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Wimax in Earthquake Shelters

Almost a month since the Japanese earthquake and tsunami struck, and many families are still living in earthquake shelters, unable to return to homes that were completely destroyed. Life is getting ra…


Faster WiMAX Approved

The IEEE has formally approved IEEE 802.16m, which is the next generation of mobile WiMAX technology. Also known as WirelessMAN and Mobile WiMAX R2, this release offers a significant jump from the cur…


Mobile Broadband is the Newest Wireless Trend

A fascinating new technology came out in recent years that allows consumers to get high speed, broadband internet anywhere in the world. This new technology is known as mobile broadband and is availab…


Sprint Readies 4G Handset

After much rumor and innuendo, it appears as though Sprint is going to step up to the plate with a handset designed to run on its ultra-speedy fourth-generation network as soon as this summer.

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Clearwire Raises $920 Million

Clearwire this week announced that it has raised an additional $920 million in debt financing.
"The company had already nabbed $1.85 billion of senior secured notes due in 2015 to help it pay …


What is WiMax and can I use clear?

There are lot many people who are not aware about WiMax so I thought lets make an effort to clear the basic concept. This is an industry term for long range wireless networking standard. This technolo…


Clearwire Introduces CLEAR Spot Personal Hotspot

At CTIA Wireless this week, Clearwire introduced the $139 CLEAR Spot Personal Hotspot, manufactured by CradlePoint. It's a portable, battery-operated Wi-Fi router that connects to the $49 CLEAR US…


Adaptix Sues Sprint/Clearwire Over WiMax Patents

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Adaptix this week filed a lawsuit against Sprint and Clearwire, claiming the companies are infringing on six of Adaptix's WiMax patents.
"The law…


WiMax Forum: 27.5 Million Indian WiMax Users by 2012

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The WiMax Forum this week reported that it expects the WiMax market in India to be worth $13 billion in 2012, supporting as many as 27.5 million WiMax u…


The Arrival of the WiMax Laptops

Lenovo, Toshiba, Asus and Acer have announced brand spankin' new WiMax-enabled laptops in time for the launch of Sprint's Xohm WiMax service in Baltimore.
"Lenovo, which is among the firs…