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Thailand Gets Mobile WiMAX

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2008

Cisco Systems announced that Thailand’s TT&T is deploying its WiMAX network equipment at Mae Fah Luang University. It’s Thailand’s first production WiMAX network and Cisco’s first WiMAX win in the Asia Pacific market.

Located in Chiang Rai province in north Thailand, Mae Fah Luang University selected TT&T to deploy the network after it obtained a WiMAX [...]

XOHM to Launch with Location Services

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2008

Sprint’s WiMAX service, Xohm will partner with location-based content providers including uLocate Communications, AccuWeather, Navteq and other services, said Art Spivy, director of content and community services for Xohm. GPS in the XOHM system continually updates the user’s position and feeds it to back-end applications, a feature implemented by California-based Open Wave.

Location based content [...]

Denver Gets Fixed WiMAX

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 21st, 2008

Nth Air, a wireless ISP, and Fujitsu Network Communications, have launched WiMAX services across Denver which will be available for the 5,000 delegates and 15,000 members of the media expected to attend the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver next week.
The fixed point-to-multipoint network will provide broadband wireless Internet data, voice over Internet [...]

WiMAX in Malaysia and Columbia

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 20th, 2008

Motorola announced today that REDtone, Malaysia’s leading alternative communications provider, has launched East Malaysia’s first WiMAX broadband service. The first phase of the WiMAX network covers the Kota Kinabalu business district, enabling high speed Internet access as well as data applications for enterprises.
Motorola is working with REDtone to supply and deploy WiMAX 2.3GHz equipment [...]

Tranzeo Gets 3.65GHz Okay from FCC

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 19th, 2008

Tranzeo Wireless, today announced that it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its 3.5GHz WiMAX subscriber units in the United States for use in the semi-licensed band from 3.65-3.7GHz. The FCC recently made this spectrum available for licensing by wireless ISPs.
The TR-WMX-3.5-N, TR-WMX-3.5-17, and TR-WMX-3.5-20 subscriber units are included in the FCC approval. [...]

Clearwire Gains Access to Portland Streets

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 14th, 2008

On Wednesday, the Portland City Council approved a permit extension giving internet service provider Clearwire access to install wireless equipment on city streets. As Pete Springer reports, this puts the city one step closer to its first WiMAX service.

Unlike the city’s defunct attempt at free municipal WiFi, WiMAX will require a monthly fee. [...]

WiMAX for TV Remote Feeds

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 12th, 2008

Proxim Wireless today announced that it has provided WiMAX equipment to CTV Infotech, a subsidiary of Chinese Television Company Ltd. CTV Infotech is using it to deliver IPTV, real-time news reporting, and VoIP for the Taiwanese market.
CTV Infotech uses a combination of Proxim’s Tsunami MP.11 and Tsunami MP.16 point-to-multipoint products, as well as [...]

Clearwire: Retrofits Come First

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 8th, 2008

The Washingtop Post reports that broadband wireless juggernaut Clearwire says conversion from fixed WiMAX to Mobile WiMAX is relatively fast and easy. So Clearwire will start converting their earlier service areas first, then move to new service areas.
Today, Clearwire’s fixed broadband wireless service offers speeds between one and two megabits per second using a pre-WiMAX [...]

Voice Over Comcast: Big

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 30th, 2008

Comcast, which serves a total of 24.2 million cable customers, 14.7 million digital cable customers, and 12.9 million high-speed internet customers, is the largest cable television company in the United States and the second largest Internet service provider.
Comcast is now the fourth largest phone company with 5.6 million customers. Cable carriers own nearly 85% [...]

AccessKenya WiMAXes

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 28th, 2008

Alvarion, announced today that it was chosen by AccessKenya, Kenya’s leading ISP, for a large scale WiMAX deployment in Kenya.
The wireless broadband network, using Alvarion’s 802.16e BreezeMAX solution on 3.3 GHz, will provide broadband access in Mombasa and Nairobi.
Nairobi is currently the 4th largest city in Africa with 2.1 million inhabitants while Mombasa, [...]