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 […]
Sprint Announces Dual-Mode WiMax/CDMA Modem
Sprint has announced pricing and availability details for the first CDMA/WiMax dual-mode modem first announced in 2007 and confirmed again recently. The device will be available for $199.99 retail or $149.99 after new 2 year agreement on December 21st in all sales channels which will be compatible with EVDO Rev. A and XOHM service currently […]
Old News: Sprint to Launch Dual-Mode CDMA/WiMax Modem
Sprint has reiterated its commitment to WiMax by reaffirming its plans first revealed last year to sell dual-mode CDMA/WiMax phones and modems. What has changed is the branding for the devices which will be sold under the Sprint 4G brand instead of the recently retired XOHM brand name as a part of a far reaching […]
Clearwire Relaunches Service As Clear in Portland, Oregon (Updated)
The new Clearwire has relaunched its newly merged service thanks to the XOHM transaction as Clear™ in select areas of Portland, Oregon. The service consists of a USB modem for $50 or a desktop modem for $5 a month with service tiers delineated by dedicated Home, Mobile, or Combo access tiers with access starting from $20 […]
Sprint Completes Clearwire Merger, Clear Will Replace XOHM
Clearwire today announced the transaction of the merger between Sprint, Google, Intel, and Cable Operators. PhoneNews.com was on the conference call, and we have the key details announced on it. The Mobile WiMAX operator did not provide specifics on when, exactly, their existing pre-WiMAX network would be upgraded to the same WIMAX revision that Sprint’s […]
Qualcomm Abandons UMB, Future of CDMA Ended
Qualcomm today announced that they have discontinued development of UMB, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev C. The company that created CDMA techology, meant for UMB to be CDMA’s 4G play. The company had high hopes for squeezing out WiMAX, positioning UMB to compete directly against LTE. With a logical upgrade path for existing CDMA carriers, UMB was […]