Author: Alan Weissberger
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Workshop Report: Clearwire on track with rollouts and app tools, but MSO partners struggle with Business Models
Author's Disclaimer: Unlike many "would be journalists" that are either always negative on WiMAX, or are "perennial pollyannas" that produce an endless stream of recycled "happy talk," this author tries to be balanced and objective of WiMAX in general and the WiMAX events covered in particular. This author been covering WiMAX for over 6 years…
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GSA Silicon Series: New Markets, New Economics, Feb 10, 2010
This very informative, analyst – only panel discussion (Feb 10th in Santa Clara, CA) assessed the outlook for new and growing markets throughout the semiconductor industry. While several markets were covered, this summary will focus exclusively on the hot communications related markets and products. During the meeting, analysts from FBR Capital Markets, iSuppli, Databeans and Gartner…
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WiMAX Handsets for CLEAR vs Mobile Skype over VZW 3G network
From robust and reliable backhaul, to applications tools for developers, to femtocells, Clearwire speakers covered a lot of ground at the Feb 10th IEEE ComSocSCV meeting in Santa Clara, CA. For backgrounder and slides: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc/ComSoc_2010_Presentations.php photo credit: conskeptical Whither WiMAX Handsets? For sometime, I've wondered if mobile WiMAX could succeed without any handsets (especially smart phones). I…
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Clearwire to disclose Developer Opportunities with CLEAR WiMAX 4G
IEEE ComSoc SCV is very fortunate to have two influential Clearwire professionals speak at our Feb 10th IEEE ComSoc-SCV meeting in Santa Clara (logistics and other details at www.comsocscv.org). The topic is: Developer Opportunities with CLEAR WiMAX 4G Abstract: Mobile WiMAX as provided by Clearwire (the CLEAR network) is also available from Sprint, Comcast, and…
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Mobile Packet Core takes center stage at IEEE ComSoc SCV Jan 13, 2010 meeting + 3G and WiMAX in India!
IEEE ComSoc SCV is fortunate enough to have two "alumni" speakers from Tellabs (Rehan Jalil) and Cisco (Jay Iyer) for our Jan 13th panel session. Our panel moderator will be ComSocSCV Technical Activities Director Sameer Herlekar. Since the speaker/panelist and moderator are from India (and I spend all my mornings with Indian people at the ICC in Milpitas)…
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Assessment of Mobile WiMAX and the CLEAR network in the U.S.
Abstract: In early 2006 we wrote an article titled, Will the Real “Mobile WiMAX” Please Stand Up! It’s now almost four years later, with the Clearwire-Sprint-Comcast-TWC rollouts well underway in the U.S. It’s time for a hard look to see if the mobile WiMAX vision has been realized. Unfortunately for WiMAX advocates like Intel, it…