Archive | September, 2009

Alvarion introduces 802.16e WiMAX solution for license-exempt frequency bands

Alvarion has just introduced BreezeMAX Extreme, its 802.16e WiMAX solution for license-exempt and quasi-licensed frequency bands (5 GHz outside the US and 3.65 GHz in the US). The company says that it has designed BreezeMAX Extreme to speed up the deployment of broadband infrastructure in rural areas and for particular segments (public safety, municipalities, public [...]

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Eastern and Northern Europe driving broadband and FTTH growth

At the Broadband World Forum Europe held in Paris last week, several announcements revealed that Eastern European countries have been driving broadband growth in fiber to the home (FTTH) and fiber to the building (FTTB) deployments. The FTTH Council Europe presented the results of a survey conducted by iDate on the progress of FTTH/FTTB in [...]

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NTIA, RUS provide database of stimulus applicants

Showing the Obama administration’s ongoing committment to open government, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Services (RUS) launched an online searchable database of the applications received for stimulus funds, the first tranche of funding under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP). Click here for the database [...]

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Users will pay more to experience AT&T’s 3G ‘upgrade’

There’s some creative license being taken by AT&T in its announcement of upgrades to its 3G cellular network today. While the lead paragraph in the company’s announcement claims its implementation of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology “will provide a considerable speed boost” to its existing network, buried down farther in the release is the [...]

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Report Excerpt — WiMAX Business Deployment Guide

(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from our WiMAX Business Deployment Guide, a FREE DOWNLOAD from our site. In this excerpt we present our executive summary, self explanatory below. Enjoy and download your copy today!) Executive Summary — Portability may be why WiMAX Might Make Sense for your Business Broadband Needs Business users evaluating [...]

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4GWE: Developers have the upper hand in 4G apps ecosystem

Two afternoon panels Tuesday at the 4GWE conference here in Los Angeles made it clear that software developers, and not carriers, will drive innovation when it comes to 4G wireless applications of the future. The big, unanswered question is if, how and when two very different camps — developers and service providers — will work [...]

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