Although the dismal economic markets at the end of 2008 continue their plummet through the first quarter of 2009, the United States WiMax service provider Clearwire, released increased revenue reports from 2008.
Along with these reports, the also announced WiMax deployments for Atlanta and Las Vegas in the coming months, as well as deployments in Charlotte, Chicago, the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Honolulu, Philadelphia, and Seattle, for later on in the year. As for 2010, the company prognosticates deployments for New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Houston and the Bay Area.
With such positive numbers from 2008, Clearwire’s panoply of deployments for the next two years bodes well for the WiMax industry. By the end of 2010, with deployments in thirteen cities across the United States, Clearwire predicts that it will provide WiMax services to 120 million Americans in the coming years. With Clearwire forging a partnership with Sprint and other leading cable companies, the company can now expand the breadth of their services further than they were able to before.
On a related note, the positive feedback from the recent deployment of WiMax in Portland shows promise for the budding wireless technology in the United States. Clearwire indicates that the sales growth from the launch in Portland doubled any of their other previous deployments. With such promise, future WiMax deployments in the U.S. may be met with the same success.
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After signing a historic $787 billion bill that will provide funds to a host of public work programs, President Obama’s stimulus package will also benefit initiatives for the expansion of broadband wireless technologies to rural areas of the United States. Adding to the uproar over the signing of the bill from Democrats and Republicans alike the proposed allocation of $7.2 billion for wireless technology improvements is also receiving objections from critics that are cynical that the bill will benefit the industry.
The demur most critics have for this bill stems from their lack of faith in the federal governmental agencies that will most likely be heading projects for rural WiMax. They contend that every home in a rural area will not necessarily seek wireless service, and that the cost of bringing these services to rural areas will be quite hefty.
At the same time, supporters of the spending legislation welcome any and all companies that are willing to expand wireless services to their area. WiMax service is cost effective and supporters, think the spending legislation is a beacon for revamping the technological scope of the entire country with WiMAX technology. Not only would the $7.2 billion help underdeveloped areas, but with the flailing economy, it would also create much-needed jobs and help boost industry stocks. With the market hitting below 6,800 for the first time since 1997, any positive activity would be welcomed.
It seems likely that the future of the WiMax industry in the U.S will be aided by generous spending of the Obama administration. With WiMax the best suited technology to help begin these efforts, companies like Quantum Networks will have an integral part in the expansion of WiMAX in the United States.
Accessibility, comfort and convenience are at the cornerstone of the hospitality business; why not pair that with the ever-expanding technology market ? The WiMAX service & equipment provider, Quantum Networks is now offering its high-speed Internet access services to American hotels on their list of clientele. Quantum Networks, whose clientele mainly consists of businesses, will improve the faltering services of previous Internet providers, in hotels and resorts throughout the country.
Innovations such as these are exactly what world needs, Wimax is Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, a telecommunications technology that provides wireless transmission of data using a variety of transmission modes, from point-to-multipoint links to portable and fully mobile internet access.
As any large hotel or conference center will contend, handling large amounts of both internal and external data transfers, due to its massive occupancy, can cause some problems. Quantum Networks has the ability to plan and execute a Wimax solution that would enable, the resort to host the needs of any of its patrons, from video-conferencing for its business clients, to simple web browsing for those vacationing in the area.
The ubiquity of WiMax seems imminent as more and more companies and countries are announcing its deployment. In New York City, home of Quantum Networks, it is only a question of time as Wimax giants such as Clearwire are planning the expansion to this great city.… Read the rest
The Quantum WiMax team has recently launched a news Blog! WiMax News will be covering daily developments in the world of Wireless Technology. Recent stories on Wimax News have dealt with the launch of Wimax Networks in Portland, Libya, and the speculation around a brand new Wimax network in New York City. Wimax news will be a trusted source for current events in the fields of LTE , 4G , Spectrum , WiMax deployment and Devices as well as an informative source on the basics of Wimax technology.
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Is the global economic outlook getting you down? Does the business section of your local newspaper depress you? Fortunately, there’s hope, in the form of a quick Google search: there is plenty of news on WiMAX technology floating around the Internet this week, and most of it positive.
Our first item, from the Washington Business Journal, announces the final merger of Clearwire Corp. with Sprint’s WiMAX business, Xohm. If you’ve had your doubts about the ability of Sprint to pull off a successful WiMAX network, this news might boost your confidence. Clearwire comes to the table with $3.2 billion in investments from a group of heavy-hitters in media and telecommunications, including Google, Intel, Comcast, Bright House Networks, and Time Warner Cable. Though Sprint and Clearwire have both seen their stock prices decline further after the announcement of their merger, the final approval of the merger by Clearwire shareholders is a resounding vote of confidence in the long-term promise of WiMAX technology, bolstered by the significant investment of a consortium of industry giants. Google in particular has demonstrated a pattern of quietly rolling out products which offer the greatest convenience and value for the consumer, even when their development requires Google to expend more time, effort, and money behind the scenes. Though many analysts and commentators suspect that other 4G technologies will emerge as easier and cheaper options for companies to pursue, the support of Google and other industry leaders for the Clearwire/Sprint venture sends a message of belief in WiMAX as a strong business venture, worth pursuing with billions of dollars in investments even in the midst of a turbulent financial climate.
