By Bo Gowan
4 August 2008
12:14 pm EDT
Over the weekend, Alex Lewis had this interesting post on the hyperconnectivity.com blog about the possibility of AT&T looking to deploy WiMAX. This is one of several recent articles that indicate a possible bright spot for WiMAX, which has been taking a PR drubbing of late in comparison to LTE technology.
Unstrung, which has been following AT&T’s WiMAX activities closely for some time now, had this new article Friday indicating that AT&T might be considering WiMAX for rural U.S. deployments, especially as rising copper costs make rural DSL deployments more expensive.
The article also highlights that AT&T already has a limited deployment of WiMAX technology in Alaska using 2.3 GHz equipment from Alvarion. Alvarion, of …
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By Mark Buford
24 January 2008
10:03 pm EST
The highly-anticipated U.S. 700 MHz spectrum auction finally begins today with much of the promise overshadowed by a frigid economic climate. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin remains optimistic, but concedes the timing may not be ideal.
AT&T and Verizon Wireless are expected to dominate. Google has deep pockets, but may not see the need to bid more than is required to ensure open access. Paul Allen, the cable giants, EchoStar and QUALCOMM are in. Sprint, T-Mobile and promising start-up Frontline Wireless are out.
Jeffrey Silva at RCRWirelessNews.com calls it March Madness, but with a twist. Since the auction will be ‘blind,’ it will be “like …
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