Archive for the ‘WiMAX’ Category

In an email sent out to XOHM Insider subscribers, the forthcoming WiMax service provider has announced that the first market to launch with XOHM commercial service will be Baltimore, Maryland with Chicago, Illinois and Washington D.C. following soon after in an unspecified timeframe.
Network construction and deployment is still underway in Dallas/Fort Worth, Boston, Providence, and Philadelphia with no [...]

In a press release, Motorola has announced its intentions to manufacture and deploy LTE solutions that operate on the 700Mhz and 2.6 Ghz bands to accommodate carrier deployments in the U.S. and other territories around the world where 4G services are being developed around the 2.6 Ghz band.
The company also announced that it will [...]

In a joint press release today,  Sprint and Samsung announced that its current XOHM deployments in Washington D.C. and the Baltimore areas have completed the necessary testing in order for them to function on a commercial level and handle the expected traffic from potential customers.
The tests consisted of lab testing in 2007, restricted live network [...]

Update: In a press release and conference call today, Sprint and Clearwire have announced the formation of a new company that will be publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange and operate under the Clearwire name.
Under the new agreement, Sprint would own 51% of the operator with 27% owned by current Clearwire shareholders, and the [...]

The Wall Street Journal has filed a preliminary report stating that sources close to the carrier have confirmed that Sprint is considering the sale of the Nextel division into a related spin-off company or a complete sale to outside investors.
The report also mentions Nextel co-founder Morgan O’ Brien is actively seeking outside investors through his [...]

Online retailer Buy.com has listed the as yet unreleased Nokia N810 Internet Tablet for pre-order.
The variant of the Linux-based N800 Internet Tablet features built-in access for Sprint’s currently delayed XOHM WiMax service, as well as a 4.1 inch WVGA display, 2GB of internal storage, miniSDHC expansion slot, Wi-Fi access, built-in GPS transceiver, slide out QWERTY [...]

After Sprint’s announcement that the commercial launch of XOHM WiMax services would be delayed at CTIA, recent comments made by Sprint’s CTO may provide some crucial answers. Read More for complete details.

Wireless equipment provider and solutions developer NexWave Wireless has announced in a press release that it has retained the services of banking firms UBS and Deutsche Bank to explore possible scenarios for selling its sizeable wireless spectrum holdings in the AWS band (1700/2100Mhz), Wireless Connection Service band (2.3Ghz), and the Broadband Radio Spectrum/Educational Broadband Serices [...]

The WiMAX Forum put its presence this year right in front of CTIA attendees… literally. The official WiMAX association was camped out right in front of the entry way to the exhibit floor. Sprint, Intel, Motorola, and Samsung among other companies all touted their latest WiMAX offerings. Read more to see them in live action.

CTIA was a manic depressive event for Sprint. On one hand, Sprint had QChat Direct Connect and XOHM to show off. On the other hand, XOMH isn’t coming out as soon as Sprint had anticipated. Read more to see all-things-Sprint at CTIA.