CTIA: Clearwire Announces Clear Spot
At CTIA, Clearwire took the wraps off their first mobile hotspot-in-a-box. The CLEAR Spot, which is developed by wan-enabled hotspot manufacturer Cradlepoint, enables WiMAX service to be accessed from any standard Wi-Fi device. It appears that the device will be sold at around the same price of a standard Cradlepoint box, for $139. That is […]
Samsung Leaks First WiMax Device for Clear Service
Samsung has leaked the first details of their first WiMax device for the nascent Clear service in the SWD-M100, which will be branded Mondi when it is released. The Mondi is an MID with obvious similarities to the recently discontinued Nokia N810 WiMax Edition with a sliding display revealing a QWERTY keyboard with directional pad […]
Sprint Details WiMAX Expansion
Sprint has announced its WiMAX expansion plans following similar details made by Clearwire earlier this month. Sprint will be mirroring Clearwire’s rollout in the following markets: Atlanta, Honolulu, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas/Fort Worth, Portland and Seattle. Sprint will also be rolling out service in 2010 in Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and […]
Clearwire Announces Further Network Expansion and Dual-Mode Modem
In a press release announcing 4th quarter results today, Clearwire has announced the next round of network launches and the forthcoming availability of a dual mode EVDO/WiMax USB modem. The following markets are scheduled to launch this year: Atlanta Las Vegas Chicago Charlotte Dallas/Ft. Worth Honolulu Philadelphia Seattle The following markets are planned for a […]
CES: ASUS Shows Off More WiMAX Gear
CentralGadget.com has posted a full walkthrough of ASUS’s CES booth. Most of it was focused on expanding the Eee PC/Tablet/Keybord/Box brand. However, we did find some new WiMAX gear at the show as well:
CES: Huawei Shows Off Touch CDMA Phone, WiMAX
Huawei is showing off a phone at CES that appears to give regional carriers, such as MetroPCS, one of their first touch-screen non-smartphones. The C7500 was programmed for China Mobile, but PhoneNews.com did a bit of digging and found American band-type and carrier support being loaded into the phone already. Click read more to see […]
CES: Spectec Lets You Down Gently with More Bad News
We previously broke Spectec’s earlier release date for the SDW-823… the world’s first microSD Wi-Fi adapter. That date came and went last year with nothing from the company. When PhoneNews.com asked them again when to expect the SDW-823, we were prepared to take any date with a added skepticism (as usual, we can only relay […]
Clear to Launch in Chicago by Year End 2009
In a report filed by the Chicago Tribune, Sprint representatives have made statements to the effect that Chicago will be the next city to go live with the rebranded Clear WiMax service after Portland relaunches with the capability to activate any WiMax device, which is expected to be announced during CES. The timeline for the […]
Samsung Developing LTE and WiMax Chipsets
According to EETimes, Samsung has begun to demonstrate and send engineering samples of its own WiMax baseband chipsets within its own mobile division and to interested third-parties, with LTE chipsets coming down the line. The reasoning for this is rooted in Qualcomm, as the platform developer has been collecting handsomely on CDMA royalties from the […]