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Archive for the 'WiMAX News' Category

Traffic Cameras and ITS

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 15th, 2008

Workers are still trying to restore power to more than half a million homes in the Northeastern U.S. after a powerful winter storm gripped the United States.
The week ahead could go into the record books as the longest stretch of freezing weather since the arctic blast of December 1990.

The US Department of Transportation [...]

Obama Outlines Broadband Plan

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 8th, 2008

In his You Tube address on Saturday, President Elect Barack Obama stated that extending broadband access to all Americans is one of the pillars of his economic recovery plan.

As we renew our schools and highways, we’ll also renew our information superhighway. It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in [...]

$40 WiMAX Handset?

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 8th, 2008

UJet Holding, a privately held company based in the Netherlands, is planning the launch of low-cost WiMAX voice/data handsets for emerging markets next year. In volumes over 500,000, it projects prices of $40 per handset.
Working in partnership with a consortium of operators, as well as chipset manufacturers - the names of which are undisclosed - [...]

Unlocked Android: $399

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 8th, 2008

Google has announced a SIM- and hardware-unlocked version of the first Android smartphone, reports C/Net.
To get an Android Dev Phone 1, you’ll first need to register as an Android developer on the Android Market site, which entails a one-time setup fee of $25. Then the device will cost you $399 (free shipping in the States). [...]

Latin America: Big Growth for WiMAX

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 3rd, 2008

The WiMAX Forum Latin America Congress 2008, in Rio de Janeiro 3-4 December, features 70+ speakers, interactive workshops, Analyst Briefings, Investor Pitches, Connectivity Q&A, a Certification Boot Camp, and a lively exhibition floor.
Alvarion said today that its WiMAX business in Latin America is increasing, and now has a base of over 30 operators. Large Latin [...]

Emergency Notification for Students via Twitter & Facebook

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 3rd, 2008

Omnilert, maker of e2Campus, the leading emergency notification system for higher education, announced that Pacific University of Forest Grove, Oregon is the first school in the country to integrate their Facebook and Twitter accounts into the e2Campus emergency notification system.
This allows Pacific University to send e2Campus alerts automatically and simultaneously to the school’s Facebook and [...]

Clearwire in Portland

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 2nd, 2008

Consumer WiMAX service is now available in Portland, Oregon. I am posting this article using my residential Clearwire service. Apparently I was the first person to order broadband wireless at Clearwire’s new office near the Spaghetti Factory on South Waterfront (Ph:503.333.5887).

This is a commercial product and now available to anyone in Portland today. [...]

Free AWS Internet on FCC Docket

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 1st, 2008

Outgoing FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing for action on December 18th with a plan to auction spectrum for free wireless Internet service to all Americans, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The FCC plans to auction off the 2155-2175 MHz spectrum band (called AWS-3), to enable services similar to a plan offered by M2Z Networks, [...]

Clearwire: Let’s be “Clear”

Posted by Sam Churchill on December 1st, 2008

I want him to know how to holler and put up an argument, I want a little guts to show before I can let him go. I want to be sure he sees all the wild possibilities. I want him to know it’s worth all the trouble just to give the world a little goosing [...]

Clearwire-Sprint: Done Deal

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 28th, 2008

Clearwire and Sprint Nextel announced today that they have completed the transaction to combine their next-generation wireless Internet businesses. With the closing, Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets, including its XOHM business, to Clearwire. In addition, Clearwire has received a $3.2 Billion cash investment from Comcast, Intel, [...]