WiMAX reference designs and protocol test equipment creates customer confidence and enables industry growth.
02/14/08Redline Launches Full Suite of RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX products
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL) introduced its full suite of RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX products. Redline's expanded family of 802.16e-2005 base stations units and subscriber devices for the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands allows operators to select and deploy network elements that meet their specific network and business requirements.
02/14/08New Broadband Wireless Distributor to Deliver Tranzeo Wireless Products to Africa
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT) has partnered with Taurus Communications Ltd., a leading distributor of integrated wireless communications equipment to the rapidly growing areas of Nigeria and West Africa.
02/12/08Alcatel-Lucent Cements WiMAX Market Leadership With String of New Broadband Wireless Contracts, Introduction of Wave 2 Technology and Expanded Terminal Partnerships
Alcatel-Lucent is reasserting its commercial leadership in mobile WiMAX, extending its industry-leading position with a string of new customer contracts, the introduction of advanced Wave 2 infrastructure and the further expansion of its open terminal partnership program.
02/09/08Anite Selected by All Major Mobile WiMAX Chipset Developers for Broadband Wireless Protocol Testing
Anite announced that it has been selected by all of the leading Mobile WiMAX chipset developers and vendors for protocol testing. According to the company, customers deploy Anite's Protocol Conformance Toolset and Base Station Emulator to quicken the development of their WiMAX chipsets and ensure conformity to the WiMAX Forum's certification requirements.
02/08/08OKI and Alcatel-Lucent to Collaborate in Marketing OKI's Broadband Wireless Mobile WiMAX Terminals
Oki Electric Industry, Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) announced an agreement with Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU), to jointly market OKI's mobile WiMAX terminals to the worldwide market. As part of the agreement, a demonstration showing how OKI terminals work with Alcatel-Lucent ' s WiMAX base stations will be featured at Alcatel-Lucent's booth at Mobile World Congress 2008, which will be held from Feb. 11 to 14 in Barcelona, Spain (Booth number: 8A147 in Hall 8).
02/08/08WiNetworks Receives $17M in Broadband Wireless Orders for the 802.16e SOC Based Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 (MIMO) Base Station
WiNetworks has received over $17M in orders from various customers as a result of successful trials. Shipments have begun to customers in the European, Asian and North American regions for the 802.16e SOC based Mobile Compact Base Station in the 1.4GHz (L-Band) and 3.5GHZ frequency. Products in the 2.5GHz frequency will be released in March 2008.
02/08/08New "MacroMAXe" Mobile WiMAX Base Station Sets Standard for Features, Range and Capacity
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) and Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) announced they had signed a four-year cooperation agreement to jointly build a leading-class Mobile WiMAX Base Station designed for carriers in the 2.5 and 2.3 GHz bands. This new Base Station combines the advanced technologies of both parties and will significantly cut the time to market and allow both companies to take a leadership position in the dynamic 2.5 and 2.3 GHz frequency bands.
02/08/08In-Stat Reports Mobile WiMAX More of an Opportunity than a Threat for Mobile Operators
From a mobile operator perspective, mobile WiMAX or 802.16e provides more of a service complement, than a competitive threat, reports In-Stat. The mobile standard for WiMAX, has been the subject of debate since its inception, the high-tech market research firm says. Mobile operators and vendors have disputed how this technology will impact their existing operations. The debate can be broken into two camps.
02/08/08Dual-Mode EDGE-WiMAX Reference Design Based on Nexperia Cellular and Intel WiMAX Solutions
NXP Semiconductors will be demonstrating a dual-mode EDGE-WiMAX reference design at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 11-14, 2008. The dual-mode reference design highlights the extended mobility between the two wireless standards by combining NXP's Nexperia Cellular System Solution 5210 for EDGE networks with the forthcoming Intel  WiMAX Connection 2400 solution for ultra mobile and CE devices, formerly codenamed, "Baxter Peak." A fully validated reference design for the dual-mode EDGE-WiMAX solution will be available from NXP in second half 2008.
