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‘WiMAX’ Stories

CLEAR Modem with WiFi wants to replace your DSL

Chris Davies, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [11]

CLEAR has launched a new modem for use with its WiMAX service, though it's targeted at home or small-office users rather than mobile mavens. The unimaginatively titled CLEAR Modem with WiFi is, as you can probably guess, a CLEAR WiMAX modem with an integrated WiFi b/g/n radio, for sharing the 4G connection with multiple users. Read The Full Story

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LG VL600 LTE Modem hands-on and unboxing

Vincent Nguyen, Dec 1st 2010 Discuss [3]

There are arguments as to whether Verizon’s LTE network – as with Sprint and T-Mobile’s – is true 4G. Having been trying one of the carrier’s first 4G USB modems today, that discussion hardly seems relevant: this is undoubtedly the fastest mobile broadband experience we’ve had in the US to date. After the cut, first impressions and speed tests galore.

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The Importance of Verizon LTE and 4G Networks

Ben Bajarin, Dec 1st 2010 Discuss [7]

Verizon detailed today the launch of their next generation 4G network. 4G has been talked about this year heavily as Sprint has been heavily promoting the fact that they were the first carrier to launch a 4G network in the United States. Sprints 4G network is based on a technology called WiMax where Verizon’s launch is on a technology called LTE.

So the real question is why should anyone care about 4G and what does it mean for the broader consumer technology industry. Let’s explore.

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Sprint 4G hits LA, Washington DC, Ohio & more; due San Francisco Dec 28

Chris Davies, Nov 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sprint has turned on a new batch of 4G markets, bringing its WiMAX service to Los Angeles, Miami, Washington, D.C, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. The launch means Sprint 4G is available in 68 markets across the US, with the carrier tipping San Francisco 4G service on December 28. Read The Full Story

LG E-Note H1000B Windows 7 tablet gets official

Chris Davies, Nov 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

The LG E-Note H1000B tablet spotted crossing the FCC earlier this month has made its official debut in Korea. Fronted by a 10.1-inch 1366 x 768 resistive touchscreen (complete with a stylus), the H1000B runs Windows 7 Starter Edition on an Intel Atom 1.1GHz Z510 or 1.6GHz Z530 processor, paired with 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD and optional WiMAX (sadly not integrated, but bundled as a separate modem). Read The Full Story

HTC EVO Shift 4G trademark filing tips upcoming Android tablet?

Chris Davies, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

HTC has filed for a pair of US trademarks, and in the process has reignited rumors about a new MID or tablet device. The trademarks - for "HTC EVO Shift 4G" and "HTC EVO 4G Shift" - would certainly seem to imply some connection between the current HTC EVO 4G WiMAX phone on Sprint and the long-departed HTC Shift dual-OS tablet. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: November 3 2010

Chris Burns, Nov 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Release dates in front of release dates, release dates in back of and on top of release dates, so many release dates you wont know what to do with yourself. So many phones, so many devices, one gigantic WAR and a review of the fabulous T-Mobile G2. And that's just the start, oh my goodness, that's just on Android Community and SlashPhone! There's another whole batch of strange and excellent releases on SlashGear plus an odd event at Facebook headquarters with coupons, us sitting up front, and an excited yet slightly aggravated Mark Zuckerberg. Read The Full Story

Sprint and Clear NYC WiMAX among six new 4G cities

Chris Davies, Nov 1st 2010 Discuss [1]

Sprint has officially launched its 4G WiMAX network in New York City, as well as Hartford, New Haven, New Brunswick, Trenton and Tampa, taking its total coverage to 61 markets. Meanwhile Clearwire is pushing out various promotions offering 50-percent off WiMAX service for the first two months in the new areas. Read The Full Story

Sprint CEO Says WiMAX is their 4G Strategy, Period

Chris Burns, Oct 29th 2010 Discuss [7]

Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint, said recently of the company, "Our 4G strategy is WiMAX, full stop." Of course I had no idea what "full stop" meant when I read it, so I had to look it up, and of course it's just another way of saying "period," as in the mark at the end of this sentence. That means that the ONLY plan Sprint plans on enacting for their 4G strategy is WiMAX. The WiMAX interface was the only interface available at the time when Sprint first had the opportunity to make the move to 4G, and according to Hesse, "it was perfect with the spectrum we owned [2.5GHz.]" Read The Full Story

Sprint CEO thanks iPad for hotspot sales; coy on Apple relationship

Chris Davies, Oct 29th 2010 Discuss [2]

Neither Sprint 3G or 4G is inside the iPad, and - unlike AT&T and Verizon - the carrier doesn't even sell the Apple tablet in its stores, but that doesn't stop CEO Dan Hesse from being mighty thankful to the slate all the same. According to Hesse, brisk sales of the carrier's 3G/4G Overdrive mobile hotspot are for the large part down to WiFi-only iPad users wanting to get online via Sprint's CDMA/WiMAX network. However, he declined to talk to GigaOm about the iPhone and potential relationships with Apple. Read The Full Story

Sprint offer 3G/4G-enabled Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Inspiron 11z

Chris Davies, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sprint has obviously decided that when you have a 4G network it makes sense to leverage it, and so the company has outed its latest range of netbooks and notebooks that bundle both 3G and 4G radios. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) and Dell Inspiron 11z each support high-speed WiMAX when coverage is available, falling back to regular old EVDO Rev.A when it's not. Read The Full Story

NYC’s WiMAX goes live Nov 1; LA on Dec 1 and San Francisco by end of 2010

Chris Davies, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

Clearwire and Sprint have announced that, as of November 1st 2010, New York City will be bathed in beautiful WiMAX, with Los Angeles following on come December 1st and San Francisco in late December. The move will see the companies partner with other firms in each location: Time Warner Cable in NYC, and Comcast in San Francisco. Read The Full Story