May 22, 2008, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). Last year, the Japanese company eAccess fought feverishly to obtain a license for WiMAX spectrum. As a founding shareholder in the OpenWin consortium with Softbank and Goldman Sachs, eAccess planned to build ... continue...

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...

January 22, 2008, LONDON (WiMAX Day). The up-start technology known as WiMAX found itself on most of the "top ten" technology watch lists for 2008. All eyes are focussed on the abruptive technology that became an IMT standard ... continue...

January 17, 2008, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). The Japanese mobile operator Softbank, and broadband provider eAccess competed diligently to win one of the two licenses for WiMAX spectrum in Japan last year. However their OpenWin consortium, which included investment ... continue...

December 21, 2007, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). As expected, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced today that Wireless Broadband Planning K.K. -- the consortium lead by KDDI and Intel -- and Willcom Inc, were both awarded licenses ... continue...

December 18, 2007, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). According to a report today in The Nikkei, the consortium led by KDDI and Intel is a front-runner to receive one of the two coveted 2.5 GHz WiMAX licenses to be awarded ... continue...

November 28, 2007, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). Japan’s WiMAX spectrum auction scene is anything but serene. Four license-seeking hopefuls are locked in a fierce competition over two licenses up for grabs. There's only one month to go before the ... continue...

November 14, 2007, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). Japan is likely to grant licenses to supply high-speed Wireless Internet access to mobile phone operators KDDI and PHS (personal handy phone system) operator Willcom, according to a report from the Nikkei. ... continue...