Motorola Selects Eden Rock for Rural WiMAX Integrator
Posted by Jesse Ward on Thursday, August 5, 2010 · 
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Motorola has selected Eden Rock Communications to serve as a system integrator for its WiMAX end-to-end, low teledensity (i.e. rural) solutions. Eden Rock will provide system engineering services, integration and testing.
“Motorola’s WiMAX low teledensity solution offers small operators the opportunity to take advantage of the same benefits that larger WiMAX operators have realized for quite some time,” said Chaz Immendorf, president and CEO of Eden Rock Communications. “The services offered by Eden Rock enable smaller operators to create their own ‘virtual 4G technology team,’ leveraging the same support resources as some of Motorola’s largest WiMAX customers.”
Motorola first announced its low-density WiMAX solution back in February. The product line includes a gateway which can serve 24,000 subscribers or fewer and easily scale for larger deployments, and plug-and-play customer premises equipment that Motorola says is designed for “price-sensitive” consumers. Read more
Clearwire to Conduct LTE Trials
Posted by Jesse Ward on Thursday, August 5, 2010 · ·
Clearwire, champion of WiMAX, announced yesterday that it plans to conduct trials of rival 4G technology LTE, including multiple coexistence scenarios between LTE and WiMAX radio technologies. Chief Executive Bill Morrow said in an interview that he will decide by year’s end on the direction it will take with its national network.
The trials will take place in Phoenix in the fall of this year and early next year, the company said in a news release. Clearwire plans to utilize equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei, and the base station platform from Samsung that it currently uses for its mobile WiMAX deployments. The trials will utilize Clearwire’s 2.5 GHz – 2.6 GHz spectrum band.
Clearwire is preparing for three test scenarios: Read more
Time Warner Cable Intros 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, July 12, 2010 · ·
Following Sprint’s lead, last week Time Warner Cable (TWC) launched a personal hotspot device called Intelligo that enables any device with Wi-Fi connectivity — and up to five devices simultaneously — to connect to TWC’s 4G mobile network and a nationwide 3G network for Internet access on the go.
The Intelligo, built by Sierra Wireless, costs $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. Pricing for Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner Mobile service — advertised as providing up to 6 Megabits per second downstream — varies from region to region. Read more
Sprint WiMAX Device, the HTC EVO, Arrives June 4
Posted by Jesse Ward on Friday, May 14, 2010 · ·
Sprint launched the HTC EVO 4G earlier this week to great fanfare. Positioned as”America’s first 4G Phone” the WiMAX–enabled mobile device will be available starting June 4 for $199 (with a new, two-year contract, after mail-in rebate). The touch screen device runs on the Android platform and was designed for 4G connectivity, hence the availability of bandwidth-intensive tasks such as video chat (see the video after the jump). But when the next-gen service is unavailable, the EVO will roam on Sprint’s 3G network. Read more
Comcast, Time Warner Expand WiMAX Services
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, May 3, 2010 · ·
Both Time Warner Cable and Comcast announced expansions of their mobile WiMAX service offerings last week, an indication of their ongoing commitment to Clearwire’s WiMAX network.
Time Warner plans to debut Business Class Mobile, a high-speed WiMax wireless data service, in several markets in Texas, including Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, San Antonio and Wichita Falls. The new offering is a part of a bundled solution for Time Warner Cable Business Class customers who currently have or are acquiring one or more of its services: Internet, phone, cable TV or Ethernet. The cable provider plans to expand the service to other markets later this year.
Separately, Comcast revealed last week that it plans to launch its High-Speed 2go-branded WiMAX service in Boston and Houston this quarter, an indication that Clearwire will light up those markets soon. Read more
Sprint Launches EVO, First 3G/WiMAX Handset
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, March 29, 2010 · ·
Last week Sprint launched the HTC EVO 4G handset, the first dual-mode 3G/WiMAX Android smartphone. (Demo video after the jump). Customers will be able to purchase EVO through all Sprint channels and through national retail partners, RadioShack, Best Buy and Walmart, this summer. Online pre-registration is now available. Pricing will be announced at a later date.
The EVO offers: Read more
Clearwire Expands WiMAX Coverage, Speed
Posted by Jesse Ward on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 · ·
Clearwire announced yesterday that it will expand its Clear WiMAX service to seven additional cities in 2010: Los Angeles, Miami, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City.
By the end of this year, the company also will be rolling out its service to the previously announced cities of New York, Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Denver, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. Clearwire’s Clear WiMAX service already is available in 27 markets across the United States. The company plans to cover up to 120 million people by the end of 2010.
In addition to expanding its footprint, the company outlined a series of advancements in network architecture that it says will increase capacity, enhance data speeds, and help reduce the environmental impact of the company’s growing wireless data network. Read more