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WiMAX market in Ukraine growing despite obstacles

October 6, 2006, KIEV (WiMAX Day). The regulations for radio spectrum in Ukraine don’t explicitly contain any reference to “wireless” and they are highly restrictive on “mobility.” Despite this fact, the market for WiMAX in Ukraine is growing ... continue...

Lack of competition is a drag on Brazil economy

October 5, 2006, SAO PAULO (WiMAX Day) by Joachim Bamrud. The lack of competition among existing broadband providers is a drag on production in Brazil and can only be fixed by letting new entrants provide WiMAX at the ... continue...

Jordan will tender 3.5 GHz spectrum

October 4, 2006, AMMAN (WiMAX Day). The Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) last week announced that it intends to auction spectrum in the 3.5 GHz frequency within the month. The announcement stated that this will be the first ... continue...

Merger may be forced to divest WiMAX spectrum

October 2, 2006, WASHINGTON DC (WiMAX Day). Last week, two US Senators suggested that before the $67 billion merger of AT&T Inc and BellSouth Corp is completed, each company should divest of its WiMAX spectrum to prevent “anticompetitive ... 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...

Continued delay for 2.3GHz Auction in Malaysia

September 25, 2006, KUALA LUMPUR (WiMAX Day). According to a report from Reuters today, the Communications Minister in Malaysia, Dr Lim Keng Yaik stated that no plans have been made to set a new date for the tender ... continue...

Orbitel will extend WiMAX network to Bogotá

September 21, 2006, BOGOTÁ (WiMAX Day). The leading provider of WiMAX in Columbia has announced that it will extend its network to include the city of Bogotá. The planned expansion will include 30 base stations. According to a ... continue...

Scarce spectrum fuels speculation in China

September 9, 2006, BEIJING (WiMAX Day). At the Wireless China 2006 conference in Bejing yesterday, Xie Feibo, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced that “WiMax” will not be deployed in China due to ... continue...
 

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