Samsung and some other big companies like Intel, Motorola, ZTE etc. have joined hands together to speed up development of WiMAX 2. They’ve formed WiMAX 2 Collaborative Initiative (WCI) that will work with WiMAX forum to accelerate the implementation of interoperable system profiles for WiMAX 2 equipment and devices. The next-gen WiMAX is based […]
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Yota and Samsung speed up nationwide WiMAX deployment in Russia
Yota has handed an additional contract to Samsung to provide more Mobile WiMAX equipments for the deployment of a nationwide Mobile WiMAX network in Russia. Samsung will supply more than 5,000 Mobile WiMAX macro cellular base stations and Access Control Routers (ACR) from March 2010. Yota is planning to expand the Mobile WiMAX coverage […]
Samsung and Wind Telecom to bring Mobile WiMAX to Dominican Republic
Samsung has bagged yet another contract to supply Mobile WiMAX equipment. In an exclusive agreement with Dominican Republic’s Wind Telecom, Samsung will provide commercial Mobile WiMAX equipment like WiMAX base stations and USB dongles to the Caribbean-based mobile operator. Wind Mobile is expecting to start the WiMAX service in Q3 2010 initially at two […]
Samsung expands its Mobile WiMAX footprint in Asia
Samsung is a known face in the Mobile WiMAX industry and today they’ve announced to join hands with Japan-based UQ Communications and also join WiMAX Innovation Network. For the Japanese WiMAX operator, Samsung will play the role of primary Mobile WiMAX equipment vendor that will allow them to deploy and optimize WiMAX network in […]
Samsung will support next-gen Mobile WiMAX standard
At the ITU Telecom World conference in Geneva, Samsung confirmed to extend its support for the next-gen Mobile WiMAX Release 2 based on IEEE 802.16m. According to Samsung, IEEE 802.16m provides four times faster data speed and improved spectral efficiency as compared to the Mobile WiMAX Release 1 based on IEEE 802.16e standard. Furthermore, […]