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Published Tuesday, June 17, 2008 | Last Update 6.17.08 Here are your replies to the June Expert Advice column Wireless broadband communications relies on a combination of SAW and BAW technologies for reliable and cost-effective signal filtering. Established performance and feasibility norms are constantly challenged. Reference Guide Winner Comments:...

Sprint and Clearwire have decided to jointly pursue a WiMAX- based mobile broadband Internet vision using the new/old name Clearwire. Ironically, the two tried this before — as did Sprint and three of its new cable investors, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks in a relationship called...

The value of WiMAX is becoming widely recognized as service providers solidify their plans and start delivering high-bandwidth mobile Internet services over a lower-cost WiMAX infrastructure built on open interfaces. These deployments are a win-win for both service providers and consumers — end users can access more services, while...

From a mobile operator perspective, mobile WiMAX or 802.16e provides more of a service complement than a competitive threat, reports In-Stat. The mobile standard for WiMAX has been the subject of debate since its inception, the high-tech market research firm says. Mobile operators and vendors have disputed how this...

The WiMAX Forum has established a North American testing base — The MAXWell Lab — at the University of Maryland so companies, especially in the U.S. but others throughout the world, will be able to develop and test new WiMAX applications. The university’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies will...

DragonWave Inc. , a global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, announced that Omnivision has standardized on DragonWave for licensed-frequency wireless backhaul as it expands its WiMAX service offering into markets across Venezuela. The first mobile WiMAX operator in Latin America, Omnivision introduced broadband data services of up to 6...

The Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has selected Agilent ’s E6474A wireless network test platform for its M-Taiwan WiMAX Applications Lab (MTWAL), which is a WiMAX Forum® Applications Lab. Mobile WiMAX™ is the high-performance mobile communication network, and telecommunications operators around the world are aggressively deploying WiMAX systems....

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Universal Scientific Industrial Co. Ltd. (USI) will use Agilent's WiMAX™ manufacturing networking test set for its Mobile WiMAX test needs. The company chose Agilent because of its ability to deliver fast measurement time for USI's Mobile WiMAX module test plan requirements. USI is a...

NextWave Wireless and Global Mobile are collaborating to deliver personalized mobile multimedia services including mobile TV, interactive media and digital audio via emerging mobile WiMAX technology in Taipei, Taiwan. The comprehensive field trial, which is expected to evolve into a full deployment, will use NextWave’s end-to-end WiMAX technology including...

Comsys Communication and Signal Processing, a leader in wireless baseband solutions, today announced that it will be participating in both the exhibition and the seminar program at WiMAX Forum Global Congress, which takes place in Amsterdam on 17 – 18 June 2008. Mr Avi Sharon, Product Manager, will present...