WiMAX World 2008

RCR Wireless News’ Tracy Ford offers a look back at the big news during last week’s WiMAX World trade show in Chicago. Though Sprint Nextel’s Xohm stood as the main …

CHICAGO – Two companies have succeeded in utilizing pre-WiMAX technology to build successful businesses that target different customers in the United States. TowerStream and DigitalBridge Communications have carved out their …

CHICAGO – Day two of WiMAX World 2008 brought Atish Gude, senior VP of mobile broadband operations for Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Xohm effort, to the stage to discuss the business …

CHICAGO – Clearwire Corp. CEO Ben Wolff stepped onto the WiMAX World stage in front of a packed house Wednesday morning. As audience members squeezed to find chairs or stood …

CHICAGO – “We live in a visual world.” The comment, from Dan Moloney at Motorola, quickly summarizes how WiMAX services can change the world. He backed it up with a …

ReVerb Networks, a smart antenna and network optimization company, introduced its VirtualRAN family of products at WiMAX World this week. The products address the demand for cost-effective capacity solutions for …

Motorola Inc. launched its WiMAX interoperability testing (IOT) program, which is available at its facilities in Arlington Heights, Ill., and at its new lab in Taiwan. The company said its …

Nitronex, which makes gallium nitride on silicon RF power transistors for the wireless industry, said it expanded the performance data of its 28V, 5W class high electronmobility transistor to include …

Juniper Networks announced a contract win with Divona Telecom, a satellite and WiMAX operator in Africa. The carrier will use Juniper Networks’ MXseries Ethernet Services Routers for Ethernet-based WiMAX backhaul. …

CHICAGO – WiMAX vendors, chipmakers and operators are all ready to take on the wireless market at a time when economic hardship has shocked Wall Street, pushing the United States …

Vecima announced its VistaMAX series has been expanded to include the 3.65 and 5.8 GHz frequency bands. The VistaMAX family includes WiMAX-compliant outdoor subscriber stations, indoor customer premises equipment, base-station …

Alvarion Ltd. said it won a contract in Macedona with wireless Internet service provider Neotel that calls for it to supply its 4Motion solution for the carrier’s 3.5 GHz network. …

Connor-Winfield announced a new compact GPS timing receiver designed specifically for WiMAX applications. The TiMax Wi125 is part of the company’s TiMax Global Timing product family. The company is showcasing …

PMC-Sierra Inc. added four new multiband devices to its WiZIRD family ofWiMAX RF IC solutions targeted at broadband wireless subscriber equipment. The new devices allow WiMAX system designers to use …

DesignArt Networks, a fabless semiconductor company, announced its DAN2400 WiMAX System on a Chip platform. The company said a family of single-chip base and relay station reference designs is available. …

CHICAGO – As the wireless industry gears up for the new wave of technologically advanced networks, the market will determine where WiMAX and LTE will be deployed. As WiMAX World …

CHICAGO – Even as AT&T Mobility Inc. touted its decision to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology for its fourth-generation network, the carrier is confident it can tweak its HSPA …

CHICAGO – Welcome to the beginning of a couple of days of technology, turmoil and transition, as various players of the wireless ecosystem dissect WiMAX technology and its role in …

CHICAGO – For the past seven years, a Rhode Island company has demonstrated that WiMAX technology can succeed in the United States.In 2000, Jeff Thompson started TowerStream with money from …

CHICAGO – The gloves are off as vendors and wireless providers side on different advanced generation technologies. The first and obvious battle at yesterday’s 4G Executive Summit was between WiMAX …

Azulstar Inc. has chosen Alvarion Ltd. to provide its 802.16e BreezeMAX equipment for Azulstar’s 3.65 GHz network. Azulstar is launching an advanced wireless network in Western Michigan and New Mexico …

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. plans to introduce its new mobile WiMAX base-station system-on-a-chip (SoC) product at WiMAX World 2008 in Chicago. The company said the device is built on its …

ADC is announcing its FlexWave Mobile WiMAX product family at WiMAX World 2008 this week in Chicago. The company said the solutions allow carriers to place a base station wherever …

Motorola Inc. said it has begun a proof-of-concept trial for its X24 machine-to-machine wireless module that includes mobile WiMAX connectivity. The product will be on display this week at WiMAX …

Bridgewater Systems announced a wholesale solution for WiMAX service providers that allows them to wholesale their spectrum to MVNO and other third-party operators. The company said its solution allows third-party …