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July 30, 2008 – 10:01 am

Gartner Research released a report a few days back about the state of the WiMAX market concluding that businesses should wait on investing in the technology. I have seen a lot of media coverage on this, and as a proud advocate of WiMAX, I’d like to throw my two cents into the mix.
It seems [...]

By Jeff | Posted in WiMAX | Comments (4)

WiMAX Coming to Intel’s Centrino 2.0

July 22, 2008 – 10:02 am

As I’m sure many of you saw, last week Intel said it will begin shipping its new Centrino 2.0 (Montevina) mobile chip for laptops. You might ask, why does Jeff care about this? Because the new chip will have WiMAX capabilities integrated later this year, along with Wi-Fi. For those [...]

By Jeff | Posted in WiMAX | Comments (0)

Not Enough Fiber in Your Company’s Diet? Switch to Wireless!

July 8, 2008 – 6:15 pm

Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about fiber-optic communication. The phone companies are hyping fiber as the best thing since sliced bread. I constantly see commercials for a certain phone company’s fiber-optic network that make it seem as though this technology is widely available and will improve broadband [...]

By Jeff | Posted in Fiber | Comments (0)

WiMAX? … Wi-NOW? … Wi-ME?

July 2, 2008 – 4:30 pm

What can I say, it’s been a very busy few months here at Towerstream, which is why I haven’t had the chance to update my blog. For my first post back after a short hiatus, I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a minute and address the questions Wi-NOW and Wi-ME?
First, the [...]

By Jeff | Posted in WiMAX | Comments (0)


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Monthly Archives: July 2008 Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Wireless July 30, 2008 – 10:01 am Gartner Research released a report a few days back about the state of the WiMAX market concluding that businesses should wait on investing in the technology. I have seen a lot of media coverage on this, and as a proud advocate of WiMAX, I’d like to throw my two cents into the mix. It seems [...] By Jeff \| Posted in WiMAX \| Comments (4) WiMAX Coming to Intel’s Centrino 2.0 July 22, 2008 – 10:02 am As I’m sure many of you saw, last week Intel said it will begin shipping its new Centrino 2.0 (Montevina) mobile chip for laptops. You might ask, why does Jeff care about this? Because the new chip will have WiMAX capabilities integrated later this year, along with Wi-Fi. For those [...] By Jeff \| Posted in WiMAX \| Comments (0) Not Enough Fiber in Your Company’s Diet? Switch to Wireless! July 8, 2008 – 6:15 pm Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about fiber-optic communication. The phone companies are hyping fiber as the best thing since sliced bread. I constantly see commercials for a certain phone company’s fiber-optic network that make it seem as though this technology is widely available and will improve broadband [...] By Jeff \| Posted in Fiber \| Comments (0) WiMAX? … Wi-NOW? … Wi-ME? July 2, 2008 – 4:30 pm What can I say, it’s been a very busy few months here at Towerstream, which is why I haven’t had the chance to update my blog. For my first post back after a short hiatus, I thought it would be a good opportunity to take a minute and address the questions Wi-NOW and Wi-ME? First, the [...] By Jeff \| Posted in WiMAX \| Comments (0)

Monthly Archives: July 2008

Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Wireless

WiMAX Coming to Intel’s Centrino 2.0

Not Enough Fiber in Your Company’s Diet? Switch to Wireless!

WiMAX? … Wi-NOW? … Wi-ME?