PC Mag reviews Cingular's HSDPA network - Engadget

It's difficult to make an accurate general assessment on something so, well, large as a cellular network -- even one rolled out in just a few cities -- but PC Mag put Cingular's newly minted Broadband Connect HSDPA network through the paces out East against its two competitors (Verizon's and Sprint's respective EV-DO networks) and found it to be, ehh, alright (3/5 stars, to be exact).

Nokia earmarks 2008 for mobile WiMax - vnunet.com

The company sees fixed WiMax (802.16d) as complementary to Wi-Fi hotspots, and will address the technology during 2006. But Nokia confirmed that it will not be getting into mobile WiMax (802.16e) until 2008.
"We are investing in WiMax but no-one knows how that market will develop," Mikko Salminen, director of fixed mobile convergence marketing at Nokia

POSDATA and Intel to commercialize WiBro and mobile WiMAX

POSDATA today signed a Memorandum of Understand with Intel Corporation to speed up the worldwide deployment of WiBro and Mobile WiMAX solutions based on the IEEE 802.16e standard.
The cooperation combines POSDATA’s mobile WiMAX products for WiBro service and trial experiences with Korea’s incumbent service providers, and Intel’s global capabilities on WiMAX. Additionally, the two companies will cooperate in the development of IEEE 802.16e-based products and solutions. POSDATA and Intel will support one another to facilitate interoperability testing and field trials with global service providers to expedite the commercial launch of Mobile WiMAX-certified products and services.
Mobile WiMAX technology, based on the IEEE 802.16e standard, is designed to help service providers across global markets deliver economical broadband data, voice, and video services to both residential and business customers. WiBro, a service developed in Korea, is a subset of IEEE 802.16e and designed for mobile applications.
"Through this mutually beneficial business collaboration, POSDATA and Intel increase the market opportunities for Mobile WiMAX while decreasing the time to market," said Joon-Il Shin, Senior Vice President of POSDATA’s FLYVO Business Division.

3G Test Calls Made at 900Mhz Band

Nortel, Qualcomm and Orange have successfully completed UMTS and HSDPA calls in the 900 MHz band. W-CDMA in the 900 MHz band is a cost effective way to deliver nationwide high-speed wireless coverage. It achieves a 60 percent reduction in cell sites required to serve rural areas and delivers improved Quality of Service in urban areas by enhancing in-building penetration by 25 percent

One in three Europeans pick 3G contracts | The Register

A third of new mobile contracts in western Europe during Q405 were for 3G services.
Western Europe saw 4m new WCDMA subscribers in 4Q05, equivalent to 32.3 per cent of the region's 12.39m total net subscriber additions for the period, according to Informa Telecoms, the market research firm. It says its figures give the strongest indication to date that 3G is "finally gaining momentum".

100,355 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide in January 2006

The total number of Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide has reached over 100,000, according to the latest figures from Wi-Fi hotspot information and services provider JiWire. Seoul has the largest number of Wi-Fi hotspots at 2,056; followed by Tokyo with 1,802 and London 1,627. The top Wi-Fi cities in the US are San Francisco with 801, New York with 643 and Chicago wth 501 hotspots. Between January 2005 and January 2006, the total numbere of hotspots worldwide jumped 87 percent to 100,355 in 115 countries, up from 53,779 in 93 countries.

Vodafone adds 7.1 mln customers, claims 8 mln 3G users

Vodafone Group added 7.1 million net new customers in the fiscal third quarter to 31 December. That represents 16.5 percent annual growth on an organic basis, for a total customer base of almost 127 million. Including minority shareholdings and partnerships, Vodafone's customer base reached almost 180 million. The mobile operator added 3.1 million 3G users in the quarter for a total 8.0 million, including 7.4 million consumer devices. The 3G net additions in the quarter were up 80 percent compared to the previous quarter to September.

Dell Previews Plans to Integrate 3rd Generation Mobile Connectivity

Dell Previews Plans to Integrate 3rd Generation Mobile Connectivity

Wireless broadband connections grow - baltimoresun.com

Wireless broadband connections grow - baltimoresun.com

Croatia First To Deploy WiMAX Certified Products

Redline Communications Inc., a leading provider of standards-based broadband wireless equipment, and MICRO-LINK d.o.o., a Croatian distributor and system integrator of wireless communication systems for digital data transmission, today announced that RedMAX WiMAX products, which are among the world's first WiMAX Forum Certified equipment, will be used to established the first commercial implementation of a certified WiMAX broadband network in Europe.

China approves TD-SCDMA standard

The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency said.
China's Ministry of Information Industry official said the technology is "already mature and ready for manufacturers to move ahead with production," said the news agency.

