Intel’s venture capital arm is investing US$43 million in a Tokyo-based WiMax operator that plans to launch the world’s fastest WiMax service in July.
Intel Invests $43 Million in Japanese WiMax Carrier
IGW, WiMAX licence after policy review: BTRC
The licence for IGW and WiMAX will be awarded after reviewing International Long Distance Telecommunication Policy, the telecoms regulator said. “We are reviewing the policy to open the licence to WiMAX and International Gateway. It will take two to three months to finish,” Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission chairman Zia Ahmed told a workshop. Reve Systems organised the workshop titled ‘Technology Trends in IP Telephony’. “We want to give validity to the illegal business by reviewing the policy. I ask the people involved with the business to think about people’s welfare,” he said. Read more
WiMax bid winners struggle to raise funds for licences
Local WiMax licensees find it difficult to borrow required funds from banks to pay their licence fees as financial institutions have adopted a cautious lending strategy amid the global economic meltdown. The WiMax licence holders had appeared in court to get the deadline extended to deposit the licence acquisition fees to the Bangla-desh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. A prospective broadband internet provider through WiMax said he had to mortgage land to obtain bank loans. “The WiMax market could not present itself as a bullish business to financial institutions now, due to the global economic crisis,” said Mir Masud Kabir, managing director of Mango Telecom. Read more
Will Clearwire’s nationwide WiMAX push be enough to fight LTE?
Clearwire, having recently teamed up with Sprint to provide WiMAX service across the nation. The two companies completed the merging of their WiMAX assets this year, creating the single-largest spectrum portfolio in the US. As the champions of WiMAX in the US, Sprint (NYSE: S) and Clearwire have come under increasing pressure to bring 4G mobile broadband service to the masses, what with 4G LTE networks from other major wireless carriers expected to come online within a couple years. Read more
Huawei develops new WiMAX test Lab
Shenzhen/Dhaka: Huawei Technologies (“Huawei”), a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, together with Intel Corporation, on Wednesday (February 11) announced the launch of a new WiMAX Interoperability Testing (IOT) laboratory in Beijing.
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Huawei, Intel develop new WiMAX test lab
Huawei Technologies, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, together with Intel Corporation, on Wednesday announced the launch of a new WiMAX Interoperability Testing (IOT) laboratory in Beijing. Jointly designed and built by Huawei and Intel, the completion of the testing lab represents another milestone in the ongoing effort to enhance the speed of interoperability and delivery of commercial-ready WiMAX devices throughout the global WiMAX industry, said a press release.
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WIMAX to make its way
Aptly called an information age, the communications today have changed in an earth-shattering manner and gone beyond recognition. In the ever-capricious IT sector the latest buzz-the new breed is clamoring to penetrate fledging market already populated with technological products which expects adults to cotton up to use Wimax-Worldwide interoperability of microwave access. Read more
Mango gains in ‘unfair’ game
Mango Teleservices, the sole private licensee to run the lucrative International Internet Gateway (IIG), will now get an extra 40 days to pay up the fees for the third WiMAX license, raising new questions about the rules of the game. “The deadline for Mango is March 2,” BTRC chief retired major general Manzurul Alam told bdnews24.com on Wednesday. Four other companies failed to arrange in time the funds needed to buy the licence, letting Mango, seventh in line at the auction, grab the opportunity.
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Technically HSPA, wiMAx on even footing
A new report from Arthur D. Little – ‘HSPA and mobile WiMAX for mobile broadband’ – examines the roles of HSPA and WiMAX and brings clarity to decision makers. The following is an overview of the report’s key findings. Operators, regulators and vendors are developing their plans for mobile broadband access based on an incomplete picture of the technology choices available. In particular, the relative advantages and disadvantages of choosing HSPA vs. mobile wiMAx remain unresolved.
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HTC MAX 4G
If you were going to guess which European country the HTC MAX 4G might be launched in, then which one would you choose? Germany? Sweden? Britain? Nope, the answer is Russia.. a country that is developing into a very interesting market for mobile phones with a number of handsets made exclusively for that market. Read more