TechAddress http://www.techaddress.com Providing the Latest User-Generated and Aggregate Technology News Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en VCs Put $20 Million into Rural WiMAX http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/15/vcs-put-20-million-into-rural-wimax/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/15/vcs-put-20-million-into-rural-wimax/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:30:20 +0000 mobile broadband infrastructure wimax clearwire Sprint DigitalBridge Towerstream http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/15/vcs-put-20-million-into-rural-wimax/ Source:GigaOM
DigitalBridge Communications, a provider of WiMAX-based broadband-to-rural communities, announced a $20 million Series B round of financing Monday, showing that some investors believe there might be gold to mine in them thar rural broadband markets. The new funding (which PE Hub says is closer to $23 million) joins the $17 million or so the company […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/15/vcs-put-20-million-into-rural-wimax/feed/ Drive-By WiMAX at CES http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/10/drive-by-wimax-at-ces/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/10/drive-by-wimax-at-ces/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:32:27 +0000 yahoo ebay mobile broadband skype intel wimax MOT clearwire YHOO S INTC Sprint Nextel Motorola CLWR Ces CES 2008 http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/10/drive-by-wimax-at-ces/ Source:GigaOM
In 2001, just 1.8 percent of households had an Internet-attached handheld device, according to a report issued that year by the NTIA. By the time Ipsos conducted its 2005 Face of the Web survey, 26 percent of Americans had surfed the web on a wireless device. Fast-forward to 2007, when it could be done using […]Source:GigaOM
After talking earlier this week about the speed bumps that U.S. WiMAX deployment faces, it only seemed proper to take a ride in the WiMAX-equipped vehicles that Motorola and Intel revved up at CES.

I will geek out a bit after the jump, but the bottom line is that Wednesday’s brief broadband cruise provided public proof […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/10/drive-by-wimax-at-ces/feed/ Intel: WiMAX PC Card by June http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/08/intel-wimax-pc-card-by-june/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/08/intel-wimax-pc-card-by-june/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:32:13 +0000 mobile broadband cisco intel wimax CSCO MOT Uncategorized clearwire S INTC Motorola john chambers Paul Otellini Ces CES 2008 http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/08/intel-wimax-pc-card-by-june/ Source:GigaOM
Frontline Wireless is apparently out of the 700 MHz auction, according to reports from RCR Wireless and the New York Times, as well as an email note from our telecom analyst pals at Stifel, Nicolaus. According to the reports, the startup, which counted former FCC chairman Reed Hundt and VC John Doerr among its backers, […]Source:GigaOM
Intel Executive VP Sean Maloney, at CES here in Las Vegas, said the company will have a “middle-of-[this]-year-release” for its WiMAX PC Card, a device that could help accelerate end users’ embrace of the nascent wireless technology.

Despite some recent bumps in the road for WiMAX, top executives from major WiMAX backers Intel, Sprint Nextel and […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/08/intel-wimax-pc-card-by-june/feed/ More Speed Bumps Ahead for WiMAX http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/05/more-speed-bumps-ahead-for-wimax/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/05/more-speed-bumps-ahead-for-wimax/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:30:41 +0000 mobile broadband intel wimax MOT clearwire T S Motorola CLWR Ces CES 2008 INCT http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/05/more-speed-bumps-ahead-for-wimax/ Source:GigaOM
One of the promotional gimmicks planned for next week’s CES show are rides around Vegas in a car with mobile WiMAX Internet access, courtesy of WiMAX backers Intel, Clearwire and Motorola. While the demonstration of real mobile WiMAX is a big step forward for the nascent wireless technology, you have to wonder if the market- […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/05/more-speed-bumps-ahead-for-wimax/feed/ “Someone will explain what WiMax is, which … [Futurism] http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/someone-will-explain-what-wimax-is-which-futurism/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/someone-will-explain-what-wimax-is-which-futurism/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:30:18 +0000 wimax Futurism Predictions http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/someone-will-explain-what-wimax-is-which-futurism/ Source:Valleywag
“Someone will explain what WiMax is, which I’ll try to obtain only to realize it’s unaffordable,” says David of David’s Log in his clever 2008 predictions.

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/someone-will-explain-what-wimax-is-which-futurism/feed/ BSNL’s Big $750 MM WiMAX Network Plan http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/21/bsnl%e2%80%99s-big-750-mm-wimax-network-plan/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/21/bsnl%e2%80%99s-big-750-mm-wimax-network-plan/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:30:07 +0000 mobile wimax India, Inc. Wireless Broadband BSNL India Telecom http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/21/bsnl%e2%80%99s-big-750-mm-wimax-network-plan/ Source:GigaOM
Indian incumbent BSNL plans to spend about $750 million on a nationwide WiMAX network, that will primarily target rural areas and small towns and cover a sixth of the country’s ever growing population. This has to be one of the largest WiMAX rollouts anywhere on the planet.

