Micro Star International (MSI) has announced that it is ready with its WiMAX-enabled laptops and will be offering them into the Indian market starting January 2010. The entire range of MSI laptops including its U-series ultra-portable netbooks, the stylish X-slim series and the Classic series will incorporate WiMAX in the forthcoming models. Read full story »

Motorola and UAE telecom provider, du have joined hands to launch the first Mobile WiMAX Network in the UAE at Dubai Metro. Motorola’s WiMAX equipment provides mobile connectivity and effective backhaul for Wi-Fi traffic on the Dubai Metro transport system train carriages as well as in the Metro stations. With the implementation of Motorola’s WiMAX network, du offers its customers wireless internet access whilst travelling on the metro at speeds of up to 90km/hr using PDAs or laptops via Wi-Fi services. Read full story »

HTC is rolling out the world’s first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset “HTC Max 4G” handset in Russia. It can stream online films, video and TV programmes. It runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 and comes embedded with a 3.8 inch 800×480 screen, Touch FLO 3D user interface and 8 GB memory. It is also features GPS, VoIP, IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and HTC ExtUSB. Read full story »

According to an analysis made by Cantab Wireless, a wireless communications analyst company, based in Cambridge, UK, Mobile WiMAX may not succeed in mature mobile broadband markets (developed countries), but it will have a future in BRIC countries, especially in India. India will be the largest market for mobile WiMAX by 2013.
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WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a telecommunications technology providing wireless data over long distances. WiMAX uses a static base-station antenna to distribute digital data at speeds of up to 40 megabits per second. This is especially useful in areas where cable, DSL broadband and even dial-up might not exist, like parts of the … Read full story »