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Why The FCC’s Got AT&T And Verizon Scared Shitless
6:20AM Matt Buchanan | Remember net neutrality? Over a year after Comcast’s torrent-killing ways turned it into a rallying cry for chest-slapping geek solidarity, it’s back. But this time, it’s got AT&T and Verizon scared shitless — and it might actually screw us over. More »
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10:00AM Nick Broughall | Screw Wimax and LTE – The CSIRO has a brand new wireless technology in the works, and is pimping it to the government as a possible solution to the problem of rolling out the NBN to remote areas. More »
CSIRO Pimping New Wireless Tech For NBN
10:00AM Nick Broughall | Screw Wimax and LTE – The CSIRO has a brand new wireless technology in the works, and is pimping it to the government as a possible solution to the problem of rolling out the NBN to remote areas. More »
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2:30PM Nick Broughall | Within seconds of hitting the show floor at Computex, I was drawn to the flock of photographers surrounding this Intel BB and her MID. It’s actually a pretty persuasive argument for WiMax. More »
Intel WiMax Display Shows Lovely MID Streaming Video Across Computex
2:30PM Nick Broughall | Within seconds of hitting the show floor at Computex, I was drawn to the flock of photographers surrounding this Intel BB and her MID. It’s actually a pretty persuasive argument for WiMax. More »
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Clear Spot Portable WiMax Hotspot Makes You a Broadband God
8:00AM Wilson Rothman | Today Clearwire yanked the cloth off of its rumored Clear Spot portable WiMax-to-Wi-Fi hotspot, a shiny little battery-powered device that lets you bestow real 4G bandwidth upon anyone in Wi-Fi range. More »
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Giz Explains: How Cell Towers Work
12:00PM Wilson Rothman | I recently visited a cell site shared by Clearwire and two other unnamed carriers—without frying my nuts. We’ve all driven past them so many times, but have you ever actually wondered how they work? AU: Very US-centric, but interesting nonetheless. Anyone have more info on Australian towers? Is it the same setup? More »
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Exclusive: WiMax Uncapped Speed Tests
3:00AM Wilson Rothman | A cable modem in your pocket. Rockin’ down the highway with video on demand. Real wireless broadband. I tested an unthrottled Clearwire WiMax connection all over Portland, and that’s (mostly) what I got. More »
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Sprint Testing LTE Equipment; Whither WiMax?
1:40AM Matt Buchanan | LTE’s been the chosen 4G standard for a while—AT&T, Verizon and others are going that way. Sprint, the lone stalwart, has been pursuing WiMax glory. But GigaOM says now they’re evaluating LTE equipment. Wha? More »
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WiMax 4G To Hit 80 Markets by 2010; Clearwire Offering 3G/4G Modem Soon
12:15PM Wilson Rothman | Today, Clearwire announced network rollout plans for the “Clear” WiMax service, in conjunction with Sprint. In 2009, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Baltimore, Seattle, Honolulu and Charlotte are all scheduled to go live; next year, they’ll light up New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Houston and the San Francisco Bay Area. Better yet, subscribers will be getting a 3G/4G modem this summer, that’ll do WiMax in their home markets and Sprint EVDO Rev A in other cities—a lustworthy USB dongle if I ever heard of one. [Clearwire] More »
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