Talk about on again, off again, but it appears that finally, Sprint and Clearwire are going to get the whole WiMAX thing going. Not without the help from numerous corporate investors though. These investments come from the likes of Comcast, Google, Time Warner, and Intel, who had already invested in Clearwire. Smaller cable provide Bright House, contributed as well. continued »

When WiMAX finally gets its proper launch, many potential customers will be looking at it as a replacement for their home broadband connection (especially as Sprint seem to be positioning the system as primarily for nomadic use, i.e. multiple stationary locations) rather than an addition; Bridgewater Systems would quite like to step in and offer a pay-as-you-use alternative. They've ... continued »

The WSJ is reporting on a potentially massive investment in Sprint and Clearwire's WiMAX networks by both the cable companies Comcast, Time Warner and Bright House Networks and Google, which would see potentially in excess of $2bn to create a unified network.  Each participant could then buy wholesale access, giving the cable companies a new wireless arm to their coverage and ... continued »

Accomplished smartphone manufacturer HTC are set to produce Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), planning at least one such unit for release this year in a collaboration with platform designer Intel.  According to sources in Taiwan's handset industry, the HTC MID will feature both internet browsing and traditional handset features, adding voice functionality while undercutting current prices (that usually fall into the ... continued »

Intel have been showing off their Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform again, and while normally I've got no time for show-offs this demo is actually pretty impressive.  A common complaint levelled at UMPCs and other ultraportables is that they're underpowered; however, here Intel show a VoIP app running despite purposefully crashing the system's OS.  continued »

I long ago stopped caring about desktop silicon - after all, how many CPU cycles do I really need to check my email and criticise bad cellphones? - but mobile devices are an area where the chipset races are really kicking off.  A few weeks back we saw NVIDIA's APX 2500 platform and marvelled at the potential for smartphones and other ... continued »

Sources close to Sprint and Clearwire are suggesting that a WiMax joint venture is close to being agreed, with an announcement potentially as soon as this week.  The two companies have been negotiating since earlier this year, ostensibly around roaming agreements for the two compatible but separately-owned high-speed cellular data networks, but rumors persisted that third party investment was being courted ... continued »

More WiMAX at the Mobile World Congress, this time in the shape of two reference designs from wireless equipment integrator Elektrobit (aka EB); one a VoIP handset with carrier-grade voice quality, Trolltech's Qtopia Linux OS and the NextWave WiMAX chipset, the other a Mobile Internet Device (MID) based on Intel's Menlow chipset and running both a Linux OS and virtualised VoIP ... continued »

Texas Instruments are set to present a new, custom chip design intended for a cellphone expected later this year, at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco later this week, which analysts are predicting will "outflank" attempts by rival Intel to woo mobile device manufacturers with their own new CPUs.  The TI design is capable of decoding MPEG-4 video streams, ... continued »

That something has got to be WiMax. If this latest batch of rumors pans out, Apple will embed WiMax, a long-range, high-speed wireless broadband technology in an ultraportable 13-inch notebook computer. It’s highly possible that Apple will extend WiMax throughout the entire line of MacBook Pro. Valleywag’s source gave it a 60% chance of coming through. Images of ... continued »