Alvarion® Chosen by Aria to Deploy a Nationwide Mobile WiMAX™ Network in Italy
Alvarion Ltd. and Aria, the only telecom operator in Italy with a national WiMAX license, today announced an agreement to deploy Mobile WiMAX network throughout Italy.
From EuroInvestor, June 23, 2009
WiMAX Poised to Explode in Latin America, Caribbean
Like other regions marked by relatively undeveloped economies, Latin America and the Caribbean basin could be a bonanza for WiMAX. If regulators push ahead with allocations and other regulatory changes needed to foster growth.
From WiFi Planet, June 19, 2009
State Of The Net: Blair Levin Tells Us To Not Freak Out Yet On Obama's Broadband Plan
While we certainly think that having a better broadband policy in the US is an important step, there's a difference between just saying that you have a broadband policy, and actually implementing a plan that helps improve broadband. The devil's in the details, as they say. And... so far, the details that have come out have suggested that the key elements under discussion look something like a boondoggle for incumbent providers, rather than a truly comprehensive plan to stimulate actual competition in the broadband space.
From TechDirt, June 18, 2009
WiMAX network on the Open Range
Despite predictions of its decline, WiMAX continues to attract interest especially in the United States, after equipment vendor Alvarion teamed up with ISP Open Range Communications to build a WiMAX network that could reach up to 6 million people.
From TechWorld, June 18, 2009
Senators Urge Genachowski To Revive FCC
Julius Genachowski is widely expected to be confirmed to head the Federal Communications Commission today, following a nomination hearing where he was urged to revive an agency lawmakers said had been mismanaged through years of secrecy and influenced by corporate interests.
From Washington Post, June 17, 2009
WiMAX Internet Service Now Commercially Available in Atlanta
US WiMAX provider Clearwire officially launched its CLEAR™ WiMAX service in Atlanta on Tuesday. The Atlanta metro area receives the distinction of becoming the largest Internet hot spot in the US with service available to three million people across 1,200 square miles.
From Wimax.com, June 16, 2009
China to resubmit WLAN protocol as global standard
China is to resubmit a WLAN security protocol to an international standards body three years after it had been first rejected.
From TechWorld, June 16, 2009
Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent say 'buy American' not feasible for stimulus requirements
In discussions and comments filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Cisco Systems and Alcatel-Lucent said they want the "buy American" provisions eliminated as a condition to receive part of the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money the NTIA and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) are charged with doling out.
From FierceWireless, June 11, 2009
New Coalition Advocates for Broadband
Microsoft has joined forces with a host of advocacy groups to form a new organization dedicated to promoting broadband access in community anchor institutions.
The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition, launched June 11th, plans to press policy makers to deliver high-speed Internet access to public facilities that support activities, such as distance learning and telemedicine.
From WiFi Planet, June 11, 2009
Two Million Mobile Internet Sessions and Counting, Optimum Online Customers Embrace the Value and Convenience of Optimum WiFi
Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today announced that its Optimum Online customers have accessed the Internet more than two million times for free over Optimum WiFi, and are averaging more than one million minutes online per day. With thousands of new users discovering and using the service every week, Optimum WiFi marked its second million user sessions in less than half the time it took to surpass the one million-session milestone - less than three months.
From Fierce Wireless, June 11, 2009