02/08/08STMicroelectronics' Nomadik(R) Multimedia Processor Adds Linux and Complete Application Environment from Trolltech
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in delivering high-performance, low-power multimedia solutions for next-generation mobile products, today expanded its Nomadik(R) multimedia application processor ecosystem with the integration of Linux and Trolltech's Qtopia application environment in the STn8815 Nomadik engine.
02/07/08Fujitsu Launches Highly Flexible, Scalable BroadOne(TM) WX300 Mobile WiMAX Base Station
Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today the BroadOne WX series of mobile WiMAX base stations.
02/05/08Google's 700MHz Wish Comes True
If you haven't heard yet, the nationwide block of spectrum in the 700MHz band being auctioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission received sufficient high dollar bids today to exceed the "reserve," or minimum price of US$4.6 billion, which will require any winning wirelesss operator to keep the spectrum open.
02/04/08Maravedis Predicts WiMAX Subscribers to Exceed 100 Million by 2014 as WiMAX and LTE Converge Upon 4G Technologies and Markets
Leading telecommunications market research and analysis firm Maravedis today announced the publication of the fifth edition of its yearly report "WiMAX, LTE and Broadband Wireless Worldwide Market Trends 2008-2014." This comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of broadband wireless trends including applications, deployments, technology, regulation and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
01/28/08Leading WiMAX Companies Setup WiMAX Business Development Center in Monaco to Let Customers Experience Best of Breed Broadband Wireless WiMAX Communications
Monaco Telecom has revealed it is working with wireless broadband solutions provider Alvarion Ltd (Nasdaq:ALVR), networking solutions provider Cisco and mobile communications company Nokia (NYSE:NOK), to set up a Center of Excellence on Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) in Monaco.
01/28/08BSNL Chooses SOMA Networks to Deploy Mobile WiMAX Network in India
SOMA Networks Inc (SOMA) announced it has been selected by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), India's state-owned telecomms company, to deploy a Mobile WiMAX network in India, following field trials in urban, suburban and rural areas.
01/28/08Trango Broadband Wireless Expands Highly Respected Wireless Product Line With Its New Product Offerings in 2008
Trango Broadband Wireless announced an exciting new line-up of broadband wireless product releases in both licensed and unlicensed spectrums for 2008 as the company continues to execute on its new strategic direction and focus. Trango Broadband, already a leader in unlicensed band wireless solutions offerings for many years, will build on its decade of experience in the RF space to continue its expansion into the licensed band wireless solutions arena.
01/28/083GPP Scrambles to Approve LTE Definition of What Bandwidth Requirements Need to Be Met in Order to Develop a Competitive Solution to WiMAX
With the recent approval of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology specifications by the leading global wireless standards organization 3GPP, LTE is on target and continuing its momentum as the next phase of technology development for the GSM family of technologies, according to industry association 3G Americas.
01/28/08Airband Communications Brings More Broadband Wireless WiMAX Bandwidth To Houston
Airband Communications, Inc. announced expanded coverage and capacity of its high-bandwidth solutions in Houston. As part of its national expansion strategy, the company has increased its market reach and service area in the Houston market by 50 percent. The expansion also includes a doubling of Airband's network capacity driven by local customer demands for higher bandwidth services.
01/28/08New Research Report Provides Comprehensive WiMAX Business Planning Kit
Research and Markets has announced the addition of WiMAX Comprehensive Business Planning Package to their offering. The comprehensive WiMAX package includes the Mind Commerce WiMAX Business Plan, WiMAX Business Planning Tool, and WiMAX RFP. This represents the most comprehensive WiMAX business planning kit available today as it provides a business plan, planning tool with working spreadsheet, and RFP. Each of these are also available separately.
