In last June, CLEAR and Intel offered more than 20 WiMAX-enabled notebook/netbook including Samsung NC10.

Recently CLEAR give hot deals with only $199.99 ($250.00 instant rebate) for Samsung NC10 WiMAX-enabled netbook.It requires 2 year agreement plans for $40 $35 /month for the first 6 months with unlimited usage.
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Portable WiMAX/WiFi router to create personal hotspot is getting popular for example Sprint currently offering three products which are Cradlepoint PHS300S, Cradlepoint MBR-1000 and the latest one is Sierra Wireless AirCard W801.
CLEAR also provide Cradlepoint PHS300S as CLEAR Spot, the portable WiMAX/WiFi router.
The key features that W801 more advance than Cradlepoint’s product is supports both 3G and 4G networks. It’s not only for WiMAX/WiFi but also support 3G CDMA EVDO Rev A (850 & 1900 MHz).
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Sprint was listening the voice customer who unsatisfied because Sprint 3G/4G USB 300 doesn’t support Mac OS X.
The new Sprint 3G/4G USB 301 is in the list of Sprint SmartView 2.28 for Mac OS X ( Leopard and Snow Leopard ) supported devices. For a full list of supported devices, click here.
This software does not support Phone-as-Modem handset connections to the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network.

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Unwired subsidiary VividWireless is planning to deploy WiMAX networks nationwide in the next two years.Vividwireless will be responsible for marketing and customer service on the network and Unwired for construction and operation.

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Apparently the phone with the ability to make calls on the WiMAX network will available soon for people in Russia.
Newsland reported that Denis Sverdlov,CEO Yota, presented a prototype of a new phone that can work in GSM and WiMAX network at ITU Telecom World.It’s the world’s first phone which will able to make calls over the network using internet telephony (VoIP) over WiMAX network.
Recently Sotovik reported New Year Meeting with Denis Sverdlov that confirmed in February-March 2010, will launch GSM+WiMAX phone, the Samsung SWD-V300 Cosmos ,featured Mode calls for VoIP over WiMAX and it can be used as a modem for Yota.
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COMSTAR – United TeleSystems ( COMSTAR-UTS ) is the second commercial WiMAX provider in Russia currently offers WiMAX services in Moscow only.

As we have known that Yota, the first commercial WiMAX provider in Russia, offer Samsung NC10 4G as the first in Russia WiMAX-enabled netbook.

Recently Comstar-UTS announced the launch of ColibriComstar – its own netbook with the unique set of up-to-date technologies for wireless broadband Internet access. ColibriComstar buyers will be offered special terms for connection to the mobile Internet in WiMAX network of COMSTAR and 2G/3G mobile networks of MTS.
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Apparently the 2.3 GHz WiMAX 802.16d auction winner in Indonesia aren’t able to provide WiMAX in Q4 this year.

From eight winners only Telkom, Indosat M2, Firstmedia who already pay upfront fee.After receive letter of warning from government recently Berca Hardayaperkasa pay upfront fee with additional late charge.

Even though government decided to deploy of WiMAX 802.16d in Indonesia but many Indonesia’s local WiMAX industry prefer 802.16e mobile WiMAX.The reason why government take this decision because they want to support local WiMAX industry who has at least 40% of local content on WiMAX component or device.
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