http://unwired.corante.com/ en-us jyunker@bytelevel.com 2005-06-04T03:25:35-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/06/04/apple_putting_intel_inside.php According to CNET News, Apple will be announcing a migration to Intel chips on Monday. And it looks like they'll be starting with the low-end computers first, gradually working their way up to the high-end Macs. So it looks like... 12344@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-06-04T03:25:35-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/06/03/intel_apple_wimax_part_ii.php About a week ago I wrote a blog about the possibility of Apple embracing WiMAX. That blog was followed soon after by a MacObserver story. Needless to say, I've gotten an earful from readers -- some good, some bad, and... 12342@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-06-03T21:32:00-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/05/24/intel_apple_wimax.php So I have a few thoughts on why Apple is talking to Intel. First, let me quote this Reuters article to provide context: "To port to an x86 platform would be a massive undertaking and I'm highly suspicious of that,"... 12337@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-05-24T00:10:51-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/05/02/if_you_want_to_know_how_qualcomm_became_qualcomm.php Qualcomm is the Microsoft of the telecoms industry, for better and for worse. People in the telecoms industry typically either love the company or hate the company. I lean toward the latter, so please keep that in mind as... 12328@http://unwired.corante.com/ Cellular 2005-05-02T17:42:44-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/31/in_defense_of_wimax.php I see that the WiMAX backlash is in full effect. I agree with much of the criticism and I certainly have my share of issues with the folks at the WiMAX Forum, but I think we are now witnessing a... 12314@http://unwired.corante.com/ WiMAX & Fixed Wireless 2005-01-31T00:27:47-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/15/dave_mock_on_muni_wireless.php Dave Mock writes in support of municipal wireless. I'm also glad to see Intel throwing its weight in support of cities that want to take control of their airspace. I'm not saying all cities should get into the ISP business;... 12311@http://unwired.corante.com/ WiMAX & Fixed Wireless 2005-01-15T11:42:25-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/15/zte_and_intel_match_made_in_wimax_heaven.php Chinese telecoms vendor ZTE has announced that it will begin cranking out WiMAX gear using Intel chips. I'm glad to see ZTE gearing up for commercial WiMAX gear. I think that this company in particular will play a large role... 12310@http://unwired.corante.com/ WiMAX & Fixed Wireless 2005-01-15T11:01:12-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/11/lucent_alvarion_the_wimax_overlay_begins.php WiMAX has often been viewed as competitive to 3G or DSL networks. But I've always asked the question: Why can't a service provider use both? Well, it looks like Lucent has been asking that same question. They just announced a... 12308@http://unwired.corante.com/ WiMAX & Fixed Wireless 2005-01-11T10:51:38-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/10/cringelys_wireless_predictions.php Tech pundit Bob Cringley's annual predictions are always a good read. Here are his wireless predictions: ->WiMax will be a huge story by summer, but widespread adoption of the wireless networking technology will take at least another two years. In... 12305@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-01-10T10:53:12-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/05/wimax_101.php Unstrung has published an introductory guide to WiMAX. It's a worth a read if you need the basics, but it does fail to mention other WiMAX-like technologies such as Flash-OFDM (Flarion) and UMTS TDD that are live today and gaining... 12303@http://unwired.corante.com/ WiMAX & Fixed Wireless 2005-01-05T19:53:16-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2004/12/21/on_qualcomm_wifi_and_wimax_an_interview_with_dave_mock.php Dave Mock is a wireless consultant and analyst with currentofferings.com and author of the forthcoming book The Qualcomm Equation. Dave took a moment to answer a few of my burning telecoms questions... Q: What are your thoughts about a Nextel/Sprint... 12299@http://unwired.corante.com/ Big Picture 2004-12-21T16:19:37-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2004/12/16/lowerorbit_satellite_or_hot_air.php According to The Economist a company out of Atlanta, Georgia plans to launch an "airship satellite" stationed 13 miles off the ground to function as a cost-effective low-orbit satellite. This "stratellite" certainly appears to be less expensive than the real... 12297@http://unwired.corante.com/ WiMAX & Fixed Wireless 2004-12-16T00:16:34-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2004/12/08/flarion_win_in_texas.php Unstrung reports that Flarion won a small deployment in Texas. Every little bit helps when you're a startup. But bigger things are coming...... 12291@http://unwired.corante.com/ Blink › 2004-12-08T00:34:00-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2004/12/07/siemens_loves_ofdm.php Siemens is getting some blazing speeds out of OFDM. It is also going to be building OFDM gear in partnership with Flarion. OFDM is becoming the technology of choice for next-generation networks. Qualcomm's on board. Wi-Fi uses it. Who's next?... 12290@http://unwired.corante.com/ Blink › 2004-12-07T10:55:11-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2004/12/05/city_wireless_rfps.php MuniWireless has culled together eight RFPs from municipalities around the US, all looking to deploy wireless networks. Most of these networks will use Wi-Fi and most munis hope to the charge for the networks. Rome Georgia is planning an 802.16... 12287@http://unwired.corante.com/ WiMAX & Fixed Wireless 2004-12-05T12:03:18-05:00