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Articles tagged with: Mobile Wimax and Wimax,
Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Technologies to Close the Gap With Fixed Broadband
Mobile operators are expected to fully maximise their high-speed packet access (HSPA) deployments before eventually deploying 3G long-term evolution (LTE). Many operators will leapfrog from HSPA to 3G LTE, as the window of opportunity for HSPA Evolved is insignificant when compared to 3G LTE. more
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3G-4G to Account for 30% of Global Wireless Subscriptions by 2013
At the end of 2008, only 11% of worldwide wireless subscriptions were 3G. By the end of 2013, the percentage of 3G and 4G subscriptions will reach 30%, reports In-Stat. This trend is reflected in fourth quarter 2008 wireless infrastructure contract awards. more
Related Tags: 3g, mobile-data, samsung, wimax, motorola, wcdma, cisco, huawei, clearwire, lte, zte, alcatel-lucent, cdma, hspa, in-stat, 802.16e, ev-do, 4g
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
Related Tags: base-station, intel, samsung, wimax, motorola, clearwire, lte, abi-research, wimax-forum, alcatel-lucent, nortel, base-stations, wireless-broadband
Mobile WiMAX market up 5% in 4Q08; Cisco, Huawei begin challenging market leaders
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research released the fourth quarter edition of its WiMAX report this week, noting that the overall WiMAX equipment and device market held steady in 4Q08 over 3Q08 at $275 million, as the 802.16e mobile WiMAX segment increased 5% to counter a slight dip in the 802.16d fixed WiMAX segment. more
Related Tags: samsung, wimax, motorola, cisco, cisco, edge, huawei, lte, alcatel-lucent, nortel, infonetics-research, 802.16e, alvarion
Industry Big Guns with no Bullets to Fire
After a devastating end to 2008, the future is looking bleak. At the start of 2009 the mobile industry is starting to implement strategic job cuts and closing of overseas offices. This is just the beginning. The New Year started with Nortel Networks filing for Chapter 11. Many companies are not far behind. The question remains: how will some of the largest blue chip companies fare this year? Based on recent findings, Frost & Sullivan expects several firms to have a tough time fighting this year's projected internal and external challenges. more
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Alvarion overtakes ALU, MOTO in mobile WiMAX
Worldwide sales of fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment and phones/Ultra Mobile PCs dropped 21% to $245 million in 3Q08 from 2Q08, and are expected to continue sliding through 2009 as the economic recession puts the squeeze on this early market, says Infonetics Research in a new report. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, samsung, wimax, motorola, clearwire, alcatel-lucent, infonetics-research, personal, 3, alvarion
Seeing Clear through the New Clearwire
The mobile broadband industry in the US received a big shot in the arm with MondayÃ's announcement that Clearwire completed their transaction with Sprint Nextel to combine their next generation wireless Internet businesses. However, some of the statements made by Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff may indicate a shift in strategy for the next generation network operator. more
Related Tags: wimax, clearwire, mobile-broadband, lte, ims-research, next-generation-network, ims, sprint, ben, USA
HTC Launches WiMAX-GSM Smartphone
Scartel (brand Yota), a Russian provider of Mobile WiMAX, and HTC have launched the worldÃ's first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset. more
Related Tags: sim-card, wimax, voip, htc, yota, 4g, Russia
Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola runaway leaders in mobile WiMAX market
As of the second quarter of 2008, Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola together account for over two-thirds of worldwide mobile WiMAX equipment revenue, reports communications market research firm Infonetics Research in a new report. Just one quarter ago, the two market leaders captured roughly half the worldwide market. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, base-station, wimax, motorola, alcatel-lucent, infonetics-research, alvarion
Cisco Wins Thailand WiMAX Contract
Thailand's TT&T is deploying the first Cisco based WiMAX network in Asia Pacific at Mae Fah Luang University. This will also be the first production WiMAX network in Thailand once the rollout is completed in September. more
Related Tags: cisco, rural, wimax, mimo, seven, beamforming, wimax-license, Thailand