Older OnStar systems that operate over AT&T’s original analog cell phone network will be going off-air on January 1, 2008. OnStar has about 500,000 users who will no longer have access to their automotive emergency communication services. As many as one million cell phone users and about 400,000 wireless home security systems will also be [...]
Airspan Networks, announced today that it had obtained FCC certification to market its HiperMAX base station in the 3.65GHz band in the United States. It’s the first of a series of products planned for this band, says the company, which will include their MicroMAX, a compact base station, and several subscriber devices including the EasyST [...]
SkyTerra and Inmarsat have reached a major pact to offer L-band hybrid mobile satellite services in North America, reports RCR News. “We have worked long and hard with Inmarsat to develop this agreement, which sets operational parameters in the L-band for existing satellite operations and lays the groundwork for future cooperation to address consumers’ demand [...]
John J. Roese, the CTO of Canadian-based Nortel, oversees 12,000 scientists, engineers and designers. Here’s an interview with Forbes magazine: Forbes: There’s been a lot of news about WiMAX and LTE. Is 4G coming faster than most think? Roese: At the beginning of 2007 and the end of 2006, we said 4G would happen faster [...]
Russia successfully launched three additional GLONASS navigation satellites on Christmas Day, apparently taking advantage of NORAD’s annual PR stunt, tracking Santa Claus. That brings the total number of functional Russian navigational satellites to 18. GLONASS (GLObal’naya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema) is a competitor to the U.S. GPS system and is capable of providing coverage to the [...]
Alvarion earlier this week said it had landed its first Tier I carrier deal for Mobile WiMAX equipment, but did not name the provider. Telephony believes the customer may be France Telecom. Alvarion, a relatively small Israeli broadband wireless company, could be propelled to the top ranks of the highly competitive WiMAX market, says the [...]
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