December 18th - December 24th, 2009
We at the WiMAX Forum would like to take a moment to thank you all for your dedication and support over the past year. Without your efforts none of this would have been possible. This past year has offered its share of challenges for us all. However, in spite of these challenges we have continued to progress WiMAX technology even further.
The coming year will also offer it's own share of challenges and opportunities. May we all make the most of whatever comes our way. Wishing you all a very prosperous and joyful New Year!
– The WiMAX Forum Team.
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WiMAX Forum News
2009 Shows Tremendous Growth For WiMAX - December 23, 2009 (Mobile Devdesign)
MSI, the manufacturer of notebooks, PCs and computer components, today announces the release of its curvaceous new MSI Wind U130 and U135 netbooks. Harnessing the power of Intel’s new Pine Trail platform, the two are the first netbooks to achieve international WiMAX Forum certification, pushing the limit of current generation mobile technology.
MSI Unveils Special Edition MSI Wind U135 - December 23, 2009 (Singapore Hardware Zone)
MSI Wind Series, being a choice of millions’ users, have a new special edition for the coming 2010. Wind U135, a tailor-made solution with all-new Intel Atom N450 processor, along with U130, are now available in the market.
Yota Deploys Mobile WiMAX in Nicaragua in Record Time - December 22, 2009 (Latin America - IP Communications)
Yota, the mobile services developer and provider and a major player in Mobile WiMAX, or 4G, technology, has deployed Mobile WiMAX in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.
The Use of WiMAX in Enabling the Smart Grid - December 22, 2009 (Smart Data Centers Micro-Community)
According to SBI Research, the market for smart grid enabling technologies (including two-way wireless communications) in the United States is currently about $6.4 billion.
Globally 95 WiMAX networks deployed by 2G operators - December 21, 2009 (Telecom Tiger)
WiMAX deployments across the globe are seen on a rise especially on the backdrop of a ever growing demand from the consumers for mobile broadband services. And interestingly incumbent operators are also seen adopting the technology as opposed to the general perception that WiMAX deployments are mainly confined to Greenfield operators.
FCC, Broadband, WiMAX and Ford Sync WiFi News and Analysis - December 21, 2009 (Communication And Technology Blog)
Last week, Rep. Rick Boucher chairman of the House Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee sent a letter to the agency suggesting that 80% of Americans should have access to 50 mbps service by 2015.
Despite Recession, WiMAX Deployments Reach 519 in 146 Countries - December 21, 2009 (TMCnet.com)
Wireless broadband Internet deployments based upon WiMAX have reached 519 in 146 countries despite the financial downturn. The deployments also include 95 WiMAX (News - Alert) networks deployed by 2G mobile operators.
112 New WiMAX Deployments Added Globally - December 21, 2009 (Cablefax)
According to Informa Telecoms & Media, wireless broadband Internet deployments based upon WiMAX have reached 519 in 146 countries, including 95 WiMAX networks deployed by 2G mobile operators. Of the 519 WiMAX deployments, 112 were added in 2009.
The State of Global WiMAX: The 2009 Report - December 21, 2009 (GigaOM)
No disrespect to Clearwire, but I’ve long maintained that the future of WiMAX, the wireless broadband technology is outside of the U.S. The end of 2009 report issued by The WiMAX Forum has only reaffirmed my belief.
Member Company News
Sprint Windows Mobile 6.5 WiMAX Phone Coming in January? - December 24, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
Its not just Verizon that seems to be working hard on 4G technology. Sprint is also pushing its own 4G version and it looks like the company is ready for a big announcement next...
Tranzeo Receives US$1.52 Million in Purchase Orders From North American Distributors - December 24, 2009 (DSL Dailty News)
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT) has received purchase orders from their North American distributors worth US$1.52 million. The orders include both Wi-Fi and WiMAX radio...
The Invicta Group Has Been Selected to Develop a Unique Sales Group for Clearwire - December 24, 2009 (Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine)
Invicta Group, Inc. has signed an independent sales organization agreement to develop a unique sales group to help launch the ALL NEW 4G WiMax product into the CHICAGO...
Wireless can make cities safe Rogers - December 24, 2009 (IT Realms)
Director of the largest provider of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Alvarion, Mr. Rick Rogers, has declared that WiMAX solution could add to making the cities...
5 Gadgets that I cant wait to see in the New Year - December 24, 2009 (.NET Developer's Journal)
2010 will bring a load of new gadgets, technology, and advancements for consumers and enterprises alike. Microsoft is releasing Office 2010, Apple is releasing their new Tablet (iTablet), NVIDIA is releasing their GeForce 3XX series of graphics cards, SSDs will be (hopefully) affordable, and...
