CTIA 2009

The Samsung Mondi SWD-M100 Get Certified From WiMax Forum

admin on May 4, 2009 | 5 comments

The WiMAX Forum on 29 Apr 2009 released certification for Samsung SWD-M100 Mondi, the first mobile WiMAX device designed by Samsung Mobile for use with the Clear mobile WiMAX service from Clearwire.

Originally presented at the CTIA 2009 in Las Vegas, The Samsung Mondi SWD-M100 includes the following key features : MS Office, WiFi, BT 2.1, GPS, 4 GB of internal memory, support for push email, instant messaging support, 3.0 MP camera and camcorder, Opera 9.5 browser, HDMI out, 4.3-inch touch screen, and a wide range of supported video and audio player formats. It also supports various services including Fring, Gypsii, and MS Live Messenger. The Mondi is completely customizable with widgets that can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the display screen.

“The Samsung Mondi is an important step toward our goal of bringing 4G network speeds and connectivity to people across the U.S. [...] The Mondi is a great match for people who want immediate access to the Web without having to sacrifice download speed and portability”, said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile.

“The mobile broadband experience that the Mondi offers to Clear customers places the power of the open Internet in the palm of the hand [...] As our network grows across the US, we will continue to work with innovative device manufacturers to expand the mobile WiMAX device ecosystem and leverage the value that a 4G wireless Internet connection delivers.” said Atish Gude, Chief Marketing Officer for Clearwire. “

Clearwire currently provides mobile WiMAX service in Portland, Ore. and Baltimore, MD. The company expects to launch Clear service this year in different cities across the US. UQ Communications in Japan and Scartel LLC., in Russia are examples of other operators preparing for commercial deployment of national-wide wimax services using Samsung’s mobile WiMAX.… Read the rest

CTIA 2009 : Clearwire President & Chief Architect Barry West

admin on April 14, 2009

Clearwire President & Chief Architect Barry West talks about the Clear’s deployment schedule and the ClearSpot devices ready for its WiMax network, during the CTIA 2009 in Las Vegas. He also gives commentary on the company’s innovation wimax network in Silicon Valley, a place for developers to experience 4G reality while they build applications.

Barry West, Clearwire President & Chief Architect – CTIA 2009

Prior to becoming President and Chief Architect of New Clearwire in November 2008, Mr. West served as President for the XOHM business unit and Sprint Chief Technology Officer and President – 4G Mobile Broadband. Mr. West was appointed President – 4G Mobile Broadband effective August 2006 at the time of the Sprint-Nextel merger in August 2005. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Nextel Communications, Inc. from March 1996 until August 2005. More information about Clearwire… Read the rest

CTIA 2009 : Clearwire to launch Silicon Valley ‘sandbox’ WiMAX network

admin on April 7, 2009 | 6 comments

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Clearwire announced a major step toward application development for 4G with plans for a “WiMAX Innovation Network” in Silicon Valley, CA. with long-time partners Google, Intel and Cisco Systems Inc.

ben-wolff-clearwire Ben Wolff, Clearwire cofounder and co-Chairman, unveiled the plan in the Apr 02, 2009 morning’s keynote at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas. The WiMax network will cover the three companies’ campuses as part of its Southern Bay Area catchment region. “This is a 20 square-mile sandbox that is going to give people the ability to develop applications that we can’t even imagine yet”.

Clearwire is teaming up with Google, Cisco Systems and Intel to build this Wimax network for software developers to try out new applications on the fourth-generation mobile broadband technology. Service on the network is expected to be available by late summer of this year and will enable selected developers to get access to WiMax and Mobile features such as GPS satellite positioning “in the real world”. There was no discussion about any public access to the Silicon Valley network but Clearwire has planed expanding its ‘Clear’ WiMax service to the San Francisco Bay Area next year.

Besides, M. Wolff provided some updates about WiMax devices. “There’s more than 30 laptop and notebook computers out there today and we expect that number to go up [...] More than a hundred devices will have an embedded WiMax chipset by the end of the year”. Wolff highlighted Clear Spot, the $139 “personal mobile hotspot” manufactured by CradlePoint which will enables standard Wi-Fi products to connect to the Internet via the company’s mobile WiMAX service.

Clear WiMax deployment network plans is to cover more than 80 markets and 120 million people by the end of 2010. Still in tests on its Wimax Portland Network, “Clearwire found an average downstream data rate of 6.5Mb per second and at peak rates of 19Mbps in moving vehicles”, Wolff said in the keynote (Read also on this point the White Paper from Senza Fili “Testing WiMAX performance in the Clear network in Portland” and the interview of a Clear Wimax Subscriber in Portland).

