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International WiMAX roaming: first demonstration
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Technology

2009-10-26 00:47:01
Users of mobile phones and 3G wireless broadband services expect to be able to roam internationally, even if they don't like the charges. The first demo of international WiMAX roaming shows how far away the equivalent is in the WiMAX world.


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ITU's 4G 'Beauty contest' gets underway
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Technology

2009-10-25 19:20:08
Forget all those claims from WiMAX and cellular operators bragging about their 4G wireless technologies. No 4G technologies exist today. The International Telecommunication Union has just started evaluating candidate technologies for the global 4G mobile wireless broadband standard. It and expects to announce, in October 2010 those chosen to qualify as "true 4G technologies" - and that’s official!


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SP AusNet taps Motorola & Unwired for WiMAX based smart-metering
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-10-22 04:28:55
Victorian power company, SP AusNet, has chosen Motorola Home & Networks Mobility business' mobile broadband technology to power what, according to Motorola, will be the world's first WiMAX-based smart metering network, using Unwired's spectrum.


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BigAir expands fixed WiMAX network to Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-10-12 17:22:09
Fixed WiMAX network operator, BigAir (ASX: BGL) is expanding its network into Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast using equipment from its current WiMAX gear supplier, Airspan Networks.


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WiMAX to remain 'niche,' says analyst
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Technology

2009-10-11 22:31:25
WiMAX is destined to remain a niche technology, even in emerging markets. That's the judgement of a major analyst firm.


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Telstra tipped to enter Indian wireless market
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-10-07 01:49:56
India's Financial Express newspaper claims that Telstra is planning to re-enter the Indian mobile communications market by bidding for spectrum in the upcoming auction of 3G and broadband wireless access spectrum.


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WiMAX v LTE-A: battle for the 4G wireless standard ramps up
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-10-06 21:46:44
The battle between the cellular and WIMAX camps for future 4G wireless networking standards ramped up this week with the IEEE formally submitting its 802.16m standard (the next iteration of today's 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard) to the ITU as a candidate radio interface technology for IMT-Advanced standardisation.


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Unwired reveals key suppliers & plans for national WiMAX rollout
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-28 14:55:13
Unwired has named the remaining key suppliers for the Vividwireless mobile WiMax network rollout in Perth and says networks in the major capitals will follow in short order.


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DragonWave plans US IPO & NASDAQ listing
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-27 07:10:19
Hot on the heels of winning the contract to supply microwave backhaul for Unwired's Perth mobile WiMAX network, DragonWave, a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has announced an initial public offering of its shares in the US and plans to list on NASDAQ.


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Unwired picks DragonWave to backhaul Vividwireless' Perth WiMax network
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-22 18:43:45
Unwired Australia has chosen DragonWave to supply the wireless backhaul for the mobile WiMAX network it is rolling out for associated company, Vividwireless in Perth.


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Unwired's network optimisation technology wins award
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-22 06:18:24
Unwired subsidiary ubowireless has taken out the top award at the Engineers Australia (Sydney Division) excellence awards but Unwired's hopes to commercialise the technology appear to have come to nought.


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Perth to be first with 'Unwired' mobile WiMAX service
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-01 22:59:18
The long-awaited launch of mobile WiMAX services by Seven Network subsidiary, Unwired Australia, will take place in Perth in March next year but with Unwired relegated to the role of network builder and operator and a new Seven subsidiary, Vividwireless responsible for all marketing and customer facing responsibilities.


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WiMAX vendors push pooled patent plan
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-22 18:25:09
The Open Patent Alliance (OPA)- set up a year ago to promote mobile WiMAX technology through a pooling of key patents - has issued a call for patents and has selected Via Licensing Corporation to facilitate the formation and administration of the pool on its behalf.


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PNG gets its first mobile WiMAX network
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-06-02 00:41:57
Telikom PNG has chosen Alvarion to deploy the first mobile WiMAX network in Papua New Guinea.


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Mobile email set to grab lion’s share of APAC mobility market
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-14 04:00:44

Mobile email use in the Asia pacific region is emerging as the growth market in the enterprise mobility space with a massive annual growth rate of 34% predicted over the next four years.


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What's new in Linux kernel 2.6.29?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery

Category: The Linux user and switcher blog

2009-03-29 22:04:40
Last week a brand new Linux kernel came out, 2.6.29 released from the hands of Linus Torvalds himself. Besides a cutesy new mascot this edition comes with a host of new features that highlight future directions. There are two new file systems, improved graphics and WiFi support, faster boot times and more.


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The upgrade cards favour LTE over WiMAX: Ericsson CTO
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2009-01-13 04:44:46
Listening to Intel CEO boss Craig Barrett and Ericsson's chief technology officer Hakan Eriksson last week, one could be forgiven for thinking we were witnessing a rerun of the HD DVD versus Blu-ray war in the mobile broadband space. However, neither believes that will be the case - albeit for different reasons.


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$8.6 billion reasons that LTE will arrive this year
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Technology

2009-01-12 04:15:12
A new report from telecoms market analyst ABI Research predicts that the next generation of wireless broadband known as LTE (Long Term Evolution) could be deployed in some parts of the world as early as this year. What's more, LTE networks could be widespread over the next four years, with carriers around the world tipped to spend at least US$8.6 billion on deployments.


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BigAir brings WIMAX network to Perth
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Services

2008-12-17 23:17:16
BigAir (ASX: BGL) has extended its capital city business-grade fixed WMAX network to Perth and is seeking channel partners.


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Unwired launches fixed WiMAX service for businesses
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Services

2008-11-11 04:57:41
Unwired has long-trumpeted its plans to launch mobile WiMAX services, and is in the process of selecting vendors, but its first WiMAX offering is based on fixed WiMAX technology and is aimed at businesses requiring high grade, high speed fixed links.


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