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WiMAX Information, Training & Resources
Vol. 3 No. 21 June 11th, 2008
Learning Center
Training
White Papers
Equipment Guide
Research
Connecting the WiMAX Community

Applications

 

Canada's AWS Spectrum Auction Reveals Surprising Interest and Bid Prices from Auction Participants - With bids already exceeding $2.5 billion in the first of three scheduled rounds Canada's AWS spectrum auction has already exceeded expectations. 

 

GCT Adds Single-Chip Solution to WiMAX Portfolio and Embedded Win at ASUS - GCT Semiconductor announces 3.5 GHz Wave 2 compliant variant to existing 802.16e-2005 product lineup and demonstrates integration into ASUS portable computers. 

 

Business

 

Six WiMAX Companies Launch Open Patent Alliance - Equipment vendors and network operators form patent pool to determine predictable royalty rates. 

 

Verizon Jumps Past AT&T as the Nation's Largest Wireless Carrier with its Acquisition of Alltel - The just announced deal for the Verizon acquisition of Alltel for $28.1 billion will leverage Verizon into an 80 million plus subscriber carrier. 

 

The FCC Mulls its Chances of Mandating a Free Wireless Service for Everybody - The FCC is reportedly considering a plan that would require free wireless service from the winner of a future block of auctioned spectrum.

 

Have you Been Wondering why the Sprint and Clearwire Deal appealed to Comcast? - Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts offers up some interesting tidbits for why the deal made sense.

 

Comcast and the WiMax Drive-By - In a report last week from Light Reading's cable guy Jeff Baumgartner, Roberts (whose company poured just north of a billion bucks into the New Clearwire WiMax deal) said "he became a believer partly due to a Clearwire WiMax demo that served up video as he and his test group zipped down the road at 50 miles per hour." 

 

Equipment

 

European Commission ruling in favor of mobility in 3.5 GHz is a win for WiMAX - Limitations of fixed-only services lifted in May ruling. Spectrum holders throw support behind decision.

 


 

Only ONE WEEK Until 2 DAY WiMAX Training at NXTCOMM08

 

June 18-19, Las Vegas


This course is a one-of-a-kind two-day tutorial on the technical fundamentals of WiMAX from the authors of the best-selling WiMAX textbook Fundamentals of WiMAX (Prentice-Hall). Intended for engineers and managers who want to understand how WiMAX really works, this course provides an essential overview of the key aspects of WiMAX. This course also includes a full NXTcom Exhibits Plus Pass.

 

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WiMax.com Buyer's Guide (2008 1st Ed)

 

The 2008 WiMAX Buyer's Guide is a FREE online publication that contains detailed company profiles listed in 13 business categories created to assist professionals in the purchasing process. 

 

Click here to download 

 


 

Featured White Papers

 

EDX 

 

WiMAX System Performance Studies: This paper will address two pressing issues of WiMAX system design which are interference and capacity analysis. 

 

Anatech


Interference and Crosstalk: Through the following white paper Anatech Electronics discusses issues about Interference in more details and possible solutions to resolve this problem. 

 


 

WiMAX Events

 

Vietnam Telecoms International Summit June 11-13, 2008 Hanoi, Vietnam

 

The WiMAX Forum Global Congress June 17-18, 2008 Amsterdam, Holland

 

IEC Communications Forums (@ NXTcomm08) June 17-18, 2008 Las Vegas Nevada

 

Broadband World Forum Asia July 15-18, 2008 Hong Kong, China

 

14th Annual India Telecoms International Summit September 23-25, 2008 New Delhi, India

 

WiMAX World 2008 September 30-October 2, 2008 Chicago, Illinois

 

Mobility World Congress October 13-16, 2008 Bangkok, Thailand

 

WiMAX Forum Congress Latin America December 3-4, 2008 Rio
De Janeiro, Brazil

 


 

WiMAX360 - An Open Community for WiMAX Professionals

 

The place for WiMAX Professionals and Enthusiasts to ask questions, trade tips and learn more about WiMAX.

 

Benefits of joining WiMAX360

 

Build Your WiMAX360 Professional Profile - WiMAX 360 allows users to easily and quickly build personal profiles. 

 

Network With Other WiMAX Professionals - WiMAX 360 allows WiMAX professionals to openly and easily communicate with each other in real time through chat and forum discussion

 

Load and View WiMAX Videos and Photos - Members can share pictures and videos of their WiMAX experience or display various wireless products.

 

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