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Samsung selling WiMAX MID, the Mondi, for $449

When we told you this morning that the Samsung Mondi MID was going to be available soon, we didn’t know that soon means now! After chatting with Samsung’s Kim Titus, he told us the device is available now in an unlocked format directly from Samsung for $449 ($454.94 with shipping). And on Aug. 1, Titus said the Mondi will also be available in Clear stores and Best Buy locations in all live Clearwire markets (Baltimore, Portland, Ore., Atlanta and Las…

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Interview with Xohm President Barry West

As promised, here is our extended interview from last week’s phone conversation with Xohm president Barry West, Sprint’s point man on all things WiMax. In this edited transcript West talks about three new markets where Sprint is already building tower sites, as well as the problems Apple’s iPhone 3G users seem to be experiencing (which didn’t surprise him). West also talks about the progress in the Clearwire-Sprint WiMax merger, the devices in the Xohm pipeline and the new network’s open…

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The 3G iPhone = Clearwire’s biggest hurdle

After a week of all 3G iPhone all the time, it’s pretty clear that the performance hurdle is being set for the “new” Clearwire and its planned nationwide WiMax network: Devices will need to look and perform reasonably like an iPhone, at as-fast or faster speeds, for lower prices, to get any traction at all. Luckily for Clearwire and its partners, those barriers aren’t insurmountable, but there’s also not a lot of time or chances to get things right. As…

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Are Cisco and Alcaltel-Lucent getting behind Clearwire WiMAX?

Is networking hardware giant Cisco ready to throw its hat a bit deeper into the U.S. WiMax market ring? Looks that way from the press conference invite that just landed in our in-box, inviting us to a webcast on Monday, June 9, that will discuss “a new initiative by industry leaders in mobility to stimulate more innovation and new entrants into the WiMAX ecosystem.” The roster of attendees includes Cisco, Clearwire, Alcatel-Lucent, Intel, Samsung and Sprint.

While Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent already…

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Samsung makes “significant investment” in Strix Systems

Samsung is making a “significant strategic investment” in Strix Systems, deepening its commitment to WiMAX in north America.The “significant strategic investment” that Samsung Ventures America announced it was making in Strix Systems this week deepens Samsung’s commitment to WiMAX technology and the wireless mesh market in the United States.

That commitment became clear last summer when Samsung emerged as one of the key players in Sprint Nextel’s plans to deploy mobile WiMAX nationwide. The announcement validated WiMAX which, despite its promise…

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