Today Sprint announced that it has completed the merger of its Xohm Wimax unit with Clearwire Corporation. Sprint contributed all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets. Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, Google and Bright House Networks all combined to contribute $3.2 billion in cash to help the company get started. Clearwire plans […]

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Today Sprint officially launched its long-anticipated WiMax network in the city of Baltimore. WiMax is Sprint’s next-generation wireless data network, and it will be used to supply wireless broadband services, which Sprint says can deliver speeds between 2 and 4 Mbps. Initial data plans available will not require annual contracts and Sprint will offer monthly […]

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Last Friday, AT&T filed a petition with the FCC in a move aimed at halting the merger of Sprint’s Xohm Wimax service with Wimax provider Clearwire. It has asked the FCC to require Clearwire and Sprint to demonstrate that the merger serves the public interest just like any other providers would have to do. AT&T […]

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Ending a lengthy trial period, today Sprint announced that it is officially ready to launch WiMax network services commercially in its test market of Baltimore-Washington, D.C. Sprint said that the mobile WiMax technology, which it is branding Xohm, has passed all the tests needed to assure certain quality measures regarding hand-offs and delays. The Baltimore-Washington, […]

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Nokia’s niche Internet tablet device – the N810, has now received WIMAX functionality, for use on US-based network operator Sprint’s network. Cosmetically, and feature-wise, everything on the N810, and the WIMAX edition is the same, but the WIMAX edition will apparently ship in black, and not silver, like the original N810.
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WiMAX Forum expects a 133 million WiMAX user base by 2012. The forecast is based on the recent research, the results of which will be unveiled in April. The experts believe that over 70% of WiMAX users will access the Internet from mobile phones or portable devices in 2012. The key driving force for WiMAX […]

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At the current CeBIT 2008 in Hanover GIGABYTE has officially announced two new products – a mobile Internet device (MID) M528 and an ultra mobile PC M700. The M700 UMPC is packed in a white compact shell with the touchscreen and without a keyboard.
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Some web-source has posted an interesting image of Nokia devices in the February edition of a big US retailer company. Nokia N830 Internet Tablet being one of them.
The design of the N830 resembles that of the N810 with a slide-out QWERTY-keyboard, but in black colored housing. The device might support WiMax networks, remember that last […]

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Today Motorola announced two new femtocells that are meant to be used in homes to boost indoor wireless performance. The 8000 Series provides simple wireless coverage and plugs into an Ethernet connection to access the mobile operator network via the Internet. The 8100 Series adds functionality, including a 4-port Ethernet gateway, VoIP support, USB ports, […]

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Motorola issued at statement late today that indicated it is exploring options for the future of its handset division. Those options include spinning off or selling the handset business altogether, so that the company can separate its businesses and recover about $20 billion in shareholder value. The company has been besieged by lost market share, […]

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