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• Intel is closing its WiMax Program Office in Taiwan

  Intel is closing down its WiMax Program Office in Taiwan and shifting employees from that group to other platform and products groups, a company spokesman said Thursday.

• NBN 101: The case for wireless broadband

  Of the alternatives offered by critics of the National Broadband Network (NBN), one of the more interesting options has been the notion of providing all Australians with wireless of one type or another.

• EnergyAustralia rules out commercial WiMAX interests

  EnergyAustralia has ruled out becoming a retail service provider (RSP) under the National Broadband Network (NBN), despite its growing fibre and WiMAX-based infrastructure in NSW.

• LTE vs WiMAX

  The argument between LTE and WiMAX continues to rage at least three years after it ignited. Though many, except for Sprint and Clearwire in the US, think it might already be over, with LTE the winner.

• WiMax Forum upbeat despite defections

  The WiMax Forum has closed one office in the past several months and lost as many as 100 members, but it is not concerned about the 4G technology losing its footing as many mobile operators commit to using LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks instead.

• HTC Evo 4G: What's inside first WiMAX smartphone

  The latest gadget disassembled by iFixIt is the HTC Evo 4G smartphone. And just in time. The first phone capable of running on a WiMAX network is <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/051310-sprint-to-make-htcs-evo.html ">due on Sprint's network</a> at the end of this week.

• EnergyAustralia rolls out WiMAX over smart grid

  EnergyAustralia has announced the rollout of a 4G wireless network across its smart grid. The two-way network will be used to transmit crucial information between field devices, back-end systems and households.
  

• LTE patent pools taking shape

  Three separate companies are steadily recruiting intellectual property holders into patent pools for LTE (Long-Term Evolution) technology, initiatives intended to get more manufacturers building gear for the fast network.

• Will 4G Fix Wireless Voice Quality?

  "Can you hear me now?" As much marketing hype as 3G wireless networks have received, the fact remains that customers of all the major wireless providers are frequently frustrated with their service's poor voice quality and dropped calls. With 4G looming on the horizon, can we look forward to better voice quality?

• LTE, WiMAX unlikely to find a future in the NBN

  Fourth-generation wireless technologies Long Term Evolution (LTE) and the more widely known WiMAX are unlikely to play a part in delivering the National Broadband Network.
  

• Clearwire, partners name 19 upcoming WiMax US cities

  Clearwire's WiMax mobile broadband will come to 19 more markets across the U.S. this summer, with partner Sprint Nextel reselling the service in all those areas and partners Comcast and Time Warner Cable coming on board in some of them.

• Intel, Samsung join to accelerate WiMax 2 development

  Intel late on Sunday said it was collaborating with companies including Samsung and Motorola to develop the next generation of WiMax mobile broadband technology, which will provide a speed boost in 4G wireless data transfers.

• Updated: vividwireless users reveal network speeds

  Vividwireless users are reporting an average speed of 12.23Mbps from the newly launched 4G ISP.

• 'WiMAX 2' coming in 2011?

  It's been just over a year since WiMAX made its big <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/100808-sprint-wimax-baltimore.html?fsrc=netflash-rss">debut</a> in the United States and we're already looking at a sequel.

• Huawei reaches for WiMax, LTE tech leadership

  Huawei Technologies, a growing presence in mobile infrastructure, has been credited with driving down prices worldwide but downplayed that factor at this week's CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas.