WiMax is short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, also known as IEEE 802.16. Alternative telecoms operators in the US are likely to be among the first to benefit from the rise of WiMax wireless technology.
The test will include equipment from Alvarion and others, and will test interoperability of WiMax equipment, an aspect which has come to the fore with the delay of official testing from the WiMax Forum.
There is no such immediate payoff for Intel with the $600m gift but the support for Clearwire is essential for its long-term plan to build a market and credibility for WiMax. Does Intel's cash injection into the US' Clearwire mean WiMax will win...
Richard Webb, directing analyst for WiMax, wi-fi and mobile at Infonetics Research, said in a statement: "The mobile data services market is becoming more competitive, as mobile operators try to recoup their investments in 3G networks and drive up...
Click here for all there is on wireless, from email to WiMax. Following suggestions by Europe's telecommunications chief that she would not oppose mobile operators that wanted to charge their customers for receiving calls, all the UK's operators...
Writing in a report entitled Wireless broadband forecasts for 2008-2015: HSPA, HSPA+, EV-DO, LTE and WiMax, co-author Dr Mark Heath said HSPA will support the vast majority (88 per cent) of all wireless broadband consumers by the end of this year...