Global Mobile tests 4G WiMAX - December 24, 2009 (Taipei Times)
We will learn from our experience in Hsinchu and gradually expand the coverage to various districts of Taipei. Rosemary Ho, Global Mobile chairwoman Local wireless service provider Global Mobile Corp () yesterday launched high-speed fourth-generation (4G) WiMAX services in Hsinchu, paving the way for the expansion of coverage to populous Taipei next year...
Acer 'Aspires' to be ultra thin - December 24, 2009 (India Tech Online)
Within days of Intel's unveiling at the Computex Taipei show of its new ultra low voltage (ULV) Core 'Solo' processor family, Acer is first off the block in India, with a series of laptops fuelled by these...
2009: The year of the lean chip - December 24, 2009 (India Tech Online)
The New Year will bring power-efficient browsing machines fuelled by a variety of lite processors Intels atom processor, which fuelled so many mobile Internet devices in 2008, is only the...
Fresh from the Applevine: Tablet Next Month? - December 24, 2009 (Seeking Alpha)
Lots of rumors circulating about a tablet release next month which is the range I've been betting on for a while now. A couple of thoughts: The tablet will be announced next month and will be on the high end of price predictions ($999) to avoid...
Samsung Electronics and KT in the mood for reconciliation - December 24, 2009 (Korea IT News)
The icy cold relationship between Samsung Electronics and KT, affected by the launch of iPhone via KT, is likely to melt down. Therefore, market watchers are now paying attention to the launch of Show-Omnia, the worlds first 3W capable handheldsupporting WiMAX, WiFi and Wireless Technology...
Mena reaches 33,000 WiMAX users - December 23, 2009 (IT Insight ME)
Mena reaches 33,000 WiMAX users Bahraini broadband provider Mena Telecom has signed up more than 33,000 WiMAX subscribers after a year of commercial operations, it said in a statement, reported by Trade...
2009 Year in Review: Cloud of skepticism over Clearwire lifts - December 23, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
The news: There was a cloud of skepticism over Clearwire for much of 2009 as analysts said the WiMAX operator needed more money to achieve its buildout goal of 120 million people by 2010 and several of the company's investors wrote off their...
LG Prada 3 rumored to be an Android (or WinMo) WiMAX phone on Sprint - December 23, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
The rumors are building ahead of CES, and the latest involves LG, Sprint and a little 4G standard called WiMAX. The long-rumored LG Prada 3 reportedly could be an Android...
Clearwire offers $50 promotion in bid to drum up subscribers - December 23, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
Clearwire is giving the gift of WiMAX. The mobile WiMAX provider is offering customers $50 gift cards if they sign up for services before Dec. 31, the end of the fourth...
New Intel® Core Processors Take Center Stage at CES - December 23, 2009 (Media Newswire)
A major news event at CES will be Intel Corporation's introduction of its upcoming Intel® Core processor family for laptop and desktop buyers, delivering such unique features as Intel® Turbo Boost Technology1 to the mainstream...
Sprint to announce Windows Mobile WiMax phone January 6th? - December 23, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
There are a series of recent events and announcements that could lead one to believe that Sprint, LG and Microsoft are working together to announce something...
Buffalo Licenses WiLAN Wireless Technologies - December 23, 2009 (EDA Cafe)
Wi-LAN Inc. (WiLAN or the Company) (TSX:WIN), a leading technology innovation and licensing company, today announced that WiLAN has settled all patent litigation with Buffalo Technology (USA)...
Wateen and Motorola update WiMAX CPE deal - December 23, 2009 (TeleGeography)
Pakistani WiMAX provider Wateen Telecom has updated its agreement with vendor Motorola, and as part of its latest customer premises equipment (CPE) order, the telco has chosen Motorolas WiMAX USBw 100, which will be made available to consumers and businesses for the first..
Let's talk: Wireless smart grid communications options will expand in 2010 - December 23, 2009 (ZDNet Blogs)
Been keeping my eye this year on companies working on communications infrastructure that could crucial in deploying smart grid projects in geographically challenging...
Nigeria: Wireless Can Make Cities Safe - Rogers - December 23, 2009 (All Africa)
Remmy Nweke Director of the largest provider of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Alvarion, Mr. Rick Rogers, has declared that WiMAX solution could add to making the cities...