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U.S. to open WiMAX spectrum

Looking to stay ahead of Asian and European rivals in broadband deployment, the U.S. is making an aggressive bid to open up spectrum for emerging WiMAX technology, according to a Bush administration official.
The U.S. is moving to open up WiMAX spectrum on several fronts, including the 700-MHz frequency band, said Michael Gallagher, assistant secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Gallagher also serves as administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
The move is part of the Bush administration’s effort to stay “one or two steps ahead of other countries” and provide “universal, affordable access for broadband [in the United States] by 2007,” Gallagher said during a presentation at the WCA’s 12th Annual International Symposium and Expo on Wednesday (Jan. 18).

WiMax Gear Approved for Market - Wireless Networking News Analysis

WiMax is finally a reality. The first round of certification tests have been completed, and base stations from Aperto Networks , Redline Communications Inc. , and Sequans Communications , plus Wavesat Wireless Inc. 's customer equipment have got the seal of approval from the WiMAX Forum .

IAdvanced 3G mobile phones gain momentum in Asia

At the end of December, 47.7 percent of Japan's 90 million mobile users were on 3G networks. KDDI Corp., the country's second-largest mobile operator, has led the trend with about 95 percent of its customers on 3G, while No. 1 NTT DoCoMo Inc. ended the month with 40 percent of its 50.4 million customers on its 3G network.
In South Korea, the dominant mobile operator SK Telecom Co. Ltd. has also signed up about 40 percent of its customers to its 3G network.
Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., which operates 3G networks in markets such as Britain, Australia, Hong Kong and Sweden, said in October that it had more than 10 million 3G subscribers worldwide.

WiMAX Struggles for Respect

WiMAX backers will likely roll out their first official products at a wireless industry confab Wednesday but analysts say major hurdles still remain for the much-hyped technology, which creates wider-ranging networks than Wi-Fi.

Motorola covers Macedonia with wireless broadband

Motorola Inc. announced that its pre-WiMAX MotoWi4 Canopy equipment has been deployed throughout Macedonia, providing the country with a national wireless broadband network.

India Looks to WiMax for Broadband - Telecom News Analysis

Light Reading - Broadband - India Looks to WiMax for Broadband - Telecom News Analysis

WiMAX Spectrum More Economical Than 3G

The price paid per Hz for WiMAX spectrum is as much as 1,000 times lower than for 3G spectrum according to the latest report from leading research firm Maravedis titled “Spectrum Analysis - The Critical Factor in WiMAX versus 3G”. This white paper provides an in-depth review of the economics of spectrum for both 3G and WiMAX around the world

Internet junkies to have links in the palms of their hands

January 14, 2006 ¤Ñ A dozen years after the Internet first became part of our daily lives, the focus of Net development has been moving from increasing the speed of connections to making connections available anywhere, any time with a hand-held device. This year, Korean telecommunication providers and electronics gadget makers say, will be a landmark for information communication advances delivering the Net to your hand. Several experimental and perhaps revolutionary services are expected to be launched.

Korea promised 10Mbps wireless internet - vnunet.com

Korea promised 10Mbps wireless internet - vnunet.com

Fujitsu Demos Newest WiMAX System

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will demonstrate its newest WiMAX reference design system at the 12th annual Wireless Communications Association (WCA) International Symposium, January 17-19, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.

picoChip Integrates ArrayComm's Network MIMO Software for WiMAX

BATH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2006--picoChip and ArrayComm today announced that they have forged an alliance, under which ArrayComm's Network MIMO(TM) software will be incorporated into the PHY of picoChip's flexible wireless solution. picoChip will offer this solution as a software option to its customers to add smart antennas and MIMO to their advanced WiMAX basestation and subscriber station designs.

Another year, another load of acronyms - vnunet.com

How apt that we should finish 2005 with yet another IT acronym being hyped: IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
IMS has entered a somewhat crowded corner of the acronym market and should not be confused with IBM’s Information Management System, the Internet Multicasting Service, the Israel Meteorological Service, the Institute for Molecular Science, the Irish Mathematical Society or even the International Meat Secretariat.

STMicroelectronics offers mobile WiMAX basestation solution

Global supplier of System-on-Chip (SoC) products for the wireless market STMicroelectronics announces its turnkey solution for mobile WiMAX (802.16e) base-station modems. Based on a SoC baseband processor for wireless infrastructure applications (STW51000), ST's comprehensive WiMAX offering couples silicon integration with optimised software libraries, opening a cost-effective path to next-generation mobile broadband services.

