MuniWireless

Winncom Technologies® is a Value Added Distributor of broadband wireless equipment and a complete telecommunication solutions provider.  Since 1993, Winncom remains at the forefront of the global technology marketplace, serving customers in over 30 countries worldwide.  As 4G becomes a reality with an increasing demand for a wide range of data, speed, and bandwidths, Winncom Technologies continues to provide highly efficient solutions.  The newest additions to our ever-expanding portfolio of integrated technology include IP video surveillance equipment and solutions, as…

Amtrak has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a communications platform including passenger Wi-Fi in its trains all over the US. Amtrak will issue another RFQ shortly after this one to support automated on-board signage, announcements and end-of-car displays that use the communications platform. Then it will issue a national task order RFP. Below is an excerpt from the RFQ.

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1. Purpose of Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

Amtrak is seeking to identify a complete…

The Q4 2009 numbers are in and they are good for Clearwire: According to its press release, Clearwire added 87,000 net new subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2009, meeting the company’s predicted goal of adding more new users in the last 90 days than during the entire previous three quarters of 2009.

Clearwire also broke out wholesale subscriber numbers for the first time, claiming that partners Sprint Nextel, Comcast and Time Warner Cable combined to add 46,000 additional 4G subscribers…

Dubai operator, Du, has completed the deployment of its WiMAX backhaul network which provides Wi-Fi service to passengers on the Dubai metro. Du charges for Wi-Fi access on the trains and in other locations around Dubai via recharge cards or credit cards. This is an interesting model for WiMAX operators in other countries since most people do not have portable WiMAX devices. Du uses Motorola WiMAX equipment; Mobiserve provided the implementation and engineering services for the project.

Tired of predictions? I hope you have time for one more session of looking into the “crystal ball” to see what’s going to happen to WiMAX (providers, gadgets, infrastructure) in 2010. I am one of so-called experts whose fortune-telling abilities were pressed into service last week. Whether or not you agree with my predictions, I always like to hear what you have to say. Here it is: “Clearwire will roll out deeply discounted WiMAX service in US urban areas, but…