WiMAX Forum, ETSI sign cooperative agreement
By: By Dan O'Shea
MALAGA, SPAIN--Officials from the WiMAX Forum and ETSI have signed a formal agreement at the WiMAX Forum's quarterly members meeting here to cooperate on development of common standards and certification tests...
Quenching the thirst for WiMAX
By: By Jason Ankeny
In the space of a decade, Speakeasy's gone from selling coffee and scones to delivering DSL and Wi-Fi. Now the company is bringing broadband wireless access to its native Seattle...
NextWeb expands Los Angeles pre-WiMAX network
By: By Jason Ankeny
Wireless Internet service provider NextWeb last week announced completion of the first phase in its plan to extend its pre-WiMAX network across the greater Los Angeles area, an expansion that will make the company’s high-speed service available to close to 50,000 additional business customers upon its conclusion...
VCs putting the Why? in WiMAX
By: By Ed Gubbins
Venture capitalists take caution regarding their role in WiMAX...
Airspan acquires AreINet
By: By Jason Ankeny
Broadband wireless solutions developer Airspan Networks this week announced its acquisition of Israeli voice over IP network infrastructure equipment provider AreINet. ...
AirBand dusts off BWA expansion plans
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Southwest broadband wireless access provider AirBand announced today it has acquired the fixed wireless assets of Baltimore ISP Accelacom, marking the company's return to the East Coast after scaling down its operations during the economic downturn...
802.21 ties it all together
By: By Dan O'Shea
Two weeks ago at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's Wireless 2005 trade show, LG Electronics, in announcing a partnership with Nortel...
Intel, Fujitsu WiMAX chips on schedule
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Fujitsu and Intel both will have their WiMAX chipsets shipping in volume in time for the launch of vendors' commercial equipment in the third quarter...
Motorola to take Canopy to WiMAX
By: By Kevin Fitchard
NEW ORLEANS—Motorola today made its official entrée into WiMAX field today, announcing at CTIA Wireless 2005 its WiMAX portfolio for its Canopy product line...
Alvarion joins CDMA fray
By: By Kevin Fitchard
NEW ORLEANS--WiMAX proponent Alvarion today announced a surprise move into the CDMA 2000 space, announcing at CTIA Wireless 2005 it is preparing a 1X base station for fixed wireless deployments using technology from recent acquired cellular base station vendor InterWave...
Pre-WiMAX or not, vendors pushing gear
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Despite the muddiness surrounding the WiMAX certification process, several WiMAX vendors moved ahead with their product portfolios...
Alvarion develops pre-WiMAX Micro base station
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Alvarion this week unveiled a new micro base station in its BreezeMax line, forging ahead with its plans to commercialize its pre-certified WiMax equipment while the WiMax certification process bogs down. ...
Sequans joins WiMAX chip campaign
By: By Dan O'Shea
Paris-based Sequans Communications is the latest company to pursue development of a system-on-a-chip solution for the WiMAX market, joining companies such as Intel, Fujitsu and Wavesat Wireless...
In-Stat: 8.5 million WiMAX subscribers worldwide by 2009
WiMAX appears poised to battle DSL and cable for broadband supremacy, according to a new study released by analyst firm In-Stat...
TowerStream exploring VoIP access network
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Metro area broadband wireless provider TowerStream is branching out into the mobile IP telephony arena, announcing today it is leveraging its New York pre-WiMax wireless access network to launch a network of Wi-Fi hot spots geared entirely at users of new VoIP-enabled handsets....
Finding a standard among standards
By: By Dan O'Shea
Backers of mobile, Wi-Fi and WiMAX standards have much work to do in the coming years to satisfy a converging market. It's a good thing they're all on the same page...
ArrayComm CEO jumps to WiMAX chipmaker
By: By Kevin Fitchard
ArrayComm CEO Sam Endy has thrown his lot with a small wireless chipset manufacturer, announcing yesterday he had left the broadband wireless heavyweight to take the chief executive job with Telecis Wireless...
WiMAX Forum starts new working groups
By: By Dan O'Shea
The WiMAX Forum has started two new working groups within its organization to focus on the network and applications issues arising as companies look to commercialize the technologies...
Alcatel lands first U.S. mobile core win; partners with Alvarion for WiMAX
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Alcatel has followed up its wireline IP BellSouth win with a major next-generation deal on the wireless side, announcing its subsidiary Spatial Wireless has been selected to provide the voice core for Cingular’s new UMTS network...
WiMAX Forum prepares for its Spanish testing
By: By Jason Ankeny
Following delays in its certification testing program including postponing its 802.16-2004 standard plugfest from January to July 2005 the WiMAX Forum...
Sprint joins WiMax Forum
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Sprint today hinted that WiMax may have a place in its growing menu of wireless access technologies, announcing that it has become a member of the WiMax Forum....
WiMAX tests will have Spanish flavor
By: By Dan O'Shea
The WiMAX Forum has re-scheduled its 802.16-2004 standard plugfest to take place in Spain in July. ...
WiMAX certification held up, but market remains hopeful
By: By Kevin Fitchard and Jason Meyers
Plans for 802.16-2004 interoperability plugfest now up in the air...
Lucent opts to go with Alvarion for WiMAX
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Lucent Technologies today announced it was entering the WiMax market with an OEM deal with Alvarion, selling its BreezeMax line of broadband wireless...
Nextweb joins WiMAX Forum
NextWeb, California’s largest fixed wireless ISP serving the business market, has become the latest service provider to join the WiMAX Forum...