Taiwan market: FET begins trial WiMAX operations in central Taiwan - December 23, 2009 (Digital Times (Eng))
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has begun trial operation of its WiMAX network in Taichung, central Taiwan, charging users a monthly fee of NT$599 (US...
Taiwan WiMAX operators purchasing network cards, dongles and routers - December 23, 2009 (Digital Times (Eng))
Taiwan-based WiMAX operators are currently focusing their purchases of WiMAX CPE products on network cards, dongles and routers, but showing less interest in handsets, notebooks and netbooks, according to industry...
Clearwire Starts Rights Offering - December 22, 2009 (Unstrung)
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its previously announced rights...
Clearwire Shoots for Another $361M - December 22, 2009 (Unstrung)
Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR) is trying to score another $361 million as it continues with the deployment of a mobile WiMax network across the U.S. The Kirkland,...
WiMAX power amp raises power in smaller footprint - December 22, 2009 (What's New in Mobile)
Mitsubishi Electric has released a new InGaP HBT power amplifier that will aid the development of smaller and lighter WiMAX subscriber terminal...
Wateen, Motorola ink accord to double CPE - December 22, 2009 (Daily Times)
Building on its global WiMAX leadership position, Motorola Inc made this latest agreement with Wateen on the success of its recent announcement of shipping its one millionth WiMAX...
Samsung Mondi Windows Mobile 4G WiMAX handheld - December 22, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
The Samsung Mondi is one of the first 4G WiMAX handhelds on the market. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic and it's not technically a phone since it has no cell...
Clearwire commences rights offering - December 22, 2009 (CED)
Clearwire initiated a rights offering, announced earlier, with the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Clearwire said it is distributing, at no charge to the holders of its Class A common stock, one transferable subscription right for each share of...
Five highly anticipated gadgets and software of 2010 - December 22, 2009 (The New Nation)
Technology companies can't afford to rest on their laurels. It's sink or swim in the fast-paced world of technology; new products and the new year must always be kept in...
Airspan Selected by COTES for Bolivian WiMAX Network - December 22, 2009 (Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine)
Airspan Networks Inc. announced that it has been selected by Cooperativa de Telecomunicaciones Sucre (COTES) for a multi-phase Bolivian WiMAX...
2010: Where We ve Been Where We re Headed - December 22, 2009 (Phone+)
Its hard to believe that its been a decade since Y2K. We survived that world ending date with a sigh of relief that was perhaps uttered...
Clearwire (CLWR) Announces 216.57M Common Rights Offering - December 22, 2009 (StreetInsider.com)
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its previously announced rights...
Gemini Communication bags Rs. 435 Crore BSNL contract - December 22, 2009 (IT Voir (Blog))
Gemini Communication (GCL), a telecom and networking company, and its product subsidiary Mobile WiMAX equipment manufacturer PointRed Telecom, GCL won the...
India's 3G spectrum auction on schedule - December 22, 2009 (Network World)
The auction of 3G spectrum and operating licenses in India will be held as planned on Jan. 14, the country's Minister of Communications and IT, A. Raja told reporters in Delhi on Monday, according to media...
Clearwire Corporation Announces Commencement of Rights Offering - December 21, 2009 (Sys-Con Belgium)
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its previously announced rights...
Sprint U301 Brings WiMAX To Mac Users - December 21, 2009 (PC Mag)
Although they've said it's their future, Sprint hasn't jumped into the WiMAX pool with both feet. Until now, their official mobile WiMAX lineup has consisted only of a single, somewhat lackluster modem, the...
Operator News in Brief - December 21, 2009 (Cellular News)
UK based MVNO, Tesco Telecoms has launched a new website that brings all its products and services into a single portal. Previously, the products were offered in separate areas within the supermarket's online retail...
Craig Wireless Enters into Option for Acquisition of Interest in Spectrum License Holders in Argentina - December 21, 2009 (Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine)
Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. (TSX: CWG) announced it has entered into an agreement that provides the Company with an assignment right, a purchase option and rights of first refusal over shares in two Argentinean...
Yes Digital LLC Announces New Sales Division - December 21, 2009 (Business Leader Triangle Edition)
Yes Digital, LLC officially announced it's partnership with Clearwire to represent it's CLEAR brand of 4G Wimax Wireless Broadband Internet products and...
Sprint launches U301, its first dual-mode 3G/4G wireless USB modem - December 21, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
Sprint has launched its first dual-mode 3G/4G wireless USB modem, offering users the chance to connect to its 4G WiMAX network or its 3G EVDO network while on-the...
