Articles tagged with: Wimax
Qualcomm Seeking to Bid in India's BWA Spectrum Auction
Qualcomm is reported to be preparing to bid for BWA radio spectrum in India in a move to push LTE services at a time when 3G networks will only just be starting their own deployment. India plans to auction off the BWA spectrum two weeks after it eventually completes its oft-delayed 3G license auction. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, lte, 3g-license, India
PT Telkom Selects TRG For First WiMAX Deployment In Indonesia
Telkom Indonesia has awarded a contract to PT. Teknologi Riset Global (TRG) for a nationwide wimax network. The Telkom deployment is in support of the recent Indonesian ministry decree to migrate existing services operating at 3.5GHz to the 3.3GHz spectrum while adhering to the 802.16d standard. Telkom has already deployed the TRG wimax solution in the four regions of West Java, Jakarta, Sumatra Island and Kalimantan Island. more
Related Tags: telkom, tranzeo-wireless--technologies, Indonesia
WiMAX Drives Demand for Packet Microwave Equipment
The top-3 packet microwave vendors during the fourth quarter were Dragonwave (37%), Alcatel-Lucent (30%), and Bridgewave (9%), reports Dell'Oro Group. more
Related Tags: microwave, backhaul
EU Aims to Bungee Jump its Wireless Broadband Capacity
A new initiative named Beyond Next-Generation Mobile Broadband (BuNGee) aimed at a tenfold increase of mobile broadband infrastructure capacity density has been launched. The €4.7 million initiative is funded in large part by the European Commission and will draw upon collaboration among the consortium members comprising European service providers, technology equipment vendors, universities, and research organizations. more
Related Tags: bungee, eu, alvarion, Spain
Mobile WiMAX Chipset Shipments Surge in 2009
Shipments of mobile wimax chipsets reached 5 million in 2009, up from 1.3 million in 2008, according to a report by Maravedis. more
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Airspan Wins Alaskan WiMAX Contract
Airspan Networks has won a wimax supply contract from Alaska's Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative (ASTAC), through systems integrator Stutler Technologies Corp. ASTAC owns the largest 700 MHz license in Alaska. Based in a unique environment, ASTAC serves not only homes and traditional businesses, but also serves demanding customers such as the petroleum industry and global warming research centers. more
Related Tags: airspan-networks, alaska, stutler-technologies, ice, astac, prudhoe-bay, USA
LTE and WiMAX Deployments Go Head-to-Head as the 4G Technology Battle Begins
Last December saw the first commercial launch of LTE networks, with TeliaSonera the first service provider in the world to offer the service in Stockholm and Oslo. 2010 promises to see the commercial launch of several LTE networks, including large operators such as Verizon Wireless in the United States and NTT DoCoMo in Japan. With voice standards still in development and a lack of compatible handsets, however, we can expect these networks to carry only data traffic for some time to come. more
Related Tags: lte, teliasonera, stockholm, oslo
WiMAX equipment/device market up for third consecutive quarter
Worldwide vendor revenue from 802.16d and 802.16e wimax network equipment and devices hit $1.08 billion in 2009, down 19% from 2008, as the market suffered the effects of the recession, reports Infonetics Research. Quarterly revenue levels remain short of the pre-recession market highs of over $300 million seen in early 2008. more
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Mexican Regulator Reclaims WiMAX License
Mexico's MVS Comunicaciones has lost its wimax operating license after the regulator chose not to renew it, reports local media. The company had in fact been seeking a legal ruling as to the status of the license before the regulator auctioned off additional radio spectrum. more
Related Tags: mvs-comunicaciones, clearwire, Mexico
BSNL Launches WiMAX Network in Southern India
India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched the country's first urban wimax network, in Ernakulam, a district of Kerala in southern India. The network was supplied by Aviat Networks and comprises of 25 base stations. more
Related Tags: bsnl, aviat-networks, India