01/24/08WiChorus and Aptilo Networks Announce Successful Completion of WiMAX Interoperability Testing
WiChorus and Aptilo Networks announced that they have completed interoperability testing (IOT) of WiChorus' Intelligent ASN Gateway with Aptilo's WiMAX CSN (Connectivity Service Network) System, the market's first integrated solution for standards-compliant Mobile WiMAX AAA and Service Control. Testing of the WiChorus and Aptilo products was based on the WiMAX Forum's NWG 1.0.0 specification.
01/24/08One Ring Networks Selects Redline's REDMAX Networking Equipment to Support Its WiMAX Network Rollout
One Ring Networks announced that it has chosen Redline Communications Group Inc. to deliver its WiMAX-based services. Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX: RDL) (AIM: RDL) is a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX access and broadband wireless infrastructure products. Redline will be supplying One Ring with their 3.65 GHz RedMAX products to complement the company's new service offerings as a result of their newly released WiMAX network.
01/23/08Elan Digital Systems Ltd Announces Support for the WiMAX Forum
ELAN DIGITAL SYSTEMS LTD announced its support for single-standard WiMAX technology by joining the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led non-profit organization committed to promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products, as a regular member.
01/21/08Le-Ru Telecom Selects Airspan to Build Broadband Wireless 3.65 GHz WiMAX Network in the U.S.
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that Le-Ru Telecom of Missouri, has chosen Airspan to supply HiperMAX base stations and related CPEs in the 3.65 GHz band in the U.S. Airspan will supply its WiMAX equipment through its U.S. channel partner, Stutler Technologies. This announcement follows the recent FCC approval for Airspan's HiperMAX base station in the 3.65GHz band in the United States, the first MIMO-enabled WiMAX solution to receive such certification.
01/21/08Wireless Internet Service Provider Bringing WiMAX Broadband Wireless Internet Service to Pocatello, ID
Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced the expansion of its high speed wireless Internet service to Pocatello, Idaho. This is the second town in Idaho in which DBC has launched WiMAX service. DBC previously launched service in Rexburg, Idaho in June 2007 and Missoula, Montana in October 2007. In Pocatello, service will reach more than 17,000 homes and businesses with planned expansion reaching over 20,000 in the coming months.
01/18/08Asia to Dominate Mobile WiMAX Market With Over 50% of Broadband Wirelesss Subscribers by 2013
Juniper Research forecasts that Asia will account for over 50% of Mobile WiMAX 802.16e subscribers by 2013, exceeding 40 million mobile subscribers.
01/17/08Clearwire and Google Collaborate to Offer Search and Communications Tools
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) announced it is teaming up with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to deliver the company's popular Google Apps communication suite to Clearwire customers. Clearwire will begin migrating its current customers to Gmail and Google Calendar in the first half of this year. In addition, Clearwire customers will also have access to Google Talk.
01/15/08Airspan Announces 5 GHz WiMAX Deployments in Ukraine
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that its MicroMAX products in the 5 GHz frequency band have been successfully deployed in the Ukraine. Ten national and regional carriers have won frequency licenses in the 5 GHz band during the recent competitive tenders carried out by the Ukraine National Committee of Telecommunications Regulations and are now beginning to deploy WiMAX networks.
01/11/08One Ring Networks to Rollout New WiMAX Service in Atlanta
One Ring Networks announced that it will be launching WiMAX service in the Atlanta Metro area using licensed spectrum it was recently granted. The grant which gives One Ring access to 50Mhz of spectrum between 3650Mhz and 3700Mhz has favorable propagation characteristics. WiMAX is a wireless technology which allows broad coverage with data-rich connectivity unlike Wi-Fi which is unlicensed and limited to small hot-spots.
01/11/08WiMAX Chipset Market: Faith in Mobile WiMAX Drives Expected Volume Growth Worldwide
We expect the total WiMAX user terminal chipset market to reach almost $500 million in 2012, growing from $27 million in 2007. WiMAX base station semiconductor revenues are expected to be approximately $1.4 billion in 2012, compared to $130 million in 2007
01/11/08Redline to Build Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network in Tunisia for Divona Telecom
Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL) announced that Divona Telecom, a leading satellite and WiMAX telecom operator in Tunisia, has chosen Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX products for its five-city WiMAX network.
