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Despite the Naysayers WiMAX Subscriber Revenue Will Boom in 2009

Any reader who believed all the recent headlines would feel confident that the WiMAX market is being crushed by LTE. Nortel has left the WiMAX market and Alcatel-Lucent has "backed off" from WiMAX; and these developments supposedly dealt a blow to Clearwire, which had so far chosen neither as an infrastructure vendor. But that's not quite the whole story.  more

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Sprint Says WiMax Commercial Launch Will be Delayed

LAS VEGAS -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel will delay the commercial launch of its Xohm WiMax service until later in the year, a spokesman said Wednesday.  more

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Sprint-Clearwire Split No Threat to WiMAX for M2M

The recent statement by Sprint and Clearwire announcing the end of their proposed WiMAX partnership may have sent shudders through planners hoping that WiMAX will facilitate machine-to-machine (M2M) communications in the future. But according to ABI Research, there's no need to get nervous.  more

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Can Sprint Hang On to WiMAX in the Face of a Financial Struggle?

ABI Research believes that within the general context of competitive prices, extensive marketing campaigns, and the continual release of new devices, Sprint would be foolish to abandon a differentiator such as WiMAX. more

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Mobile Broadband Enabled Consumer Electronics Devices will Expand in 2008

There is a new class of devices emerging on the horizon: a convergence of everyday consumer electronics and mobile broadband.  more

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WiMAX Gains Serious Momentum as Trials Lead to Deployments

The global telecommunications industry is on the cusp of major change, and operators are approaching critical decisions about their 4G strategies, as mobile WiMAX (802.16e) starts to move from trials and pilots to the first real-world WiMAX network deployments.  more

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Increased Interest in WiMAX Will Impact the Cellular M2M Market

Sam Lucero, ABI Research senior analyst, states, "Sprint and Clearwire are the two most significant service providers deploying WiMAX in the United States. Sprint, a CDMA-based operator, has selected WiMAX as its path to 4G service offerings. Sprint will work with Clearwire - a Craig McCaw startup that has received $600 million in venture backing from Intel and $300 million from Motorola - to provide joint coverage to each other's respective customers on the nationwide WiMAX networks deployed by the two companies."  more

Related Tags: w-cdma, m2m, cpe, wwan, municipal-wi-fi, craig-mccaw


Sprint Nextel/Clearwire Collaboration is Good News for Mobile Electronics

In the not-too-distant future, many digital cameras, media players, and portable game devices will access the Internet from anywhere with mobile broadband coverage. The recent announcement by Sprint Nextel and Clearwire of a partnership to provide mobile WiMAX services to most of the US population should be greeted with enthusiasm by the consumer electronics manufacturers that are looking to introduce mobile broadband-enabled CE products to the North American market. more

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Google, Sprint Pact Could Heat Up Wireless War"

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Google's deal to offer its mobile services over Sprint Nextel's planned WiMax network points to a possible alliance that could challenge the top wireless carriers. more

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US Mobile WiMAX Market Moves from Uncertain to Vibrant

Just a little over a year ago, most people thought the United States would only see deployments of fixed WiMAX in rural areas with no DSL or cable modem service. During the summer of 2006, however, those who did not see the bigger picture got a reality-check. In July, Clearwire made a firm commitment to shift its proprietary network to mobile WiMAX, receiving investments from Intel and Motorola. Shortly afterwards, Sprint Nextel announced its plans to deploy mobile WiMAX to make use of its extensive 2.5 GHz spectrum, becoming the first major mobile operator to commit to WiMAX. more

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