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Alcatel selected for WiMAX in Estonia

October 3, 2006, TALLINN (WiMAX Day). Alcatel announced yesterday that it will supply WiMAX equipment, including base stations and CPE, to Elion Enterprises in Estonia. Elion is the largest telecommunications and IT provider in Estonia. It is owned ... continue...

Rural WiMAX pilot launches in Vietnam

October 2, 2006, HANOI (WiMAX Day). According to Intel in Vietnam, a new pilot will begin this month to launch WiMAX services in Vietnam. The pilot is named VietNamNet Bridge and will begin in the northern Lao Cai ... continue...

Beauty Contests no longer fashionable in Finland

October 2, 2006, HELSINKI (WiMAX Day) by Joachim Bamrud. Since 1999, spectrum licenses for WiMAX in Finland were awarded based on “beauty contests,” where bidders compete for licenses based on their credentials. However, according to Antti Kohtala, director ... continue...

Doctors use WiMAX to make house calls in Sweden

October 2, 2006, STOCKHOLM (WiMAX Day) by Joachim Bamrud. Patients in the city of Umeå, in northern Sweden, are among the first in the world to benefit from an innovative use of WiMAX. Healthcare personnel now visit patients ... continue...

Telenor cautious before going to sea with WiMAX

September 29, 2006, OSLO (WiMAX Day) by Joachim Bamrud. Norway’s top telecom operator Telenor is considering WiMAX communication to link oil platforms with tankers. Telenor is in a unique position to test such use. Norway is the world’s ... continue...

TRAI sets terms for India auction

September 29, 2006, NEW DELHI (WiMAX Day). The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the Recommendations on Allocation and pricing of spectrum that was announced on 19th September. The TRAI confirmed that it recommends the spectrum ... continue...

Bangalore officials want WiMAX city

September 29, 2006, BANGALORE (WiMAX Day). Officials in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, have announced that they plan to become India’s first fully unwired city by providing the seamless deployment of WiMAX. The government of Bangalore has ... continue...

December auction for 3.5Ghz spectrum in Georgia

September 28, 2006, TBILISI (WiMAX Day). The National Communications Commission in Georgia (GNCC) announced this week that it will auction 3.4–3.5 GHz spectrum on 1st December 2006. The announcement did not detail how many licenses will be available, ... continue...
 

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