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POSDATA and KT launch WiMAX JV

December 21, 2007, SEOUL (WiMAX Day). The innovative Korean company POSDATA announced that it will build a "Mobile WiMAX Town" in Pohang, Korea with Korea Telecom. According to a company press release, POSDATA will supply commercial equipment, such ... continue...

KT and Sumitomo bet on Uzbekistan WiMAX

October 30, 2007, TASHKENT (WiMAX Day). The Japanese company Sumitomo Corp and Korea Telecom announced today the acquisition of two companies in Uzbekistan for a total of ¥ 8 billion yen (US$69.6 million). The acquisitions will enable Sumitomo ... continue...

Google and Yahoo want WiMAX

March 8, 2007, SEOUL (WiMAX Day). According to a report from Korea Telecom, Samsung Electronics said that both Google and Yahoo have indicated a strong interest in mobile WiMAX. The report from Samsung noted several classes of WiMAX ... continue...

KT launches WiBro HSDPA modem

March 1, 2007, SEOUL (WiMAX Day). Korean WiBro operator KT announced this week the launch of iPlug Premium, a USB modem that supports both HSDPA (a GSM/3G technology) and WiBro (the brand name of mobile WiMAX in Korea). ... continue...

KT develops IPv6 for WiBro

February 5, 2007, SEOUL (WiMAX Day). Korea’s leading broadband operator KT Corp announced yesterday that it has developed an upgrade to its existing WiBro network (the Korean version of mobile WiMAX using 2.3 GHz) that will use IPv6 ... continue...

Investors search for clear definition of WiMAX

January 16, 2007, LONDON (WiMAX Day). Recent reports have stated that 2007 will be the “year of WiMAX,” or that the leading IPOs this year will be for WiMAX network operators. Whether or not this will be the ... continue...

SK Telecom announces $125 million investment in WiBro

December 1, 2006, SEOUL (WiMAX Day). In documents filed with the Korean stock exchange yesterday, SK Telecom announced that it would invest 117 billion won (US$125.8 million) for the expansion of its WiBro service in 2007. WiBro is ... continue...

Seoul subway gets WiBro

November 14, 2006, SEOUL (WiMAX Day). The transport operator Seoul Metro in the city of Seoul in Korea announced that beginning next year, commuters on the underground subway will be able to access the Internet using WiBro. The ... continue...
 

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