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WiMAX PC Card Antennas and WiMAX in the Caribbean?
Today, Florida-based SkyCross posted a
press
release announcing its involvement with Intel in developing WiMAX antennas for
the new Dana Point Express34 PC card. These 2.5 GHz antennas will
support WiMAX in the United States as well as parts of Europe and Asia. The
antennas have received positive feedback in terms of their energy efficiency and
their overall effectiveness. The Dana Point design cards are also noteworthy for
their sleek modern design. The announcement is yet another exciting premonition
of a new generation of WiMAX-enabled devices.
A second noteworthy article posted on
TMCnet
describes some of the challenges posed to WiMAX deployment in the Caribbean. The
low level of wired access in the Caribbean makes it seem like a prime location
for developing WiMAX. However, the Caribbean's major telecom companies may not
have the buying power to purchase handsets at their current price, leaving
access in that location at the mercy of handset prices. The article does offer
some hope, however. Given that much of the Caribbean economy in hinged on
tourism, the idea of marketing Internet access to tourists may be an impetus to
investing in the technology. Nortel is working actively toward developing WiMAX
technologies, with a particular focus on this part of the world.
Ari Zoldan
Launch 3 Communications
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WiMAX Network actually operational
This operator already launched a WiMAX Rev E network in the Caribbean. This event happened last week.
It is not going to be developed, the current provider is not "working actively toward developing WiMAX technologies..." it's already working.