In this context, Intel has been the biggest single vendor backing WiMax and plans to bring the new system into device chipsets alongside Wi-Fi. Google was a major investor too, in the creation of the new Clearwire in 2008, through the … Read the rest

CTIA 2009 : Video presenting the new Samsung Mondi Wimax

admin on April 6, 2009 | 3 comments

During the CTIA 2009 in Las Vegas, Samsung unveiled the new Mondi™ SWD-M100 WiMAX-Enabled Device designed for use with the Clear WiMAX service. Here is a video walk through of the Samsung Mondi by Kim Titus.

The Samsung Mondi includes the following features :

Windows Mobile 6.1
Microsoft Outlook and Windows Mobile Office
WiMAX Mobile Internet Access
WiFi Access (BTv2.1+EDR)
GPS: Route 66 Navigation with Preloaded Maps
4GB of Internal Memory
Direct Push/Mobile Email (POP3, IMAP, SMTP)
Supports Instant Messaging and MMS
3.0 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder
Bluetooth ® 2.0
Opera 9.5 Web Browser
HDMI TV Out
Supports Multiple Video and Audio Player Formats

… Read the rest

Clearwire Announces Release of New “Clear Spot Personal Hotspot” Device

admin on April 6, 2009 | 6 comments

Innovative and simple, the new personal hotspot router released by Clearwire Communications allows its customers to create their own personal wireless hotspots using Clearwire’s mobile WiMax network, which is currently running in Portland, Ore., with another eight cities scheduled for rollout in 2009 and at least another four deployments by 2010. With the capability of connecting up to eight wireless devices to the router, the battery-powered router will allow the ease and comfort of using a laptop, iPhone, BlackBerry devices, some Windows Mobile phones, the Android-powered G1 and the upcoming Palm Pre. The device was introduced during the CTIA 2009, held April 1 to 3 in Las Vegas.

Barry Davis of Clearwire demonstrates the Clear WiMAX wireless router

The $139 Clear Spot Personal Hot Spot router, manufactured by CradlePoint, offers any industry the capability of a fast and reliable wireless connectivity solution. With the added incentive of having WiMax services available for a potential network, the options for the router’s use are endless. For most businesses, the router would be an effective tool for setting up wireless networks beyond the office building at no extra cost. There may even be the possibility to set-up a hotspot inside an automobile, allowing busy business professionals constantly traveling to have access to important e-mails. The new hotspot router offers an effective alternative for wireless technologies. Instead of relying upon or even paying for Wi-Fi hot spots available at select venues, the new router eliminates this option, giving the customer ultimate control over when and where to create a network. Clearwire expects to introduce other Clear Spot products in the coming months.… Read the rest

Samsung’s First WiMAX-Enabled Device : The Mondi SWD-M100

admin on April 1, 2009 | 3 comments

During the CTIA 2009 in Las Vegas, Samsung Mobile announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Mondi™, a mobile WiMAX device designed for use with the Clear mobile WiMAX service from Clearwire.

Originally presented at the Mobile World Congress ’09, The Samsung Mondi SWD-M100 includes the following key features : MS Office, WiFi, BT 2.1, GPS, 4 GB of internal memory, support for push email, instant messaging support, 3.0 MP camera and camcorder, Opera 9.5 browser, HDMI out, 4.3-inch touch screen, and a wide range of supported video and audio player formats. It also supports various services including Fring, Gypsii, and MS Live Messenger. The Mondi is completely customizable with widgets that can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the display screen.

The Mondi from Samsung looks very similar to the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition Mobile Internet Device, which was scheduled to come to Sprint’s XOHM WiMAX network in the US, but was reportedly discontinued at the beginning of 2009.

“The mobile broadband experience that the Mondi offers to Clear customers places the power of the open Internet in the palm of the hand,” said Atish Gude, Chief Marketing Officer for Clearwire. “As our network grows across the US, we will continue to work with innovative device manufacturers to expand the mobile WiMAX device ecosystem and leverage the value that a 4G wireless Internet connection delivers.” Clearwire currently provides mobile WiMAX service in Portland, Ore. and Baltimore, MD.. The company expects to launch Clear service this year in different cities across the us including Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia, and Seattle.

UQ Communications in Japan and Scartel LLC., in Russia are examples of other operators preparing for commercial deployment of national-wide wimax services using Samsung’s mobile WiMAX.… Read the rest