Telecompaper: "Your One-StSK, Wavesat collaborate on WiBro/OFDMA

SK Telecom and WiMAX systems developer Wavesat have entered into an agreement to cooperate on the development of WiBro/OFDMA technology for next generation mobile devices. As part of this multi-million dollar agreement, Wavesat will work closely with SK Telecom (SKT) to develop WiBro/OFDMA SOC, system tools and a development kit based on the WiBro 802.16e S-OFDMA profile. Wavesat's strategy is to provide a distinct solution for each WiMAX market segment: from backhaul to DSL extension with 802.16-2004 fixed OFDM solutions; to high speed connectivity for laptop basic mobility with 802.16e OFDM Evolutive products; to full mobility with the upcoming 802.16e OFDMA UMobile product portfolio

SFR claims 1 million 3G subscribers

French mobile operator SFR has over 1 million mobile subscribers with access to its UMTS network and expects to reach 2.5 million by the end of this year. The company, which launched UMTS services in November 2004, reached the 500,000 suscriber mark in October already, two months ahead of schedule. The company's UMTS network covers around 60 percent of France as of the end of 2005. Music downloads, an important focus for SFR's parent company Vivendi Universal, totalled 830,000 tracks last year, of which 340,000 in the month of December alone. Video sessions reached 4.3 million in 2005, of which 1.2 million in December and 40,000 for the special edition of the TV series 24. The company had 20,000 subscribers for its CanalSat selection of 26 TV channels at the end of 2005. Finally, video phoning is used regularly by one out of every three SFR UMTS subscribers, with almost 2 million video calls registered on SFR's network since the launch of the service in November 2004, while three out of four UMTS clients use the Vodafone Live! internet services portal. Last week, SFR's French rival Orange also claimed over 1 million 3G subscribers.

Carriers Flock into 3G Pre-commercial Networks

It's time for China to issue third-generation (3G) telecom licenses, Xi Guohua, vice minister of the Ministry of Information Industry of China said on December 26.

Finnet Group Operators Building WiMAX Network Using Alvarion

Finnet Group operators have begun deployment of a WiMAX network using Alvarion's BreezeMAX 3500.

Netia Picks Alcatel for WiMax - Wireless Networking News Wire

Under the agreement Alcatel will supply, install and integrate an end-to-end WiMAX solution enabling Netia to carry out testing WiMAX in the Lublin area by providing a representative panel of users with broadband wireless access to the Internet and data transmissions with a guaranteed level of quality.

Airspan Delivers First Commercial WiMAX Network to Be Built in Russia

Airspan Networks provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks and carrier class Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions, today announced that it has deployed the first-ever Russian WiMAX network for MetroMAX.

Azaire Networks Joins WiMAX Forum, Demonstrates Support for New Access Technologies

Azaire Networks Inc., the leading provider of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions with the largest number of installed platforms worldwide, announced today it has joined the WiMAX Forum(TM), an industry-led organization that promotes the interoperability and certification of broadband wireless products for the delivery of faster, more affordable data, voice and video services.

TGlobeTel wins WiMAX deals in Russian Federation

GlobeTel Wireless has entered into an agreement with LLC Internafta of Moscow, whereby Internafta will pay to GlobeTel Wireless a series of four construction payments totaling USD 600 million for the installation of an array of proprietary networks to be installed in Russia's 30 largest cities, starting with Moscow and St. Petersburg. GlobeTel Wireless' WiMAX networks are to provide broadband, VOIP and DECt technologies. GlobeTel Wireless will both manage the completed network and will retain an ongoing 50 percent shareholding in the operations of the network. GlobeTel plans to roll out the network in three stages, comprising ten cities each, over the next 27 months.

Orbitel to launch WiMAX services in Q2

Colombian long distance operator Orbitel aims to launch a public WiMAX service in Q2, Orbitel president Alejandro Ceballos told BNamericas. Orbitel plans to offer not just connectivity but applications such as VoIP and access to music and video content as well. Orbitel is still selecting equipment providers and has not disclosed how much the company is investing in the launch of WiMAX services but the company expects that the greatest expense will be the spectrum licensing fees

WiMAX & 3G: Friends or Foes? - 1/1/2006 - Wireless Week - CA6293821

As the WiMAX IEEE standard 802.16e prepares to conquer certification, technology innovators and operators alike are igniting a widespread commitment to bringing the promise of wireless broadband to life. In the midst of this fast race for deployment, however, the question lingers on how WiMAX will co-exist with other mobile technologies. Because the true promise of WiMAX is the fast, seamless and mobile delivery of large data, voice and video streams to a full array of end-user devices, you might believe its benefits sound familiar to 3G and question its necessity or its ability to succeed. The primary difference is, where 3G technology has struggled – such as with benchmark services and applications, backhaul and convergence – WiMAX can provide the necessary support to help augment 3G so it can overcome those challenges.