Mobistar Rolls out HSDPA Technology Throughout its 3G Network

Mobistar will be one of the first operators in the world to roll out the HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology throughout its 3G network. The solution makes it possible to at least triple the transmission speed of the current 3G (UMTS) and reach a maximal real speed of about 1.8 Mb/s, comparable to ADSL experience.

DTI Global Watch Mission on WiMAX

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What Convergence Really Means :: AO

What Convergence Really Means :: AO

picoChip, Wintegra Announce 802.16e Development Platform

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Irish Broadband Expands Its Network Using Alvarion WiMAX and Broadband Wireless Systems; Recent Orders Totaling Over $4 Million for BreezeMAX(TM), Bre

Irish Broadband Expands Its Network Using Alvarion WiMAX and Broadband Wireless Systems; Recent Orders Totaling Over $4 Million for BreezeMAX(TM), BreezeACCESS(R) VL, and WALKair 3000

Southern Europe's First 'Pre-Mobile WiMAX' Commercial Network Launched

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Alcatel shows mobile WiMAX base station — WIMAX

Alcatel shows mobile WiMAX base station — WIMAX

UMTS Forum Predicts 1 Billion HSPA Users by 2012

News and Media : UMTS Forum Predicts 1 Billion HSPA Users by 2012

Nortel Expects HSOPA to Deliver 25 Mbps Wireless Links in 2007

Nortel announced a strategy to bring some of the key advantages of OFDM and MIMO technologies into its broadband wireless systems, including High Speed OFDM Packet Access (HSOPA). The technologies could enable wireless operators to offer true "quadruple play" services: voice, high-speed interactive applications including large data transfer and feature-rich IPTV with full mobility.

Alcatel Stakes Early Claim for Mobile WiMAX

On the occasion of the 3GSM World Congress 2006, Alcatel announced today it had made rapid strides toward launching its industry-leading mobile WiMAX solution. The company unveiled its Evolium WiMAX base station, based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard (formerly known as 802.16e), and confirmed its availability for commercial network deployments starting mid-2006 - only a few months after the IEEE ratified its standard last December.

UHT to invest USD60 million in Ukrainian WiMAX: CommsUpdate : TeleGeography Research

Ukrainian High Technologies (UHT), an affiliate company of Russia’s Alfa Group, plans to invest between USD60 million and USD80 million in WiMAX-based broadband services in Ukraine in the next four years. UHT, previously owned by broadcaster Ukraine TV, plans to sign up 5,000 WiMAX users by the end of this year, and hopes to have 300,000 subscribers to the service by the end of 2010. UHT launched WiMAX under the Alternet brand name in Kiev and Kharviv in November 2005.

The Cloud Drifts Into Hotzones

European WiFi network operator The Cloud, is drifting beyond the hotspot business to large-scale wireless broadband deployments, picking up a mesh networking partner and some VC cash along the way.

WiMAX to be Significant in Mobile Market

WiMAX will become an important tool of mobile carriers for providing high speed wireless services. The new, emerging carriers will use WiMAX as their base technology for voice and high speed data services, while many established carriers will use it to provide higher speed services and to lower their costs.

TelecomView Study Says WiMAX to be Significant in Mobile Market

"We forecast that WiMAX will become an important part of mobile networks," stated Ian Cox, Principal Analyst at TelecomView and coauthor of this report. "We think that WiMAX will have 16 percent of the subscribers and account for 16 percent of Capex in high-speed mobile networks in 2011." "Our business case show that the ROI for WiMAX is significantly better than 3G technologies," stated Bob Larribeau, Principal Analyst at TelecomView and coauthor of this report. "WiMAX will put the green field operator into a superior position and will push its adoption by the existing wireless carriers in order to remain competitive as well as to lower costs."

Alvarion Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results

Feb. 8, 2006--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2005.
Revenue for the fourth quarter reached $46.5 million, up 3% sequentially from $45.0 million in the third quarter of 2005. Revenue in Q4 2005 declined 17% from $55.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2004, primarily reflecting a higher revenue contribution from one large customer during the fourth quarter of 2004.
Gross margin was 45% in Q4 of 2005, consistent with Alvarion's target operating model.

Singapore's First Commercial Wireless Broadband Service Launches

QMax Communications Pte, Ltd., is launching Singapore's first commercial pre-mobile WiMAX service in the Bukit Timah area. This significant milestone event marks the beginning of the long awaited low cost, dedicated wireless broadband service served to all homes and businesses in Singapore.

TelecomView Study Says WiMAX to be Significant in Mobile Market

SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 8, 2006 -- WiMAX will become an important tool of mobile carriers for providing high speed wireless services. The new, emerging carriers will use WiMAX as their base technology for voice and high speed data services, while many established carriers will use it to provide higher speed services and to lower their costs. TelecomView's new report Broadband Strategies for the Mobile Market analyzes the market for WiMAX in mobile networks with forecasts through 2011 along with a business case which illustrates the benefits of a WiMAX architecture in high speed mobile networks

Nortel Claims Mobile First - Telecom News Wire

Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] has successfully achieved the industry's first simultaneous uplink and downlink high-speed wireless calls between two mobile devices at uplink speeds four times faster than current UMTS services.
Nortel's demonstration - planned to be repeated at next week's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona -- uses Nortel's commercial UMTS Base Transceiver Station and Aeroflex's TM500 handset simulator to exchange VOIP, videos and files at uplink speeds of 1.4 Mbps.

BT mum on Pipex buy-out rumours | The Register

BT has declined to comment on weekend press reports that it is planning a £350m bid for broadband ISP Pipex.

Dallas, Fort Worth Roll Out City Wide WiMAX

Aspen Communications has announced the rollout of a city wide infrastructure for wireless broadband service providers beginning in mid-March. The company is hoping to further capitalize on the spread of the popular WiMAX wireless technology which, among other features is bringing broadband access to rural communities where conventional cable and dsl is not currently available.

China Mobile prefers W-CDMA

According to a report in Hong Kong business daily The Standard, China Mobile CEO Wang Xiaochu has indicated that his company would prefer to roll out a 3G network based on the W-CDMA platform rather than the homegrown standard of TD-SCDMA. The report speculates that a new entrant, such as China Telecom Corp or China Netcom, is more likely to be issued with a TD-SCDMA licence. China is expected to award three 3G licences sometime later this year.