01/11/08New Report Enables Intelligent WiMAX Investment and Deployment Decisions
The WiMAX Business Plan contains over seventy pages of high value content that will enable intelligent WiMAX investment and deployment decisions. While there are some documents on the market forecasting only return on investment, this is the only WiMAX business plan available that will allow the buyer to focus on the WiMAX-specific services that every enterprise subscriber needs, including specific industry verticals where the WiMAX pitch should be a "one-call close".
01/10/08Bandspeed To Showcase AirMaestro Virtual Controller Wi-Fi Access Points and WLAN Management Software at NRF 2008
Bandspeed announced that it will demonstrate its AirMaestro Virtual Controller Wi-Fi Access Points and WLAN Management Software Console at NRF 2008, January 14-16 at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center.
01/09/08WiMAX Backhaul: No Longer Takes a Back Seat
The topic of much debate, WiMAX is rapidly becoming a growing market. With more service providers and enterprises jumping on the WiMAX bandwagon, the next step is to accelerate the deployment of WiMAX worldwide by leveraging the numerous benefits of wireless backhaul.
01/08/08Azimuth Broadband Wireless Test Systems Record Fourth Consecutive Year of Accelerated Growth
Azimuth Systems Inc. announced several major milestones that mark the company's fourth consecutive year of accelerated growth. In 2007 alone, the company increased its customer base by 26% with substantial expansion in international business and introduced its first WiMAX product, the ACE 400WB Mobile WiMAX Channel Emulator. The ACE 400WB has been widely adopted in the WiMAX industry and is now included in the WiMAX Forum State of the Art Test Equipment document.
01/08/08World's First WiMAX Compatible Navigation System for Vehicles Unveiled at CES
OKI Electric Industry, Co., Ltd. and Alpine Electronics Inc. joined forces with Runcom Technologies Ltd, the pioneer in ODFMA enabling technologies for Mobile WiMAX. The three companies will demonstrate the world's first broadband wireless car navigation system with streaming content based on Mobile WiMAX technology at Runcom's booth (Sands 72702) at International CES 2008 in Las Vegas from January 7th to 10th.
01/08/08TransTelecom Selects Huawei to Deploy Commercial Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network in Europe
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd announced that it has been selected by TransTelecom, a telecom operator in Bulgaria, to deploy a commercial WiMAX network, covering central business districts and hot spots in the country's major cities, including its capital, Sofia, and Varna, Bulgaria's largest harbor city.
01/04/08Agilent Technologies' Mobile WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test System Selected by AT4 wireless for Mobile WiMAX Certification Testing
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and AT4 wireless announced that AT4 wireless ' WiMAX Forum Accredited Lead Lab will use Agilent ' s N6430A WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test (PCT) and Development Solution, based on the Agilent E6651A Mobile WiMAX test set for PCT testing of WiMAX devices.
12/27/07Huawei Selected by Babilon-T for WiMAX Commercial Broadband Wireless Network Deployment
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (Huawei) has been selected by Babilon-T, a telecomms operator in Tajikistan, to deploy a WiMAX commercial network, representing the first in Central Asia.
12/26/07Dynamic Spectrum Access Could Allow Regulators to Take a New Approach to Spectrum Allocation, Says ABI Research
Meanwhile the Digital Dividend is set to free up spectrum in the 700 MHz bands for new applications including homeland security, mobile Internet, mobile TV, and terrestrial HDTV. The market will be allowed to decide in competitive auctions how to make best use of the spectrum, which will not be able to support all these new technologies and services unless a different approach is taken.
12/26/07Find Out How Large the Mobile WiMAX Market Will Be Over the Next 5 Years
This forward looking report forecasts subscriber numbers and service revenues from 2007 to 2013 for all mobile broadband technologies globally and by region and for 33 countries (mobile WiMAX only). This unique study first provides an understanding of the technologies that will enable the delivery of Mobile Broadband applications and services and then explores the market drivers and inhibitors of 802.16e Mobile WiMAX whilst giving an overview of its market status by region, including detailed examples of in-service systems and trials.
