Nokia used to praise Sprint for its bold effort to roll-out a WiMAX network in the United States. As market moves, so does the attitude of the Finnish giant. Even though we supposed to see few Nokia WiMAX-enabled devices last year, nothing from that actually happened. Quite the contrary – Nokia killed the N810 WiMAX…
Samsung launches WiMAX-enabled Samsung Mondi
WiMAX’s near-term future in the US is looking good. Sprint is expected to roll out WiMAX service to 10 major US cities this year, and that means we’re going to see some WiMAX-capable handsets launching soon. And, this being CTIA Wireless 2009 and all, Samsung has decided to go ahead and launch their first WiMAX…
WiMax or LTE? Your thoughts are welcome!
TechDigest has raised an interesting point on the subject of whether WiMax or LTE will win out as the next “G” (generation) of wireless network technology. Right now we have up to HSPA (with HSPA+ coming soon) to keep us happy, and this is likely to top out around 28Mbps, assuming peak conditions. But what…
Samsung WiMAX Phone Spotted
Samsung first put their finger in the WiMAX pie not long ago, and it looks like they’re finally diving in. This picture and the model number SWD-M100 Mondi slipped through their RSS feed, and could potentially be the first device to run on the American Clear WiMAX network.That’s quite the screen on there, but we…
Sprint unveils WiMAX market launches for 2009
Despite numerous hiccups, Sprint is finally getting serious with its burgeoning 4G WiMAX data network – the nationwide coverage kind of serious. Sprint has announced an additional 10 markets that are planned to light off their WiMAX network in 2009. Sprint’s expansion to these new major US cities should help spur 4G WiMAX adoption and…
Will Clearwire’s nationwide WiMAX push be enough to fight LTE?
Clearwire, having recently teamed up with Sprint to provide WiMAX service across the nation. The two companies completed the merging of their WiMAX assets this year, creating the single-largest spectrum portfolio in the US. As the champions of WiMAX in the US, Sprint and Clearwire have come under increasing pressure to bring 4G mobile broadband…
Apple iPhone developers running out of time?
With iPhone developer contracts only outlined for a one-year period, iPhone developers who jumped on board the good-ship iPhone App Store in its earliest days are now facing a dilemma – they’re contracts are set to expire within the month and Apple has yet to announce an official contract-renewal mechanism. Apple previously told iPhone developers…
WiMAX Forum: Over 800 million people will have access to WiMAX networks by 2010
Just in time for the Mobile World Congress, the WiMAX Forum announced that WiMAX Service Providers now offer networks covering 430 million people (aka POPS) globally and are on a path to nearly double to 800 million people by the end of 2010. In addition, global WiMAX network deployments are approaching 460 in more than…
Clearwire WiMAX infrastructure expansion hung up on funds-shortage
Chalk up another delay for Clearwire and Sprint’s national WiMAX network. In its push to bring WiMAX coverage to half of the US population by 2010, Clearwire sought investments from industry heavy-weights like Intel, Google and Time Warner. Unfortunately, the $3.2 billion already invested into the WiMAX network isn’t enough to meet Clearwire’s goals. Bloomberg…
Tokyo Gets WiMAXzillaed
All 23 wards of Tokyo face certain high-speed wireless convenience at the hands of the ruthless UQ Communications. Today, they have unleashed mobile WiMAX service to all customers willing to voluntarily submit to its sheer awesomeness, and although in time subscribers will have to shell out 4,480 yen (or $50 US) monthly for the privilege,…