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Alcatel-Lucent invests in Sequans

February 21, 2007, PARIS (WiMAX Day). Alcatel-Lucent announced today that is has invested in WiMAX chipset maker Sequans Communications. The terms of the investment were not disclosed by either party, except that the investment is an extension of ... continue...

IPO prospectus states Clearwire will net over $450 million

February 14, 2007, NEW YORK (WiMAX Day). The American WiMAX network services provider Clearwire Corp filed its IPO prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday, with the intention of an immediate listing on the Nasdaq ... continue...

$2.3 billion London listing for Sitronics

February 8, 2007, LONDON (WiMAX Day). Russia’s largest IT services company Sitronics began its initial public offering of shares yesterday on the London Stock Exchange. Sitronics is a unit of the Russian conglomerate AFK Sistema, which owns GSM ... continue...

Beceem raises over $40 million

February 8, 2007, SANTA CLARA (WiMAX Day). WiMAX chipset manufacturer Beceem Communications announced yesterday that it has raised more than $40 million in a Series-D round of financing. A statement made by Beceem said that all of the company’s ... continue...

Neovia plans $15m WiMAX investment

February 1, 2007, SÃO PAULO (WiMAX Day). The Brazilian WiMAX network operator Neovia announced plans for the expansion of its network in São Paulo. According to a report in BNAmericas, the expansion will add 3,000 WiMAX-certified base stations ... continue...

Aperto completes $19 million financing

February 1, 2007, MILPITAS (WiMAX Day). WiMAX base station and CPE manufacturer Aperto Networks announced yesterday the completion of a follow-on Series E round of financing. The $19 million raised this week brings the total capitalisation of the ... continue...

Pricing will give mobile WiMAX an advantage over 3G services

January 19, 2007, LONDON (WiMAX Day). One of the key features of WiMAX that will give it a competitive advantage over 3G services will be pricing. This seems evident from recent news that Sprint Nextel will look at ... continue...

Telmex plans $15m for WiMAX in Chile

January 18, 2007, SANTIAGO (WiMAX Day). Mexican telecoms operator Telmex announced yesterday that it has launched investment into its WiMAX network in Chile, with an initial investment of $15 million planned. According to a report in Reuters, the ... continue...