Some good news for WiMAX users/customers! Sprint as we know is offering 4G WiMAX services in US, their WiMAX network is named as XHOM, they are offering WiMAX services via CPEs(Customer Premises Equipments) and USB devices. There are no WiMAX/4G enabled handsets available for sprint customers now, the primary reason for this is lack of WiMAX handsets in market, there are hardly any WiMAX handsets available, one reasons for manufacturers not investing in WiMAX handsets could be the absence of mobility in WiMAX networks, most WiMAX networks around the globe are offering fixed/non-mobility services. Sprint, however do offer mobility to its customers, so it badly needs WiMAX handsets. Acc to a Forbes report, Sprint is going to launch its very first WiMAX phone in the first half of this year!

On April 6 and 8, 2009, the WiMAX Forum granted Motorola WiMAX certification in the 2.5 GHz frequency band for two CPEs and one Wireless Access Point (WAP). The following Motorola products are now WiMAX Certified: CPEi 25150 (data only), CPEi 25750 (data +VoIP), WAP 25600. These products should now be referred to as “Wave 2 Compliant” rather than Wave 2 Ready.

Cisco has announced that AsiaBell launched its broadband Mobile WiMAX service in central Kazakhstan, based on Cisco’s comprehensive Broadband Wireless Solution.

Another positive note for WiMAX market, Signals Telecom Consulting has published a couple of reports which estimate that Latin America’s WiMAX market is to to surpass US$1.04 Billion in revenues during 2009-2013. WiMAX will also account for around 1.8% of broadband connections in the region over the same time frame.

This week Motorola Inc. launched its latest Long Term Evaluation(LTE) product, the EnodeB Wireless Broadband Radio (WBR 500r) at CTIA Wireless, 2009. The WBR 500r is Motorola’s latest advancement in bringing to market a very agile zero footprint LTE solution that addresses the full scope of wireless carriers’ deployment needs to provide an advanced LTE RAN solution that meets size, and deployment cost criteria.

After Nokia’s WiMAX edition mobile phone – N810, this is second major announcement about a WiMAX mobile device from a top rated telecom manufacturer, I would mention that Mondi’s looks are pretty much similar to Nokia’s N810, but the difference between their performance could only be judged once used. Samsung Telecommunication announced its first WiMAX enabled mobile device (MONDI) at International Association for Wireless Telecommunication (CTIA) at 31st Mar, 2009.

Motorola and Mada Communications announced commencement of commercial WiMAX services in Jordan on March 25th. Motorola’s 802.16e WiMAX network will enable Mada Communication to provide high speed broadband services including data and voice services to customers.