Articles tagged with: Seattle and Wimax

Clearwire facing lawsuit over advertising and early termination fees

A legal action has been filed against US based WiMAX operator, Clearwire seeking certification of a class action on behalf of Clearwire subscribers. The lawsuit is alleging that Clearwire is misrepresenting the quality of its WiMAX network and then imposing early-termination fees if a customer is unable to secure a reliable service.  more

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Samsung Shows Off Touch Screen WiMAX Phone for the US Market

Samsung Mobile has announced the upcoming availability of its WiMAX enabled mobile phone, the Samsung Mondi. The touch screen Mondi, which takes its name from the Latin word for "world," is designed for use with the Clearwire WiMAX  network.  more

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Sprint Outlines WiMAX Expansion Programme

USA network, Sprint Nextel has announced the next markets in its WiMAX network rollout. The network is being folded into the national WiMAX network being built by its joint-partner, Clearwire. Sprint says that it plans to deploy WiMAX in many markets in 2009, including: Atlanta, Honolulu, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, DallasFort Worth, Portland and seattle  more

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Business Use of Wi-Fi Hotspots Increases by 46%

iPass has published the latest edition of its Mobile Broadband Index, which tracks the wireless use patterns of mobile workers around the world. The report shows worldwide business use of iPass Wi-Fi hotspots increased by 46% from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008 and that users of 2.5G and 3G mobile broadband technologies in the US increased their data traffic in the second quarter of the year by 59% between 2007 and 2008.  more

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