Archive for the ‘WiMAX’ Category
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Airspan Networks has introduced a new fixed WiMAX (IEEE 802.16-2004) system that supports the 1.4~1.5 GHz frequency bands. The solution includes base station equipment and a suite of subscriber devices including models with support for Voice over IP and Wi-Fi.
Legacy TDM radio relay systems in 1.5 GHz were often deployed ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
After much anticipation, the government of India has published policy and guidelines for initial 3G and WiMAX licenses. Spectrum will be auctioned in the 2.3 and 2.5 GHz bands for broadband wireless data services.
Entities eligible to bid for the spectrum include those holding or qualified for a Universal Access ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Packet One Networks (P1) in Malaysia turned on mobile WiMAX in the Klang Valley last week. The soft launch was timed with the PC Fair 2008 at the KL Convention Center and offered would-be subscribers a chance to see WiMAX in action and an opportunity to participate in a ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Sloka Telecom announced the launch of its second-generation 5.8 GHz suite of fixed WiMAX (IEEE 802.16-2004) products. The radio access network utilizes the unlicensed frequency spectrum available in several countries allowing wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) to deploy wireless broadband access networks without having to obtain frequency licenses. ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Performing a task efficiently or enabling new functionality is fundamental to emerging communications technology. Compelling applications are driving the adoption of mobile technology as they have for desktop computing. An application determined to be core to the success of a service or hardware platform is commonly referred to as a ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Redline Communications Group Inc. and Sify Technologies Limited announced that Redline's RedMAX products have been selected for a multi-city business-to-business WiMAX network in India. Sify has deployed business-class Internet services using Redline's fixed wireless products in Delhi and Mumbai.
Sify has also begun its WiMAX network expansion to Bangalore, Hyderabad and ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
As regional mobile broadband networks emerge using WiMAX and pre-4G technologies, new applications emerge while remaining connected to Internet services anytime and anywhere. A promising new application that continues to gain traction is vehicle and personal navigation. The latest addition to this trend came from Mercury of Korea. The company ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Alvarion announced that it has been chosen by GO Mobile for a nationwide WiMAX network deployment on the island of Malta. Using Alvarion's 4Motion CPE and BreezeMAX infrastructure radios, GO Mobile plans to provide voice and data services in the 3.5 GHz frequency band to the residents of the island ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Airspan Networks Inc. announced that the Saudi Arabian carrier, Saudi Telecom, has successfully deployed WiMAX services using Airspan's HiperMAX base stations, which provide both fixed and mobile WiMAX solutions. The second phase of the project is now commencing with Airspan supplying its indoor and outdoor fixed subscriber terminals. Saudi Telecom ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Comstar UTS, a provider of telecommunication services in Russia, announced mobile WiMAX expansion plans in Moscow this week. In addition, its subsidiary in Armenia announced the first phase completion for its mobile WiMAX network in the republic. Nortel and Airspan have been named equipment partners in the Comstar ventures.
Comstar's WiMAX ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The only surprise at last week’s Intel Centrino 2 processor launch was the delayed availability of the company’s Echo Peak WiMAX module paired with the new processor family. The fifth-generation Centrino platform (codenamed Montevina during development and renamed “Centrino 2” for production) had already slipped from a June launch at ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
ECI Telecom announced it has entered into a 3-year framework agreement with ELRO of Denmark. ECI Telecom provides network infrastructure to carriers and service providers. ECI will integrate its XDM and Broadgate Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms with wireless equipment from Alvarion and Ceragon Networks. ELRO is Denmark's utilities company.
ELRO was granted ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Newport Digital Technologies (NDT) announced an agreement to deploy fixed and mobile WiMAX base stations across Northern Italy. The customer will use infrastructure radios from Taiwan's Institute of Information Industry (III) based on the 802.16-2004 and 802.16e-2005 standards. NDT had announced the Italian network plans in May as ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
National University of Ireland, Maynooth has selected Alcatel-Lucent to launch the first mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005) network service in Ireland. The project is funded by the Centre for Telecommunications Value Chain Research (CTVR) and provides NUI Maynooth staff, 6,000 students and other Irish researchers "always-on" broadband services.
Alcatel-Lucent is providing the university ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The broadband wireless access (BWA) market was rapidly approaching the two million subscriber mark at the end of March 2008, according to market research firm Maravedis. Subscribers to broadband wireless services grew over 260,000 during the first three months of the year, which would have seen the 2 million ...
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