Demand for Motorola WiMAX fuels Wateen Telecom's subscriber growth and expansion - December 21, 2009 (Business Intelligence Middle East)
Building on its global WiMAX leadership position, Motorola Inc.s Home & Networks Mobility business announced today that Wateen Telecom has accelerated its rollout of WiMAX services and is on its way to doubling its existing customer premises equipment (CPE) volume..
Towerstream enters 10th market in Philadelphia - December 21, 2009 (Providence Business News)
WiMax service provider Towerstream Corp. announced that its service is now available in Philadelphia. The expansion makes the City of Brotherly Love Towerstreams 10th market and will allow it to market its service to at least 64,250 more businesses, the company...
Pakistan's Wateen Telecom Accelerates WiMAX Rollout - December 21, 2009 (Converge Network Digest)
Wateen Telecom has accelerated its rollout of WiMAX services and is on its way to doubling its existing customer premises equipment (CPE) volume from 100,000 to 200,000 by year...
TowerJazz to deliver 4G RF front-end IC for VT Silicon - December 20, 2009 (EE Times India)
TowerJazz is the chosen one by VT Silicon to develop silicon 4G RF front-end IC capable of meeting the stringent operating requirements of 4G mobile...
Green Packet wins 3 Asian orders - December 20, 2009 (Business Times Malaysia)
Share Green Packet Bhd, a Malaysian provider of mobile broadband and networking solutions, said it won three orders to supply WiMAX modems in the Asia-Pacific...
Pou Chen reportedly plans to withdraw from ECS - December 20, 2009 (Digital Times (Eng))
The Pou Chen Group, the second largest shareholder of Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), reportedly plans to release its holdings in ECS due to concerns about ECS's low profitability in recent years and the long-term prospects of the company's motherboard, notebook and networking device product lines,...
DoT, Defence at odds over spectrum ownership - December 20, 2009 (DNA India)
The spectrum battle being fought between the ministry of defence (MoD) and the department of telecommunications (DoT) is now focused on who's the custodian of the precious...
World's First 4-port Gigabit Networking PoE Router Computer for Building High Bandwidth Networks with Enhanced Dynamic Routing Applications - December 20, 2009 (Embedded Computing Design)
Korenix unveils JetBox 9533G, the exclusive 4-port Gigabit Embedded networking VPN Router Computer for providing extended high-bandwidth data transmission in industrial...
Sprint preps Mac-friendly 3G/WiMAX modem - December 19, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
Sprint has quietly introduced the Mac-friendly U301 3G/4G WiMAX modem which will be the first to bring 4G mobile internet to Snow Leopard users.The U301 is a direct if minor update to the U300 and comes in a smaller black shell .
Nortel Carrier VoIP Bids Expected Next Week - December 18, 2009 (CIO)
Telecom vendors are expected to bid on Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions business next week, according to an analyst's...
Cisco Closes Starent Deal - December 18, 2009 (Wireless Week)
Cisco has completed its $2.9 billion acquisition of Starent Networks, supplier of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged...
KDDI, Telstra, Chunghwa, Nokia Siemens, NCC, Oracle - December 18, 2009 (TD)
KDDI has signed an agreement with virtual network provider Virtela to expand its international network footprint, Virtela announced. Telstra has cut its revenue forecast, predicting 2010 sales will be flat rather than in low-single...
Georgia City Migrates To IP Video Solution - December 18, 2009 (Security Products)
In the last year and a half, the City of Marietta, Ga. has replaced most of its standalone analog CCTV systems with a complete integrated IP video solution from...
Industry News
MoqiZone Holdings Corporation Announces Commercial Launch of 802.16d WiMAX Base Stations in Chengdu China - December 24, 2009 (Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine)
MobiZone Holdings Limited announced that 2 wireless broadband base stations with a total of 8 sectors were successfully installed in Chengdu and are now available to service internet cafés in the northeast region of Chengdu...
Synterra "and" Global Wye Max "commercially launched the first mobile WiMAX network in Tambov - December 18, 2009 (Cell Phone News2.0)
Company Synterra, national telecommunications operator, and Tambov alternative telecom operator, Global Wye Max announced the introduction into commercial operation the first mobile WiMAX-networks in...
Mobile WiMAX landscape and vendor strategies - December 18, 2009 (M2)
2009 will be a critical year for mobile WiMAX. Vendors have had to adjust their strategies in a particularly challenging time, and available resources must be carefully allocated to market opportunities where ROI is more likely to quickly...
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