The funds for the first phase of deployment […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/21/bsnl%e2%80%99s-big-750-mm-wimax-network-plan/feed/ Google’s Grand Mobile Ambitions http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/16/google%e2%80%99s-grand-mobile-ambitions/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/16/google%e2%80%99s-grand-mobile-ambitions/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:33:03 +0000 google mobile wimax clearwire CLWR http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/16/google%e2%80%99s-grand-mobile-ambitions/ Source:GigaOM
DivX  acquired Aachen, Germany-based MainConcept for $22 million with another $6 million in earn outs and placing a big bet on  the H.264 video compression technology, which unlike DivX’s own technology is an open standard. With the deal, DivX is acknowledging that the open standard H.264 is becoming a codec of choice when it […]Source:GigaOM
The Wall Street Journal’s report about Google’s big mobile plans is one that covers all bases, and leaves you where you started from: scratching your head. The Journal says Google may or may not buy a carrier; invest in a carrier; partner with a carrier, and/or may bid for spectrum. Aka, anything is […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/16/google%e2%80%99s-grand-mobile-ambitions/feed/ Should Sprint Send Silicon Valley a Super Poke? http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:30:17 +0000 google apple mobile broadband cisco goog intel Featured wimax CSCO MOT AAPL S INTC Sprint CLWR http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/ Source:GigaOM
Sprint Nextel’s (S) rough patch is turning into a highway from hell. The exit of CEO Gary Forsee, questions about its plans for a WiMAX network and its aborted partnership with Clearwire (CLWR) have provided fertile ground for all sorts of rumors. Rich Tehrani reports on one such rumor: Google buying Sprint, then […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/feed/ Sprint and WiMax startup Clearwire have ended … [Wireless] http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/sprint-and-wimax-startup-clearwire-have-ended-wireless/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/sprint-and-wimax-startup-clearwire-have-ended-wireless/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:37:29 +0000 wireless wimax clearwire gary forsee Sprint http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/sprint-and-wimax-startup-clearwire-have-ended-wireless/ Source:Valleywag

Well, these Facebook pages for celebrities and products are really going to work out well, now, aren’t they? You can now become a fan of “God,” a move which is going to thoroughly delight Campus Crusaders everywhere. But get ready for some holy wars. There are, as of this post, three different gods to choose from. This is a violation of the First Commandment. But even worse? It’s a violation of Facebook’s terms of service.

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Sprint and WiMax startup Clearwire have ended plans to form a joint venture. Supposedly the “complexities of the transaction” and the ouster of Sprint CEO Gary Forsee torpedoed the deal. This leaves a nationwide WiMax rollout for either company very much up in the air. [WSJ]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/sprint-and-wimax-startup-clearwire-have-ended-wireless/feed/ Clearwire, Sprint Call Their Deal Off http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/clearwire-sprint-call-their-deal-off/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/clearwire-sprint-call-their-deal-off/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:30:20 +0000 mobile broadband intel wimax MOT clearwire S INTC Sprint Motorola CLWR http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/clearwire-sprint-call-their-deal-off/ Source:GigaOM
The WiMAX buildout took somewhat of a setback today, when Sprint Nextel (S) and Clearwire (CLWR) decide to not pursue their plans for joint development of a nationwide WiMAX network. The Wall Street Journal reports that the reasons for dropping the plan are “the complexities of the transaction and the departure last month of […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/09/clearwire-sprint-call-their-deal-off/feed/ WiMAX: Sprint, Clearwire Mulling the Future, Maybe Together http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/02/wimax-sprint-clearwire-mulling-the-future-maybe-together/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/02/wimax-sprint-clearwire-mulling-the-future-maybe-together/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:30:43 +0000 mobile broadband wimax clearwire VZ S Sprint xohm CLWR http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/02/wimax-sprint-clearwire-mulling-the-future-maybe-together/ Source:GigaOM
Sprint Nextel (S) and Clearwire (CLWR), two companies that are betting the farm on building out WiMAX networks, are getting no love from Wall Street analysts. Sprint just reported a disastrous quarter, and the continuing decline in revenues and subscribers might result in lower spending on its WiMAX efforts. Similarly, Clearwire is not growing fast […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/02/wimax-sprint-clearwire-mulling-the-future-maybe-together/feed/ Gary Forsee-Ya Later http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/09/gary-forsee-ya-later/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/09/gary-forsee-ya-later/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:30:06 +0000 mobile wimax T VZ S gary forsee Sprint Nextel http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/09/gary-forsee-ya-later/ Source:GigaOM
In the third quarter of 2007, Reston, VA-based Sprint Nextel (S) announced that it will lose approximately 337,000 subscribers. Make that 337,001, the last minute addition being Gary Forsee, the CEO was has taken the fall for all that has been plaguing the third largest US mobile company. Of course when you get paid […]

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