Q. I've been using a mobile-broadband service that resells Sprint's WiMax 4G, not its LTE. Isn't WiMax going away? A. It is, and you'll need a new hotspot when that happens. Sprint announced some four ...

The modem looks more like a coffeemaker or other home appliance than a means of quickly moving large data files, such as movies, to your computer. And perhaps its design is intentional. Certainly, ...

If you’ve seen or heard an ad about a cell phone or wireless plan lately, you may have noticed that a lot of new buzzwords are being thrown around. Words like 4G, LTE, and WiMax seem to have replaced ...

There's been a lot of buzz about WiMax as Sprint Nextel rolls out its first network to use the 4G wireless technology. But what exactly is it? This FAQ will help you sort it out. Marguerite Reardon ...

This series is commissioned by Intel 4G WiMAX. First, there was dial-up. Then there were network cables. More recently, Wi-Fi has taken over. Now, there's a new contestant in the Internet connection ...

The company's new 4G network shows early signs of performing well, but it could be headed down the same road as EarthLink's citywide Wi-Fi. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, since you ask. It's overseen by The WiMax Forum, an alliance of more than 400 companies working towards compatibility under the IEEE 802.16 standard.

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BARCELONA--The industry is working fast to offer high-speed data connection to portal devices, but the market has split into two camps: one stands by wireless standards such as WiMax and Wi-Fi, while ...

Sprint’s WiMax network, launched in 2008 as the first commercial 4G system in the U.S., will finally shut down in November 2015. The country’s third-largest carrier confirmed Tuesday that it will end ...

It's a term (and a technology) that has been bandied about for around four years now, but after waiting far too long for the next next best thing, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ...