by Pivot
Tag: WiMAX
Court Delays Sprint WiMax Shutdown
Sprint will have to keep its WiMax network running in parts of Massachusetts for at least 90 days now that the state has granted a preliminary injunction against the carrier. The move was made in…
Sprint WiMax Shutdown is One Element of Complex Network Transition
Sprint’s plan to shut down its WiMax network by the end of 2015 which came to light in a new financial filing, is a reminder of the complex network transition the company is undergoing and…
Karma Pay-as-You-Go MiFi Service to Use Sprint LTE
A pay-as-you-go mobile data service from startup company Karma should be stronger beginning in mid-2014. According to an announcement made this morning, that’s when the company plans to begin offering service based on LTE from…
FreedomPop Takes Free Wireless Broadband to the Home
FreedomPop, who launched a “free” wireless broadband service late last year, has now turned their attention to the home. They will now offer a “free” home broadband service provided customers are willing to buy a…
FreedomPop Adds Sharing to Free 4G Offering
FreedomPop is losing no time in expanding the free 4G wireless data offering it soft launched back in October, announcing today that it will allow users to share their monthly data allotments with one another.…
Free Internet Provider FreedomPop Offers Deposit Refund on Hotspot
FreedomPop’s free broadband wireless offering is mutating from an “open Beta” to an official launch. Anyone living in the Clearwire WiMax serving area has been able to sign up for FreedomPop service since October but…
How FreedomPop Will Monetize its New Free Mobile Broadband Service
FreedomPop, a startup company that includes Skype founder Niklas Zennstom among its backers, today launched what the company is calling a “public Beta” of the free mobile broadband offering the company first talked about nearly…
Virgin Mobile Launches $35 4G Prepaid Service
WARREN, N.J. (BUSINESS WIRE), May 08, 2012 – Virgin Mobile USA continues to demonstrate how it’s answering to A Higher Calling with the speed of 4G, by offering customers who prefer a no-contract option the…
Elevate Signs 4G MVNO Deal with Sprint
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Elevate, Inc. (ELEV.OB) has expanded its existing MVNO agreement with Sprint to include access to Sprint’s 4G (WiMAX) wireless network. Elevate signed a 3G MVNO agreement in…
NetZero Takes Free Internet to Mobile Broadband
NetZero built its business as a free alternative to AOL and other dial-up Internet services. They are now extending that model by offering a free mobile broadband offer, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. The service is…
Cal-Ore Moves to 3.65 GHz WiMAX
Mountain View, February 15, 2012 – PureWave Networks announced today that it has been selected by Cal-Ore Communications, Inc. as the company’s supplier of Mobile WiMAX (802.16e) infrastructure. With 16 base stations already deployed the…
FreedomPop Takes Free Mobile Broadband Strategy to Clearwire
FreedomPop, the company planning to provide free mobile broadband, said yesterday that it will use the Clearwire network to support its offering. Originally FreedomPop planned to use the LightSquared network, but that no longer appears…