12/21/07POSDATA and KT Draw Up Plans to Establish a "Mobile WiMAX Town" in Pohang City
Mobile WiMAX, a next-generation telecommunications service currently being offered in the Seoul metropolitan area, will be expanded to Pohang, a thriving city of 500,000 people in the south of Korean peninsula.
12/21/07Alvarion Continues WiMAX Broadband Wireless Momentum in 2007
Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR) announced that it has continued to extend its global broadband wireless leadership position in WiMAX during 2007, and that a Tier 1 operator recently joined more than 25 other operators in choosing Alvarion to provide a Mobile WiMAX solution. Alvarion's WiMAX solutions are the most widely-deployed in the industry.
12/21/07WiMAX Forum Begins Certification Testing for Mobile WiMAX Products
The WiMAX Forum announced its lead certification lab is now open for formal Mobile WiMAX certification testing and evaluation of Mobile WiMAX products. WiMAX Forum vendors may begin immediately submitting their 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz Mobile WiMAX equipment for testing. The WiMAX Forum's lead certification lab is headquartered at AT4 Wireless in Spain. The WiMAX Forum expects its four other certification labs in the U.S., Taiwan, China and Korea to open for formal Mobile WiMAX certification testing shortly.
12/19/07Research Reports Mobile Wireless Networks Will Need to Increase Spending from $14 Billion in 2007 to $23 Billion in 2012 to Keep Up with User Video Demands
Service provider testing shows that end-user data rates and the number of active subscribers served per sector vary greatly, based on the backhaul technology employed. For example, as T1 reaches near capacity, the network performance degrades by over 40%. But some operators believe that traffic usage is bursty, so a single T1 is sufficient to support a 3G cell site backhaul.
12/19/07Motorola Continues WiMAX Leadership in 2007 With 802.16e Network Deployments, Devices, and Historic Mobile WiMAX Handoffs
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) issued a year-end update on its wi4 WiMAX solutions and customer engagements. During 2007 Motorola increased to 15 its number of contracts for commercial WiMAX networks and demonstrated the historic first live mobile WiMAX 802.16e handoffs between continuous WiMAX cells supporting voice, data and multimedia applications during WiMAX World USA in Chicago.
12/19/07In-Stat Reports North American PC Users Increase Usage, Want More Mobility Americans Viewing Their Computer Screens More Than 48 Hours a Week; Want More Wireless Internet Access and Peripheral Services Via WiMAX, LTE and EVDO
Consumers' usages of PCs and purchasing patterns continue to evolve, according to a survey of North American PC users, reports In-Stat. Key findings in the In-Stat survey include a rise in the number of hours consumers use PCs and a desire for increased mobility, the high-tech market research firm says.
12/18/07German Wireless ISP Launches Commercial VoIP Service via WiMAX Wireless Broadband Network
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that NeckarCom Telekommunikation GmbH, an innovative German telecommunications provider, has launched its commercial Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service following the successful implementation earlier this year of a WiMAX network in the Ulm region of Germany by Motorola. The flexibility of the Motorola WiMAX solution has enabled NeckarCom to easily integrate all of its current standard voice services across the WiMAX network and offer a new combined voice and data solution, quickly and effectively.
12/17/07Telsima Announces WiMAX 450 MHz / 700 MHz Broadband Wireless Access Solution
Telsima Corporation announced its WiMAX 450/700 MHz BWA Solution at the India Telecom 2007 show at New Delhi, 2007. Telsima's WiMAX 450/700MHz solution delivers Internet, Voice and Multimedia services over a wireless broadband link to remote users. An end- to-end communication solution for operators who have a frequency license between 400 MHz and 1 GHz, the Telsima solution can be customized for any specified band within that range -- by default it supports the 450 MHz and 700 MHz bands.
