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Struggling telecom equipment maker, Nortel Networks, said yesterday that it will abandon a deal to sell Alvarion Ltd.’s WiMAX equipment, and concentrate instead on well-established relationships with cellular carriers.

In recent months, Nortel has hailed WiMAX as a promising wirel...

Franklin Wireless and Beceem Introduce the World’s First Dual-Mode 3G CDMA / 4G WiMAX USB Modem - January 26, 2009 Franklin Wireless and Beceem Communications have partnered to revolutionize the mobile broadband user experience with the introduction of the world’s first dual-mode 3G CDMA/4G WiM...

Mobile WiMAX equipment revenues nearly quadruped in the third quarter of 2008 (compared to the third quarter of 2007), as carriers around the world began to invest significantly in the technology.

“With LTE still a couple of years away, WiMAX has, in fact, become the first next ge...

Alcatel-Lucent’s Taiwan WiMAX Center to foster a robust next-generation wireless ecosystem in 2009 - January 19, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent today highlighted the achievement of a variety of key milestones in 2008 by its Taiwan WiMAX Center, achievements which will help foster a robust 4G ecosystem in ...

As Mobile WiMAX devices begin to hit the market, the bulk of early product shipments will be external USB modems and WiMAX cards built into portable computers, according to a recent In-Stat report.

Demand for WiMAX laptop technology will be driven by the relatively low cost compared to ...