Today the WiMAX Forum announced that effective February 1st, 2012, Ronald Resnick will retire from his role as the President of the WiMAX Forum. “Mr. Resnick has been a valued part of the WiMAX leadership for the past eight years,” said Dr. Mohammad Shakouri, Interim Chairperson of the WiMAX Forum. “The WiMAX Forum would like [...]
Verizon Wireless and Comcast will begin marketing each other’s products in Seattle and Portland, Ore., to sell bundles of wireless, cable TV, landline and residential Internet services, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Verizon/Comcast partnership was announced in early December and was part of a deal in which Comcast and two other cable companies, Time [...]
Today Sprint announced the initial group of LTE devices – the Sprint Galaxy Nexus, boasting a pure Google experience, the LG Viper 4G LTE with eco-friendly features, and the Sierra Wireless Tri-Network Hotspot, with 3G, 4G and 4G LTE backhaul. Sprint will be selling the mobile hotspot with a standard 3,600mAh battery, which means that [...]
Wireless in 2011 might be summed up in a word — growth. In 2011 wireless phones and tablets became the dominant internet access technology, eclipsing desktop and laptop computers. Smartphone sales surpassed PC sales in 2011 with global smartphone penetration now running 10%. Top Ten Wireless Trends of 2011 1. Year of 4G: Lead by [...]
Sprint Nextel says it has completed testing its “Network Vision” system and will rapidly deploy LTE across the country next year. Network Vision will integrate Sprint’s network, deploying LTE on new 1.9 GHz frequencies and replace its older Nextel equipment with 3g/4G technologies that can utilize a range of frequencies and technologies. Sprint is dropping [...]
Clearwire announced it has finalized a funding and resale agreement with Sprint Nextel worth up to $1.6 billion to keep the company afloat, and made good on a $237 million interest payment due today. Terms of the agreement with Sprint include: Offers Clearwire Up to $1.6 Billion in Conditional Aggregate Revenues and Funding Clearwire to [...]
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