July 7, 2008, MILAN (WiMAX Day). The Italian telecommunications company Retelit SpA recently announced a € 50 million EUR capital increase for the build-out of its WiMAX network. In February 2008, Retelit subsidiary e-Via SpA was awarded licenses ... continue...

July 4, 2008, TAIPEI (WiMAX Day). The National Communications Commission (NCC) in Taiwan has rejected the request made by First International Telecom (Fitel) to spin-off its WiMAX business into a new company. Fitel has been looking at ways to ... continue...

July 3, 2008, ISLAMABAD (WiMAX Day). Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd announced today that Mobilink, the leading GSM operator in Pakistan, has awarded the company a contract to deploy a commercial mobile WiMAX network, based on the IEEE 802.16e ... continue...

July 2, 2008, MUNICH (WiMAX Day). The Germany company Televersa Online has awarded a contract to Proxim Wireless to provide equipment for the Televersa WiMAX network in Bavaria. Televersa has a license to operate WiMAX networks using 3.5 ... continue...

June 30, 2008, TEL AVIV (WiMAX Day). Alvarion announced today that it has supplied a mobile WiMAX network to DigitalBridge Communications which has been deployed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. One of the most popular ski resorts in America, ... continue...

June 26, 2008, AMMAN (WiMAX Day). The WiMAX joint venture between Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and the AA Turki Corporation for Trading and Contracting (ATCO), named "wi-tribe," announced that it has launched services in West Amman, Jordan, and soon ... continue...

June 26, 2008, JOHANNESBURG (WiMAX Day). The Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has said that it will consider the issuance of new spectrum licenses in the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz frequencies for use with WiMAX services. The ... continue...

June 24, 2008, WASHINGTON (WiMAX Day). LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, announced that the US Defense Information System Agency (DISA) has chosen Alcatel-Lucent’s WiMAX wireless broadband technology. Alcatel-Lucent will provide DISA with a turn-key WiMAX network that supports ... continue...