Sprint and Samsung in a joint press release have said that the mobile WiMAX network they have been working on has finally passed all necessary tests and is ready for commercial use. The networks in Washington D.C. and Baltimore have passed Sprint's "rigorous commercial acceptance criteria" with flying colors. The WiMAX network is scheduled to go live later this year. continued »

A report published by Juniper Research suggests that Fixed WiMAX could end up phasing out traditional DSL. The report estimates that by the year 2013, up to 13% of DSL subscribers will have made the leap to fixed WiMAX as their means of a broadband connection. Juniper suggests fixed WiMAX installations will be especially attractive in areas that are poorly ... continued »

Sprint and Clearwire are finally getting the ball rolling on their nationwide WiMAX plans. In the deal, Sprint is to merge it's wireless broadband division with Clearwire. The new entity will still operate under the name of Clearwire. Also, the new entity will remain under the control of the current Clearwire executives. There is a lot more to the puzzle ... continued »

You have heard the hype, you know it is fast, you may even know what it is by now. WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is part of that 4G buzz floating around, and wouldn't you know it, it has it's own news sites. If you are here, you probably already have an idea of what WiMAX is, what it ... continued »