12/14/07EDX Wireless Adds WirelessLogix to WiMAX Propagation Measurement and Tuning Solution for Managing Wireless Broadband Networks
EDX Wireless has added WirelessLogix to its Vendor Partner Program as the first drive test manufacturer to join the EDX ecosystem. Under the terms of the partner agreement, the data collected by WirelessLogix' XCAL-X tool is able to be used in EDX SignalPro directly, without any data conversion processes.
12/13/07Beceem Claims Major Technical Milestone Achieved with Sprint's WiMAX Wireless Broadband Network
Beceem Communications announced the completion of the first major milestone of Mobile WiMAX equipment initial interoperability testing performed between Beceem's chipset and Sprint's WiMAX infrastructure as part of the Sprint Mobile WiMAX device launch preparations.
12/13/07WiMAX Research Shows that Sprint's Stockholders Were Fools to Oust Gary Forsee's Vision of Broadband Wireless Technology that is Far Superior to 3G
Juniper Research, in a new report, forecasts that Mobile WiMAX 802.16e will begin to take off over the 2010 to 2013 period, exceeding 80 million mobile subscribers globally by 2013. Sprint would have been on the leading edge of the new wireless broadband revoluation if it weren't for stockholder's unfounded fears. With 190 MHz of MMDS spectrum in the United States, Sprint was positioned perfectly to offer broadband wireless services that will never ever be possible using "slower than molasses 3G technology" for wireless data transfer.
12/13/07OMRON Introduces World's First Global WiMAX Antenna for Notebook Computers
In anticipation of major WiMAX roll-outs around the globe, OMRON Corporation (TOKYO: 6645, US: OMRNY; Omron) has announced the introduction of a new, global WiMAX band polymer antenna, the HAWK-WMX, for laptops, notebooks, tablet and ultra-mobile PCs. Significantly smaller than competing products, the HAWK-WMX fits under the lid of notebook PCs, enabling computer manufacturers to design smaller and lighter models for highly mobile users.
12/10/07Telsima Announces New 2.5GHz Mobile WiMAX Base Station
Telsima Corporation announced that it will be unveiling its innovative IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX Base Station at the India Telecom 2007 show in New Delhi. The StarMAX 6400 series based Mobile WiMAX base station's innovative features ensure that it is Mobile and Enterprise/Portable application agnostic. Technically, this means that the StarMAX 6400 base station is operable with Telsima's central provisioning system supporting high bandwidth Enterprise and Portable/Nomadic subscribers -- while at the same time it is interoperable with NWG compliant ASN-GW supporting highly mobile users.
12/10/07Redline Wins FCC approval for 3.65 GHz Broadband Wireless WiMAX Subscriber Units
Redline Communications Inc. announced it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its RedMAX WiMAX Outdoor Subscriber Unit (SU-O) in the United States. With this approval, Redline now offers the only complete FCC-certified WiMAX system for the newly-available 3.65 GHz frequency band.
12/10/07Tracking Vehicles and People with Broadband Wireless Technology Will Generate More Than $3.3 Billion Euros in Western Europe by 2012
In a new report on tracking and navigation LBS (Location Based Services) Juniper Research has estimated that revenues from wireless tracking services in Western Europe are expected to reach nearly 3.3 billion euros by 2012. The study explains how this will driven by two key factors -- the need to improve business efficiency and concerns over personal safety.
12/07/07Vecima Announces WiMAX Starter Kits for Telecommunications Operators that Want to Trial the Broadband Wireless Performance and Capabilities of WiMAX
Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM) announced the launch of its broadband wireless VistaMAX Starter Kits, the latest addition to Vecima's VistaMAX family of WiMAX products. The VistaMAX Starter Kit operates in the 1.9 and the 3.5 GHz bands and is based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard. The Starter Kit is designed to enable operators to assess the performance and capabilities of Vecima's VistaMAX product line. Vecima is committed to supporting the operator through the installation, configuration and evaluation of the Starter Kit to ensure future business.
