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British Telecom unveils WiMAX intentions

April 13, 2008, LONDON (WiMAX Day). British Telecom (BT) has made two separate announcements this month confirming its interest in WiMAX. Last week, Ian Livingston, who will soon replace Ben Verwaayen as chief executive at BT, told the ... continue...

48 show interest for WiMAX in Italy

December 5, 2007, MILAN (WiMAX Day). The Ministry of Communications in Italy announced that 48 companies have expressed interest in the auction for 3.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum in January 2008. Communications minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday that ... continue...

An Italian WiMAX auction nears

September 27, 2007, MILAN (WiMAX Day). While the date for the auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum in Italy has yet to be confirmed (it was scheduled for June 2007), it was reported in the Italian daily Corriere Della ... continue...

Services for WiMAX should be consumer-focussed

May 25, 2007, LONDON (WiMAX Day). At the Mobile Broadband Congress held in London this week, the message delivered by several industry insiders was that WiMAX must be focussed on the consumer experience. In a keynote speech, Barry West, ... continue...

BT goes shopping for WiMAX

May 9, 2007, LONDON (WiMAX Day). The online journal Unstrung reports that British Telecom (BT) has issued an RFI (request for information) to equipment vendors. Details of the RFI were not disclosed, however the report notes that Alvarion ... continue...

Virgin Media may bid for Pipex

March 27, 2007, LONDON (WiMAX Day). Several publications in the UK have reported that Virgin Media may bid for Pipex Group, the UK Internet broadband provider, which is accepting bids from potential acquirers this week. Virgin Media was ... continue...

BT confirms interest in WiMAX

December 13, 2006, LONDON (WiMAX Day). Following the announcement of Ofcom that it intends to auction 2.6 GHz spectrum next year, The Independent in England yesterday published an article that reports the interest of British Telecom (BT) in ... continue...

Will BT bid for WiMAX licenses?

October 13, 2006, LONDON (WiMAX Day). According to an Unstrung report, several sources have indicated that BT, the UK incumbent telco, will soon become a player in the UK WiMAX market. BT already offers a combined Wi-Fi and ... continue...
 

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