According to the 10th issue of the 4GCounts Quarterly Report From Maravedis, at the end of the third quarter of 2009, the number of mobile WiMax (802.16e-2005) subscribers surpassed the number of fixed WiMax (802.16-2004) subscribers worldwide for the very first time. Co-author of the report and 4GCounts team leader Cintia Garza said, “77% of CPEs [...]

It appears that 2010 may be the year for the Brazilian 4G market, with auctions expected for 3.5GHz, 2.5GHz, and 450 MHz bands and remaining 3G spectrum according to Maravedis’ latest report. Drawing from interviews with Brazilian operators and regulator Anatel, the report offers insight into the broadband wireless market and regulatory activity. “As the largest [...]

For quite some time now rumors have been swirling around  about a possible merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. Just over the weekend this rumor has resurfaced after months of no mention. It is still inconclusive if there is truth to the supposed merger. However, as of the weekend some sources reported  that Deutsche Telekom, the [...]

With the pending release of WiMax 2.0 come s a dual-mode GSM-WiMax phone, as reported by Peter Sayer of PC World Russian WiMax operator Yota will soon begin offering its customers a WiMax terminal that can make VOIP calls — and hand them over to a GSM network when the caller wanders out of [...]

John Saw : As Clearwire’s senior vice president – chief technology officer, John Saw, Ph.D., is the chief architect of the company’s advanced wireless network infrastructure and technology, designed to deliver true wireless broadband performance in a mobile environment. Dr. Saw brings nearly 20 years of experience developing wireless networks and architectures to Clearwire, including [...]