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Strong growth for WiMAX chips

May 3, 2008, NEW YORK (WiMAX Day). With rapid growth in WiMAX expected for the next few years, research firm IDC reports that it expects WiMAX semiconductor revenue to reach USD 480 million in 2008, and grow to ... continue...

Samsung selected to supply mobile WiMAX platform to UQ

April 23, 2008, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). Samsung Electronics announced that it will provide its mobile WiMAX platform to UQ Communications, the KDDI-Intel WiMAX joint venture in Japan. Samsung will provide its mobile WiMAX Wave 2 base station systems. ... continue...

Acer plans WiMAX-enabled laptop

April 19, 2008, TAIPEI (WiMAX Day). Computer manufacturer Acer announced today that will launch WiMAX-enabled Aspire laptops later this year. According to Acer chairman JT Wang, the laptops first will be sold in America through Sprint Nextel for ... continue...

Eight products certified for mobile WiMAX

April 9, 2008, PORTLAND (WiMAX Day). The WiMAX Forum announced today that it has certified eight products for mobile WiMAX. The products were certified in collaboration with AT4 Wireless, the lead testing laboratory of the WiMAX Forum. According to ... continue...

Intel and Telefonica sign strategic agreement

April 9, 2008, MIAMI (WiMAX Day). Telefonica, the international telecommunications group, and Intel Corporation announced today that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on several initiatives that will "expand the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) ... continue...

Intel advances WiMAX initiative in Saudi Arabia

April 7, 2008, RIYADH (WiMAX Day). During a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett pledged the technical support of Intel for on-going efforts to build WiMAX networks in KSA. Barrett also ... continue...

NextWave announces mobile WiMAX Wave-2 chipsets

April 1, 2008, SAN DIEGO (WiMAX Day). NextWave Wireless today began demonstrations of their NW2000 family of mobile WiMAX silicon solutions at the CTIA Wireless 2008 conference in Las Vegas. The IEEE 802.16e compliant Wave 2 ready chipsets ... continue...

Intel says WiMAX is here NOW.

March 17, 2008, SANTA CLARA (WiMAX Day). At an investor conference last week at its Silicon Valley compound, Intel CEO Otellini told financial analysts that he believed Intel can "triple the market for [its] products." Part of this ... continue...
 

WiMAX Chipset Stocks

Fujitsu Ltd Adr22.55   -1.10
Freescale Semicon39.99   +0.00
Infineon Tech Ads3.66   -0.35
Intel Cp15.19   -0.41
Nextwave Wireless0.47   +0.15
Nipny0.00   +0.00
Pmc-sierra Inc5.64   +0.26
Samsung Sp.gdr-14188.00   -5.00

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