FreedomPop, a virtual operator leasing spectrum on Clearwire, today announced it is expanding its free or low cost data service by running it over Sprint’s 3G network. To access the Sprint network, FreedomPop is selling a mobile hotspot, the Overdrive Pro for $40. Previously their service was only available via Clearwire’s network. The Sprint deal [...]
Crest Financial the largest minority shareholder in Clearwire, has made good on its promise to wage a proxy battle to block Sprint Nextel’s $2.97-per-share offer to buy the remaining 50 percent of Clearwire that Sprint does not already own, reports Fierce Wireless. Crest said it filed a preliminary proxy statement (pdf) that, if cleared by [...]
Ibiquity and the WiMax Forum have announced the formation of a “5G” task group that will bring WiMax to AM radio. Using the AM broadcasting band enables WiMax to take advantage of “skywave” propagation, covering hundreds of miles at night. Using the medium wave band, from 531 kHz – 1,611 kHz, AM radio was the [...]
WISPAmerica 2013 starts in two weeks in Covington, KY (Cincinnati). It’s the largest conference held to discuss national spectrum efficient techniques, sharing of unlicensed and licensed spectrum and the development of cost effective ubiquitous broadband networks. The conference agenda also includes 60 wireless infrastructure manufacturers, software companies, cloud service providers, VoIP solution providers. This spring’s [...]
Alvarion, one of WiMAX’s biggest champions over the years, has sold its carrier licensed division to network vendor Telrad Networks for $6.1 million, marking an end to a business that had seen dwindling revenue as more and more carriers selected LTE. Telrad will integrate Alvarion’s carrier licensed division as a core growth engine for our [...]
Mobily, the Saudi Arabia mobile operator that was first carrier to offer TD-LTE service (in September, 2011), announced this month it set a new world record when its LTE network broke through 400 Terabytes a day. Four months after its commercial launch in June 2012, Mobily LTE TDD subscribers total 60,000. Mobily’s transition from WiMax [...]
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