Intel, Samsung, Motorola, Alvarion, Beceem and few more have announced to form WiMAX 2 Collaboration Initiative (WCI) that will work closely with the WiMAX forum to advance the WiMAX technology. The next-gen WiMAX will be known as WiMAX 2 and be built upon the IEEE 802.16m standard adding new capabilities while maintaining backward compatibility. […]
Taxis in Taiwan get free WiMAX
Taxi travelers in Taiwan will have something interesting to do the next time they’re stuck in a traffic. MTaxi, one of leading taxi operators in Taipei and Vmax Telecom have signed a deal to fit in WiMAX-enabled MIDs in 1,000 taxis. The in-taxi Mobile WiMAX service is known as Mobile Internet Cafe and will […]
HTC Supersonic appears in video
We have heard about Supersonic a lot of times before but we haven’t really seen it in action. Now, someone has posted a video of the phone albeit a bit blurry. The video doesn’t show anything spectacular except for the confirmation that Supersonic does exist. Supersonic is rumored to be a Sprint device running […]
MSI reckons WiMAX to be big in India, will roll out WiMAX laptops in 2010
Sony India had confirmed their interest to launch WiMAX-enabled laptops and now here’s a confirmation from the Taiwanese notebook maker. The WiMAX Forum report predicts the WiMAX market in India to reach up to $13 billion by 2012 and capture about 20% of world’s WiMAX user base. MSI sees this as a great opportunity […]
BSNL’s WiMAX franchise bid involves Telecom minister’s fake companies?
The Pioneer, a daily from New Delhi is reporting that the companies bidding for a BSNL WiMAX franchise are fake and floated by Telecom Minister, A Raja’s confidant Sanjay Kapoor. Even if the article fails to prove the closeness between Sanjay Kapoor and A Raja, it is still disturbing that out of six shortlisted […]