It’s been eight months since WiMAXian featured BanglaLion to launch WiMAX services in Dhaka Bangladesh by June. Many WiMAXian visitors complained about BangaLion’s WiMAX speed and time to market.

Bdnews24 and the Daily Star recently reported that BanglaLion Communications both launched experimental WiMAX operations and a roadshow to make people aware of the high-speed internet.

Chairman of BanglaLion Abdul Mannan inaugurated the high-speed wireless internet service by teleconference from Gulshan. BanglaLion officials said the company is preparing to introduce WiMAX commercially by December.

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It’s been eight months since we first knew  that Comcast was going to provide Femtocell for its mobile WiMAX deployments in order to expand its business as CLEAR reseller.
According to Stephen Burke, Chief Operating Officer at Comcast, the company will buy the service wholesale from Clearwire and resell it under the Comcast brand name , likely bundled with Comcast’s cable TV, phone and home Internet services.
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In June Intel unveiled the new 3.5GHz WiMAX-enabled notebook at WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam that became the world’s first public demonstration of future Intel 3.5GHz WiMAX solutions.

In July WiMAX Forum certified the new Intel WiMAX/WiFi module which named Intel Centrino Advanced-N+ WiMAX 6250 codenamed Kilmer Peak.

Computer World recently reported that “Kilmer Peak is in production and will launch with the Calpella Arrandale notebook platform solution in Q1 2010,” Intel spokesman Barry Sum wrote in an e-mail, adding that the chipset will support the three WiMAX profiles.”As for the availability of notebooks with Kilmer Peak built in, it’s more appropriate for you to check with the OEMs after the official launch in Q1,” he wrote.
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Acer continues its commitment to manufacture WiMAX-enable device. So many Acer WiMAX-enabled notebooks, netbooks and MID were ready at the market.From the Acer’s first WiMAX-enabled notebooks Acer Aspire 6930 and then Acer Aspire 3935 hit the market.In June ACER showcased its WiMAX notebook/netbook that integrated with Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009 which also Aspire One 531h and Aspire Timeline 3810T.
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Start from October 7 the portable WiMAX/WiFi router “Yota Egg” was available for Yota.You have to spend 5990 Rub (incl. VAT) or ~$200.

The Yota Egg is manufactured by interbro, a leading Korean manufacturer, and is the first router to allow users of WiFi-enabled devices such as notebooks, iPhones and VoIP phones, to connect to a WiMAX network instantly, without the use of a WiMAX USB Dongle or modem.
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In January EyeWiMAX debut its WiMAX service in Manchester UK.EyeWiMAX are currently rolling out their own network in Manchester to offer a faster and cheaper alternative Internet access option than many ADSL packages and will soon be adding Mobile WiMAX and global roaming to the portfolio.

Manchester has become the first city in the UK to have WiMAX network in the 3.6 GHz spectrum and implemented technology from Airspan Networks.

Recently Eye WiMAX’s supplier has achieved the world’s first seamless mobile WiMAX session handover between base stations operating at two different frequencies (2.5GHz & 3.6GHz). Working with multiple partners Airspan Networks, Starent Networks and Bridgewater Systems. EyeWiMAX deliver the world’s first dual band city wide mobile WiMAX network in Manchester
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Recently WiMAXian featured WiMAX-enabled Taxi equipped with Mobile Internet Device parked at VMAX booth at BROADBAND TAIWAN 2009 in Taipei.

Now we feature another interesting WiMAX device at BROADBAND TAIWAN 2009 with similar function which was car navigation device.

In December 2008 MiTAC International Cooperation (MIC),a well-known Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) manufacturer with its own brand name as “Mio” and M-Taiwan program office of MoEA launched a WiMAX specific “Explore Taiwan” project.

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