Analysys says there will be few opportunities for WiMAX operators to make strong financial returns
Nov 14, 2006
Early business cases from the WiMAX community show attractive financial returns in a variety of deployment environments, but modeling with more realistic assumptions shows that there may be very few situations in which WiMAX has a secure long-term business case, according to a new report, The Business Case for WiMAX, published by Analysys, the global advisers on telecoms, IT and media.
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WiMAX technology to enter period of rapid growth
Nov 14, 2006
Research and Markets has announced the addition of ‘WiMAX Industry Cluster Development in Taiwan, Japan, Korea and China’ to their offering. ...
Airgain’s Smart Antenna triples signal strength for triple-play Wi-Fi performance
Nov 14, 2006
To improve in-home wireless connectivity in the next generation of residential Wi-fi gateways, device manufacturers are turning to a new switched-beam, smart antenna technology from Airgain Inc. to improve wireless connectivity.
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CEA applauds FCC ruling in favor of Wi-Fi availability
Nov 14, 2006
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro recently issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Declaratory Ruling regarding the use of Continental Airlines’ Wi-Fi antenna within Boston-Logan International Airport. ...
Wi-Fi competition heats up for triple-play services in the home
Nov 14, 2006
By Mark E. Hazen, EWT Editor
A new research brief from ABI Research concludes that while Wi-Fi will play a large role in domestic triple-play distribution scenarios, but it is not the whole story: Multimedia over Coax (MoCA), Home Phone Networking Alliance (HPNA 3.0), and HomePlug will collectively see 45 million total connections on STB and residential gateways shipped in 2011.
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A look at the worldwide regulatory process
Nov 1, 2006
By Roberto Aiello and Jeff Foerster While it remains to be seen if a common harmonized spectrum for multidevice interoperability will prevail, most major geographies will have some spectrum opened up in 2007....
UWB Product Highlights
Nov 1, 2006
Reference design portfolio increases by three The SC3224R combo Bluetooth mini card reference design kit from Staccato Communications combines both Bluetooth 2.0 EDR technology and Certified Wireless USB...
News Worthy
Nov 1, 2006
WiMedia Alliance In an effort to expand the global presence of the WiMedia Alliance, WiMedia has opened the China Chapter....
Standards compliance simplified
Nov 1, 2006
By Brad Hosler Compliance and certification programs are key to the proliferation of UWB technology....
Streaming media and voice requires quality of service
Oct 24, 2006
By Mark E. Hazen, EWT Editor
Home networks are now transitioning from data-only to include streaming media and there is a big difference between the two – the latter requiring unique Quality of Service (QoS) considerations on our local networks, wireless or otherwise.
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Bluetooth wireless gamma detection probe
Oct 24, 2006
Neoprobe Corporation (OTCBB:NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, announced that it introduced a new gamma detection probe at the American College of Surgeons 92nd Annual Clinical Congress meeting in Chicago. ...
Highly integrated RF transceivers for WiMAX terminals
Oct 24, 2006
Analog Devices Inc. demonstrated the first two devices in a family of RF (radio frequency) transceivers for WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) certified terminals that will help lower the cost and drive the wide-scale deployment of broadband wireless access.
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All-in-one 802.16e solution: WiMAX, Wi-Fi, VoIP and security
Oct 24, 2006
ZyXEL Communications Inc. announced the latest addition to their WiMAX product line with the MAX-200H and MAX-300 broadband gateway customer premise equipment (CPE). ...
WiMAX industry’s first 2x2 MIMO SoC
Oct 24, 2006
TeleCIS Wireless, Inc. announced it has begun shipments of its industry leading 2x2 MIMO WiMAX SoC to customers after successful productization and interoperability testing with leading Base Station vendors.
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First handheld solution for measuring WiMAX in the field
Oct 24, 2006
Anritsu Company introduces Fixed WiMAX (802.16-2004) test options for its MT8222A BTS Master that make the analyzer the first handheld field solution for measuring WiMAX. ...
Next-generation dual-mode WiMAX chip
Oct 24, 2006
Accelerating the availability of broadband wireless access, Intel Corporation announced the availability of the Intel WiMAX Connection 2250, the company’s next-generation system-on-chip and its first designed to support mobile networks in addition to fixed networks.
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GigaBeam WiFiber to be deployed in Boston by MetroNext
Oct 24, 2006
GigaBeam Corporation announced that its WiFiber wireless fiber links, to be provided by MetroNext Inc., will be the backhaul for the City of Boston’s Wi-Fi pilot project in Roxbury’s Grove Hall and Dudley Station neighborhoods of Boston.
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