12/04/07Industry Research Report Forecasts More than 21 Million WiMAX Subscribers in India by 2014
Report Buyer has added a new report which provides a detailed review of current regulatory challenges and overall wireless/WiMAX market trends in India. "India Broadband Wireless and WiMAX Market Analysis and Forecasts " estimates that there will be up to 21 million WiMAX subscribers in India by 2014. It finds that the Indian economy is flourishing, and the demand for telecommunications services has outpaced the legacy wired telecommunication infrastructure.
12/03/07Can Sprint Hang On to WiMAX in the Face of a Financial Struggle?
Sprint is under increasing financial pressure as it loses subscribers to competitors such as Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T," says Phil Solis, principal mobile broadband analyst at ABI Research. "Many say Sprint should focus on its core business rather than push forward with WiMAX, but this idea is nonsensical."
11/29/07ICT Announces Wi-Fi/WiMAX Voice and Data Platform for 3G Cell Phones
This ICT Product Development Group's project, code named the "Cannes Project" enables users to send voice and data from any broadband device anywhere in the world without using cellular plan minutes and not requiring a cellular carrier wherever Wi-Fi/WiMAX is present. Connection to non-broadband mobile devices and landlines are projected to be at a 60% reduced cost over present mobile, VoIP and telecom carriers.
11/27/07DigitalBridge Communications and Eastern Idaho Sports Network Launch Local Sports Webcasts Via WiMAX
DigitalBridge Communications Corp., the leading WiMAX service provider in the Intermountain West, is proud to announce a partnership with Eastern Idaho Sports Network to enable exclusive live Web coverage of high school sports in Eastern Idaho.
11/27/07FCC Gives Redline's AN-100U 3.65GHz WiMAX Base Station Approval for Operation in the United States
Redline Communications Inc. announced it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its RedMAX AN-100U WiMAX base station in the United States. The first 3.65GHz WiMAX product to be approved for operation in the United States, the RedMAX base station will enable operators across the United States to deploy WiMAX services using the newly-available 3.65 GHz spectrum.
11/27/07Sequans WiMAX Wave 2 Technology Embedded in USB dongles, ExpressCards, Modems and other Broadband Wireless Internet Access Devices
SEQUANS Communications announced that USI (Universal Scientific Industrial) is using Sequans chips as some of its solutions to manufacture Mobile WiMAX end user devices and SIP-based (system-in-package) modules. USI has been manufacturing WiMAX devices since 2004, and has special expertise in wireless SIP module technology, for which it has recently won a national invention and creation award from the Taiwan government.
11/27/07MTI Wireless Edge Offers Wide Selection of 3.65 GHz WiMAX Broadband Wireless Antennas
MTI Wireless Edge announced the availability of their large selection of 3.3-3.8GHz antennas for WiMAX broadband wireless applications.
11/27/07Alvarion's Mobile WiMAX Solution Chosen for Broadband Wireless Network in Nigeria
Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR) announced that its 4Motion solution, featuring 802.16e Mobile WiMAX technology was selected for deployment by Monarch Communications, a privately owned company and WiMAX license holder in several different states in Nigeria.
11/27/07MTN Picks Redline's RedMAX Products for Its WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network in Cameroon
Redline Communications Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL) announced that MTN Cameroon, a subsidiary of the MTN Group, a multinational telecommunications group operating in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East, has chosen Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX products for its 12-city WiMAX network.
11/19/07Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. Wins Broadband Wireless Spectrum Auction for WiMAX Network in Norway
Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. (TSX: CWG) announced that it has won an auction for 50 MHz of 2500-2690 GHz spectrum for Norway pursuant to the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority Competitive Auction Selection Procedure that commenced on November 5, 2007 and terminated with Craig Wireless as the winning bidder for the Spectrum on November 13, 2007. Craig Wireless' winning bid for the license to use the Spectrum was 72,391,000 Norwegian Kroners, which is the equivalent of approximately CDN $12.7 million.
11/15/07AIRCOM and Huawei Successfully