More recently, Airspan has offered up another positive news item, announcing that it has successfully demonstrated a seamless handover from one frequency band to another on a mobile WiMAX network in the UK. Airspan’s demonstration of the ability of WiMAX devices to switch between frequency bands with no interruption in service will undoubtedly make WiMAX even more attractive – and affordable – for network operators, who will have the potential to build single networks of two or more frequency bands in order to expand coverage. Enhanced roaming capabilities may also make WiMAX mobile broadband more enticing for end users, which can only help carriers to market WiMAX technology as unique and ground-breaking, and to draw a clearer line between the promise of WiMAX and the lingering … Read the rest
Now that Sprint’s long-awaited Xohm service has launched in Baltimore to mostly positive reviews, researchers, bloggers, and journalists are beginning to place their bets on the upcoming battle between WiMAX and long term evolution (LTE), its toughest challenger. Researchers at In-Stat have struck the first blow for WiMAX, concluding in a new report that WiMAX is likely to “outpace” LTE over the next few years, though both technologies are still years away from full implementation. In-Stat argues that because LTE will not be ready for at least another year or two, the timing of network roll-outs favors WiMAX technology. But CNET’s Marguerite Reardon is skeptical, as she draws a comparison between Sprint’s Xohm roll-out and the recent failed efforts by EarthLink to develop municipal Wi-Fi networks. She argues that Sprint’s business model may be doomed to fail because it pits WiMAX against existing 3G data services and cheaper, more consistent broadband options such as Verizon DSL. In the absence of financial incentives and a greater variety of WiMAX-ready devices, Reardon predicts that Xohm will face a tough battle for consumers – not necessarily against LTE, but against HSPA products offered by competitors.
However, while Sprint’s WiMAX network in Baltimore may not be as consistent as existing broadband services — for now, at least — it still offers stronger, faster, and more consistent connections than EarthLink’s Wi-Fi project, which depended on countless access points, each with a limited reach. WiMAX offers the freedom of municipal Wi-Fi, but with far less hassle — so the real goal for Sprint is to convince consumers that its service will make their lives easier, liberate them from coffee shops, and save them the trouble of dealing with routers and modems. Their inability to pull this off is by no means a foregone conclusion. Municipal Wi-Fi, after all, is still an attractive concept in theory, if not in practice. And while it’s true that WiMAX-ready mobile devices and laptops are currently few in number, we can doubtlessly expect to see more of these devices entering the market if the launch of Xohm proves to be successful in the long run.
Reardon doesn’t mention LTE directly, but she does inject a bit of unpleasant reality into the WiMAX vs. LTE debate by pointing out the gloomy state of the economy, and in doing so, she raises an important question: what if delays … Read the rest
September 29, 2008: That Monday was the fateful day of Sprint-Nextel’s long-awaited WiMAX rollout. Xohm launched commercially in Baltimore to great anticipation in four forms: a $35/month modem plan, a $45/month mobile service for use with a PC ExpressCard, a $65/month “pick 2″ plan, and a $10/day tryout, but it’s really the second option that brings something new to the table. Internet anywhere in a city? No wires? And not even that, but faster than your usual cabled setup too! So needless to say, many have already taken Xohm out for a (literal) test drive, so much so that the ExpressCards are selling out in stores.
The bottom line? PC Magazine and Information Week both seem to agree–the new service is undoubtedly fast. PC Magazine’s : “With a strong signal, I saw download speeds averaging 3.6Mbps, with my fastest test at a blazing 7.1Mbps. That’s faster than my home cable connection!” But “strong signal” are the operative words; the new network still has a lot of gaps to fill. J. Nicholas Hoover of Information Week confesses to having run across a few “dead zones” in areas that were stated as covered, and signal fluctuations were common, as Segan elaborates: “At a shopping mall…I had a significantly stronger signal on the south side of the mall than on the north side.“ But, he continues, “[T]hat’s to be expected from a new wireless network in its first week…Networks start out patchy and then fill in.”
So Sprint’s WiMAX network is far from perfect. But for now, Baltimore residents should be glad to have 35 mph streaming video. Next up is Chicago and D.C.; the former is already getting hyped up with an exhibit in the Museum of Science of Industry featuring a three-story WiMAX-enabled Smart Home. And if you aren’t in Baltimore but are in the seven announced near-future sites (Chicago, D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Providence, Philadelphia), you may still be able to take advantage of fixed WiMAX speeds!… Read the rest
