Posted on 18 September 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Of the two 4G mobile services, WiMAX is the less interesting of the two to me. I am more interested in LTE for its faster speeds. That said, there is no denying the appeal of a 4G system now like WiMax is offering, even if it's only available in limited areas.
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Posted on 17 September 2009 by Shane McGlaun
I would really like to be able to watch some TV on my iPhone while I sit in the line waiting for my kids to come out of school. Users of Comcast cable may be able to watch their favorite TV shows on their mobile phones one day.
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Posted on 02 September 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Clearwire has been busy rolling out its 4G WiMax network in a few locations around the country. Its partner Sprint has several other 4G installations in place as well. Clearwire announced today that it has added ten new locations to its 4G network.
The new locations include Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Waco and Wichita Falls, Texas; Bellingham, Wash; ...
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Posted on 17 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Verizon and AT&T both bet on LTE as their 4G technology and left Sprint alone to try and beat LTE to market with WiMAX in the States. Sprint has been able to launched limited WiMax availability in some cities around the country and Verizon is making good on its promise to have some LTE installations complete this year.
Verizon previously announced ...
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Posted on 05 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Sprint and Clearwire have been working together to roll WiMax service out across the country. The roll out has been very slow so far and only a few of the largest cities in the country have access to WiMax service at this point.
Sprint has now announced that it is adding new 4G mobile broadband routers to its line in preparation ...
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Posted on 27 July 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Wireless providers are rushing to provide 4G services and support in America and abroad. LTE and WiMax are fighting it out to be the network of choice for providers. Sprint and Clearwire have bet on WiMax for the U.S., but all other wireless firms are going with LTE for 4G networks.
Nokia Siemens is talking about the auction it will be ...
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Posted on 16 July 2009 by Shane McGlaun
One of the most anticipated mobile technologies coming is LTE or 4G service. I can only hope that LTE will be offered outside of major markets, unlike WiMax availability in America.
A new study from Forward Concepts has been released that looks at several different aspects of the mobile market. The study reports that cell phone growth is expected to decline ...
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Posted on 13 July 2009 by Shane McGlaun
The prospects of 4G networks coming late this year and early next year is enough to make a mobile geek smile. The WiMax reality will quickly wipe that smile away with the service in the U.S. available in very limited areas.
Research firm BWA announced today that there were about 400,000 WiMax subscribers and 50 million new 3G customers added in ...
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Posted on 16 June 2009 by Shane McGlaun
It always seems that new technologies end up fighting it out in a format war. We first saw it in the VHS versus Betamax war. Then we saw the Blu-ray versus HD DVD fight, and now we have a war brewing between WiMax and LTE to become the 4G mobile data service of choice.
Clearwire and Sprint are betting on WiMax ...
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Posted on 07 May 2009 by Budi Putra
Spb Software added over 40 new mobile TV channels to its mobile TV service, mostly suggested by Spb TV users. Spb TV 1.0 is compatible with Windows Mobile phones (Windows Mobile 5 and later). It supports qVGA, VGA, Square QVGA, and WVGA screen resolutions.
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