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Laptops with mobile WiMax now available

The first laptops with built-in mobile WiMax wireless broadband are now available in the U.S. Sprint, Intel and the computer companies announced the new WiMax configurations at an event in Baltimore just a few days after Sprint launched its Xohm service there. All of these laptops use...

Tags: Mobile, Sprint Xohm, Laptop Computer, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, 3G, Chipsets, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-09

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Sprint's Xohm service and the first "WiMax" review

Sprint's Xohm service and the first "WiMax" reviewRE: Sprint's Xohm service and the firstClearWire in Reno offers a fixed Wimax service that can be moved to another fixed location but is not meant to be used from a moving vehicle.The backhaul on the Clearwire towers is less than the 'new'...

Tags: Sprint Xohm service, Sprint Xohm, Clearwire Corp., WiMAX, Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Sprint's Xohm service and the first "WiMax" review

[Update 10/2/08: Hands-on reviews of Sprint's Xohm service, which is based on Mobile WiMax, have now been posted at LaptopMag.com (XOHM WiMAX In Baltimore: Speed Tests With XOHM ExpressCard) and PCMag.com Sprint XOHM Mobile WiMAX.] No sooner had Sprint flipped the switch on its WiMax wireless broadband...

Tags: Mobile, Sprint Xohm, Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, Service, Laptop Card, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-29

WiMax service rolls out; Who's buying?

Sprint and its Xohm unit have finally made WiMax a reality. Now it will be very interesting to see who buys the service. In a statement Techmeme, Xohm, soon to be a joint venture between Sprint and Clearwire, announced that its WiMax broadband service, also known as...

Tags: Sprint Xohm, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Sprint XOHM WiMAX service launches in Baltimore

WiMAX is no longer just a wireless technology we have been hoping to see, but is now available from Sprint as XOHM in Baltimore. This highly anticipated 4G service seemed to be on shaky ground as company partnerships were worked out, but is finally a reality. The pricing options are...

Tags: Sprint Xohm, Sprint Communications, Pricing Option, WiMAX, Modems, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, Hardware, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Xohm Unveiled In Baltimore, not BAWA

This morning Sprint launched its long-awaited commercially-available Xohm service in its Baltimore Market. Xohm is Sprint's brand for its WiMax service, which follows the 802.16e standard. <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5...

Tags: Sprint Xohm, Price, Sprint Communications, Modems, Hardware, Components, Lisa Pierce

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on eve of WiMax launch

With the launch of its long-hyped WiMax service XOHM scheduled to debut in September in Baltimore, on Thursday Sprint announced a set of location-based personalization features that will enhance the user experience of WiMax subscribers by allowing them to, for example, quickly look up restaurants, check traffic and weather, and...

Tags: Sprint Xohm, Privacy, Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Xohm WiMAX service to launch in Baltimore in September 08

Xohm WiMAX service to launch in Baltimore in September 08XohmWhen/if Xohm gets to Seattle I hope the coverage area will include Shoreline.

Tags: Sprint Xohm, Xohm WiMax

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Xohm WiMAX service to launch in Baltimore in September 08

We have been hearing about the on and off story of Sprint, Clearwire, and Xohm for quite some time now and I pretty much had given up hope of really seeing any commercial release of WiMAX with 4G right around the corner. According to Sprint CTO Barry West, Xohm will...

Tags: Sprint Xohm, WiMAX, Pricing, Modems, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Marketing Research, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-18

Additional Resources

Sprint, T-Mobile expand options for wireless broadband on laptops

Sprint is on a roll this week. Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported the company is making a big push to sell its network capacity wholesale for use in gadgets such as digital cameras, GPS receivers and MP3 players (it's already in the Kindle). Today the company announced expansion plans...

Tags: 4G, Network, Clearwire Corp., Broadband, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, Laptop Computer, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, WiMAX, Modems, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Networking, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Comcast to debut 50Mbps Internet in Chicago, Baltimore, Atlanta (updated)

Comcast says it will debut its new ultra-high-speed Internet service in the Chicago, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Fort Wayne, Ind. markets, according to the Associated Press. The Philadelphia-based company says the next-generation Docsis 3.0, or Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification 3.0, technology will include some of the...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Baltimore, DOCSIS, Cable, Broadband Internet, Internet, WiMAX, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Wireless, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-11

Will HTC be the first to launch a WiMAX-enabled mobile phone?

Fellow Mobile Tech Roundup podcast co-host Kevin Tofel went to the Sprint/XOHM WiMAX launch event in Baltimore this week and wrote up his thoughts. The event was focused mainly on the devices that support the WiMAX network that was launched the week before and as a mobile guy I was...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Phone, Mobile, Radio, Cell Phone, Nokia N810, WiMAX, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-10

WiMax - the technology, devices and momentum - finally arrives.

Finally! WiMax is officially here. I know this because executives pulled out the big scissors - in this case, hedge clippers - to the cut the symbolic copper wire instead of a ribbon to signify the end of the wired Internet. Whenever there's a ribbon cutting, you know its official....

Tags: Sprint Communications, Laptop Computer, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-08

WiMax service rolls out; Who's buying?

WiMax service rolls out; Who's buying?Bring it on! I'll biteIn the Baltimore Washington area we have one maybe two choices for broadband access if you are lucky. The more competition the better. I'll drop Comcast broadband in a heart beat for WiMax. I'll stay if the service is...

Tags: Modems, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WiMAX, broadband, modem

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Time for Google to take out Sprint

Time for Google to take out SprintWhy change the name?The Sprint name stands for poor quality. Google has a reputation for high quality.I assume that, along with the name change, Google might institute policy changes which would decrease dissatisfaction with the brand, in order to protect its own good name.Sprint...

Tags: WiMAX, Product marketing, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Branding, Telecom & Utilities, Google Inc., Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

WiMax saved: Sprint, Clearwire form joint venture; Google, Intel among backers

Sprint and Clearwire have combined their WiMax businesses to form a new venture that will be focused on next generation broadband services. The company will be backed by $3.2 billion from the likes of Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. This new venture,...

Tags: Google Inc., Clearwire Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Sprint Communications, Intel Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-07

MobileTechRoundup show #128, CTIA, S60 gaming, ULCPC, and WM 6.1

Listen here (MP3, 26.3 MB, 28:30 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS I was all excited about Sprint's XOHM WiMax after talking with Sprint at CES, but as you can hear from James...

Tags: Game, MobileTechRoundup, CTIA, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-04-04

News to know: Microsoft interoperability; Bypassing FileVault; Woz; Black Hat; More benchmarks

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft pledges interoperability--again Reading the fine print on Microsoft’s new open-source promises Larry Dignan: Microsoft’s real game: Open interoperability protects its stack Dana Gardner: Microsoft on open APIs: New tune or blowing more smoke? Dana Blankenhorn:...

Tags: Black Hat, Interoperability, Disk, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-22

Sprint plans to open up WiMAX, launch SDK, open APIs

Sprint plans to make its Xohm WiMax service an open platform with open APIs and an software development kit. According to Jason Hiner at Techrepublic, Sprint plans to allow hardware and software makers to develop technology that use its WiMAX network. The rationale here...

Tags: API, SDK, Sprint Communications, Hiner, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-21