August 31, 2006, WASHINGTON DC (WiMAX Day). The FCC turned up the pressure on bidders Tuesday to wrap up the AWS auction. The agency increased daily bidding rounds to 6 from 4 and cut each round in half, ... continue...

August 31, 2006, BOGOTÁ (WiMAX Day). Colombian mobile operator Avantel has raised further questions regarding the legitimacy of proposals made by competitor Comcel for an upcoming auction for WiMax licenses in the 3.5GHz spectrum band, according to an ... continue...

August 24, 2006, WASHINGTON DC (WiMAX Day). ABI Research believes that it is likely that Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operators in the United States may seek a partnership with Clearwire for WiMAX spectrum. DBS operators have taken an ... continue...

August 22, 2006, SAO PAULO (WiMAX Day). Brazil’s presidential palace has given communications minister Hélio Costa orders to defy telecoms regulator Anatel and alter the rules for an upcoming auction for WiMax spectrum licenses in the 3.5GHz and ... continue...

August 17, 2006, SAO PAULO (WiMAX Day). The National Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel) in Brazil yesterday confirmed that the auction of 3.5 GHz licenses will proceed on 14 September 2006 as planned. There was some doubt about the ... continue...

August 16, 2006, Wireless DBS, the deep-pocketed partnership between DirecTV and Echostar, has effectively dropped out of the bidding in the advanced wireless services (AWS) sprectum auction in America this week, as the bidding has progressed more quickly ... continue...

August 8, 2006, LOS ANGELES (WiMAX Day). Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest US mobile service provider, announced on Tuesday that it intends to build a national WiMAX network using its massive holding of 2.5 GHz frequencies. Sprint is ... continue...