Sprint’s XOHM mobile broadband service, based on WiMAX technology, is now live and operational in Baltimore. According to Sprint, the 4G network will offer high-speed mobile Internet browsing, social-networking tools, location-centric services and multimedia including music, video and on-demand at download speeds of 2-4 Mbps. This is faster than data rates available on Sprint’s EVDO [...]
September 30th, 2008 | rp | Comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "WiMAX"
WiFi+WiMax coming to a laptop in stores near you
Intel has obtained WiMax certification for their 2.5 GHz WiFi/WiMax - Intel® Wi-Fi/WiMAX Link 5350 ( code named Echo-P ). The module is an integrated WiMAX + Wi-Fi mini card module designed to be embedded into notebooks and potentially other mobile or CE devices, and is the industry’s first integrated Wi-Fi/WiMAX module with advanced multiple [...]
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WiMax gets a start with Sprint and Samsung
Sprint and Samsung Electronics Corporation Ltd. announced on 05/15 that a new broadband wireless network offering the speed and mobility of WiMAX has met Sprint’s rigorous commercial acceptance criteria including overall performance, handoff performance and handoff delay. This key technical milestone has been passed after extensive evaluation both in the XOHM™ lab environment and with [...]
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Intel and Google to invest in WiMAX venture - Clearwire
WiMAX got a major boost with the creation of a new mobile broadband venture combining industry leaders from the field of communucations, entertainment and technology. Sprint and Clearwire Corporation have combined their next generation wireless broadband business creating a New Mobile Broadband Company.
The new company, which will be named Clearwire, will be focused on expediting [...]
