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Article | 27/02/2010 A WiMax phone might help ailing Palm
After Palm Inc. admitted that its smartphone sales were below expectations, rumors started swirling that the company might be sold, or that it could b...
Article | 21/01/2010 Intel's WiMax chipset proves power hungry
Mobile broadband comes in different flavors, and the options are growing. Users can connect to the Internet through 3G networks, but now WiMax capabil...
Article | 15/01/2010 Wireless for power utilities uses WiMax guts
A Silicon Valley startup has combined the technology underlying WiMax with a software-defined radio to build smart grids for electric utilities.
Article | 19/12/2009 Philadelphia plans to buy its Wi-Fi network
The city of Philadelphia plans to buy a controversial Wi-Fi network that was built by EarthLink in 2006 but sold only two years later as the strugglin...
Article | 18/11/2009 Intel Capital invests $US25 million in tech companies
Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of the world's largest chip maker, Tuesday detailed seven new investments worth around US$25 million in total, ...
Article | 12/11/2009 Clearwire claims 173,000 WiMax users
Wireless broadband provider Clearwire had about 173,000 WiMax subscribers at the end of September and should be able to offer service to 120 million p...
Article | 11/11/2009 WiMAX switched on in South Australia
Adelaide became the first city in Australia to utilise WiMAX broadband technology as South Australian ISP Adam Internet yesterday switched on its Adam...
Article | 9/11/2009 Intel readies 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax support with Kilmer Peak
After keeping operators and users alike waiting for nearly a year, Intel has begun production of a wireless chipset, called Kilmer Peak, that will sup...
Article | 28/10/2009 WiMax roaming demonstrated for first time in Taiwan
Operators Clearwire International, Tatung InfoComm and VMAX have for the first time demonstrated mobile WiMax global roaming, the WiMax Forum said on ...
Article | 27/10/2009 WiMax roaming demonstrated for first time in Taiwan
Operators Clearwire International, Tatung InfoComm and VMAX have for the first time demonstrated mobile WiMax global roaming, the WiMax Forum said on ...
Article | 14/10/2009 Cisco buys wireless vendor, Starent
Cisco Tuesday announced its second multibillion dollar deal this month: a definitive agreement to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mob...
Article | 8/10/2009 Asia Pacific leads world in WiMax adoption: Frost & Sullivan
The Asia Pacific region continues to lead the world in WiMax innovation, as countries like Japan, India and Korea continue to invest in the technology...
Article | 23/09/2009 Backhaul partner signed for VividWireless network
The build-out of Australia’s first 4G network has taken a step forward with the signing of Canadian company DragonWave to supply wireless backhaul for...
Article | 3/09/2009 Android, WiMax mobile device and chip kit unveiled in Taiwan
A Taiwanese research group unveiled a personal Internet device (PID) on Thursday made from its WiMax chips and a reference board that runs a version o...
Article | 2/09/2009 Perth joins Adelaide with $50m WiMax network
Following last month’s news that Adelaide will get a $3 million WiMax mobile broadband network, the Seven Network has announced plans to build a $50 m...