Netrake and Kineto Wireless Announce Product Interoperability for Support of UMA Wireless LAN Solutions

Netrake and Kineto Wireless announced the companies have successfully completed extensive interoperability testing to support currently installed UMA systems. Netrake's nCite Security Gateway and Kineto's IP-based UMA Network Controller (IP-UNC) are currently deployed in multiple commercial trials for UMA-based mobile/Wi-Fi convergence. This joint solution allows mobile operators to leverage their existing infrastructure and utilize UMA-based technology to cost effectively manage and accelerate fixed-to-mobile usage in home and enterprise environments.

Telsima Launches StarMAX

As large parts of the world's population get connected to the Internet, Telsima sees WiMAX as the ideal last mile solution for broadband connectivity, especially in the fast growing emerging markets that are rapidly growing their telecom networks. Telsima is committed to fulfilling the long promised benefits of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) by leveraging the benefits of standardization, innovative design and large market size to deliver disruptive price-performance points.

London gets free WiMax service News - PC Advisor

To no great surprise, "free service" means another WiMax trial, but one that may be more advanced than others – including Libera in London, Telabria in Kent, Pipex in Stratford and Brighton's Metranet. The difference, according to Urban WiMax, is that it is promising a smooth change from a free service starting in April to a paid-for service in July, and is based on 802.16d standard kit, not pre-WiMax.

NTT DoCoMo applies for WiMAX test licence

NTT DoCoMo applied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for a license to set up experimental outdoor wireless stations to test WiMAX. DoCoMo, working in collaboration with other NTT group companies, will conduct the test in the Yoyogi area of Tokyo for about one year using the 2.5GHz frequency band. The test will assess throughput and wireless transmission characteristics according to the distances between a handset and base station, and handset moving speed, verify the optimal wireless parameters and base station allocations to obtain maximum results, assess the possibility of interference from existing satellite communication systems, such as WideStar, and confirm continuous connections during handover within the WiMAX system or between WiMAX and other systems, such as HSDPA.

Airspan Announces Its First WiMAX Forum Certification for AS.MAX Products

"Airspan is the first vendor to complete certification of an end-to-end WiMAX system for the mainstream 3.5GHz FDD market," said Eric Stonestrom, President and CEO of Airspan Networks. "We can now offer operators turnkey WiMAX Forum Certified™ solutions for full indoor, self-installable customer deployment."

WiMAX Forum Certifies Additional Profile for Fixed WiMAX

The WiMAX Forum announced the latest fixed wireless broadband network products to achieve the designation of WiMAX Forum Certified based on the defined Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) system profile operating in the 3.5GHz frequency spectrum. The WiMAX Forum member companies and products to complete certification and interoperability testing include Airspan's MacroMAX base station and EasyST subscriber station solution, Axxcelera's ExcelMax base station, Sequans Communications' SQN1010-RD subscriber station solution, Siemens' WayMAX@vantage base station and subscriber station solutions, and Wavesat's miniMAX subscriber station solution.

Westminster businesses get WiMax broadband - ZDNet UK News

A UK company is ready to start offering businesses in central London a high-speed telecoms service over WiMax.

Urban WiMax claims it will be significantly cheaper than fixed-line symmetric broadband services. It will target firms that need a reliable broadband connection, but can't afford the expense of a dedicated fibre link.