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Airspan: WiMax is not a 'disaster'
News After one ISP reportedly claimed WiMax was a "disaster" that didn't perform, its network equipment supplier, Airspan, has hit back, defending the technology and labelling the ISP cheap. The small Queensland, Australia, ISP previously provided WiMax...
[March 26, 2008, 8:05]
Photos: WiMax in action
News On a hill just to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon, wireless network vendor Airspan is working with broadband provider Pipex to test Airspan's AS.MAX WiMax system on a farm and the surrounding areas. Airspan is conducting its tests on 3.5GHz...
[June 22, 2006, 11:50]
WiMax vendors leap into testing
News Airspan Networks, Alvarion and Redline Communications are carrying out private testing of their products, which meet the IEEE 802.16-2004 specification, to show they work together. We are doing pre-certification, so we are in good shape to...
[March 15, 2005, 16:55]
WiMax trials reach Stratford-upon-Avon
News The six-month pilot will be run by ISP Pipex with kit from Airspan in Stratford-on-Avon. Should all go to plan with the Stratford-on-Avon project, Pipex and Airspan will start to look at new uses for WiMax, including using the technology with...
[August 25, 2005, 16:35]
Vodafone deploys WiMax in Malta
News The rollout, in the 3.5GHz frequency, is based on Airspan Networks' HiperMax base stations, which are designed for high-density deployments. Although customers will only be able to access the service from a fixed location, Airspan's equipment is...
[June 25, 2007, 8:53]
DIY kit powers WiMax rollout
News Communications operator Yozan is rolling out 600 AS.MAX base stations from wireless broadband vendor Airspan, enough to provide WiMax connectivity across the central zone of Tokyo. It will be pitched much cheaper than DSL or fibre, for users who...
[March 15, 2005, 14:35]
Next incarnation of mobile broadband takes shape
News Paul Senior, the chief technology officer at wireless-broadband specialists Airspan, said on Thursday that his company — an enthusiastic backer of WiMax — saw LTE and "evolved versions of mobile WiMax" as being "virtually the same things".
[January 24, 2008, 12:25]
Pipex moves closer to WiMax launch
News Pipex is preparing to trial fixed WiMax in "a real situation", following successful testing in Airspan's Stratford-on-Avon facilities. The service provider is currently in talks with three councils for the trials, although no agreement has been...
[July 17, 2006, 17:15]
Australia's first WiMax network comes to Sydney
News BigAir today announced deployments of fixed WiMax networks in both Sydney and Melbourne, using kit from Airspan. One company claims to have beaten the government's AU$1bn (£423m) WiMax network to the punch with the first commercial launch of a...
[July 31, 2007, 12:10]
Results are in from Pipex's WiMax experiment
News Pipex Wireless experimented with both indoor and outdoor kit from Airspan to monitor the speeds WiMax can generate. Pipex has completed the first phase of its WiMax experiment, saying the results exceeded expectations.
[August 16, 2006, 10:35]
Rural-broadband campaigners sell out in the City
News It has been well-supported by the public and private sector -- including BT, the South East England Development Agency, IBM and wireless network provider Airspan -- proof that rural-broadband rollout is a key issue beyond the grass roots.
[July 4, 2003, 14:38]
Cisco to purchase WiMax start-up
News Cisco had been rumoured for the past several weeks to be eyeing WiMax start-ups and, before it chose Navini, was also supposedly looking potential candidates such as Airspan Networks, Alvarion and Redline Communications.
[October 23, 2007, 15:40]
Mobile WiMax to hit UK mid-2007
News Pipex has already worked with vendor Airspan in trialling a fixed WiMax (802.16d) system that should be software-upgradeable to the mobile flavour of WiMax. The UK is likely to see its first deployment of the mobile WiMax standard around the middle...
[October 12, 2006, 13:05]
Intel announces global WiMax investment
News Airspan, Alcatel, Alvarion and Redline Communications are helping with the installations. Intel on Wednesday announced a slew of new investments that build on its global vision of wireless networks over citywide areas, a setup also known as WiMax.
[November 11, 2005, 9:05]
Tokyo gets mobile WiMax trial
News Telco Yozan has launched a $17m (£9.7m) network with WiMax network equipment maker Airspan. Japan's NTT DoCoMo is eyeing a WiMax network. The mobile operator has said it has applied for a licence from the Japanese ministry of Internal Affairs and...
[March 31, 2006, 17:50]
Intel holds out WiMax hope for 'last mile'
News Intel also announced that it is working with telecommunications equipment companies, including Airspan Networks, Alvarion, Aperto Networks and Redline Communications, on WiMax equipment that uses Intel silicon.
[January 22, 2004, 7:30]
Freedom4 touts WiMax as SDSL alternative
News Freedom4's partners in its WiMax venture include Intel, Nokia Siemens and the equipment manufacturer Airspan. Pipex Wireless has rebranded its business and outlined its plans for the rollout of WiMax across the UK.
[October 5, 2007, 12:27]
WiMax spectrum row heats up
News Basically they're blocking us from becoming an IMT-2000 technology… the mobile community is obviously very powerful," Paul Senior, vice president of marketing for WiMax vendor Airspan, told ZDNet UK on Tuesday.
[July 18, 2006, 16:50]
Support grows for rural DSL alternative
News The group's members include Airspan Networks, Aperto Networks, Ensemble Communications, Fujitsu, Intel, Nokia, OFDM Forum, Proxim and Wi-LAN. Gear makers have joined a nonprofit group looking to promote wireless access to high-speed broadband...
[April 9, 2003, 9:17]
WiMax Forum certifies first 2.5GHz products
News Four base stations, from Alvarion, Motorola, Samsung and Sequans, won certification, along with mobile modules from Intel, Samsung, Beceem, Airspan and ZyXEL. The WiMax Forum has issued its first certifications for mobile-centric products that...
[June 19, 2008, 12:56]
