Key benefits for those carriers that adopt WiMax are likely to include lower capital expenses, lower operational expenses, reduced customer turnover and service differentiation, given WiMax will serve fixed locations in homes and over some future...
And, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance's Hanzlik, the WiMax and Wi-Fi bodies aren't at each other's throats: "We have a very good relationship with the WiMax Forum - we're trying to find areas where the technology is complementary.
The existing WiMax Forum certification programme only covers the WiMax generation that is suited to fixed broadband services use. The next generation carrier-class version of these products will be available in 2007, by which time Motorola hopes...
The handset maker is working with the tech's chief cheerleader Intel and supplies US operator Sprint with the kit to gets its WiMax network off the ground. Meanwhile Symbol sells switches that operate with the whole spectrum of spectrums, cellular...
The WiMax Forum said in a statement: "This decision is of global importance to operators, who look to ITU to endorse technologies before they invest in new infrastructure. The decision to approve the WiMax Forum's version of IEEE [Institute of...
The WiMax Forum has issued its first certifications for mobile-centric products that operate around the 2.5GHz frequency, and said it will start certifying 3.5GHz products later this year. Earlier this week the organisation announced that 10 mobile...