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 ...

If someone is trying to sell you 4G wireless these days, don’t believe them. The truth is, neither WiMax nor LTE (Long-Term Evolution) qualify as 4G (fourth-generation) technologies, according to the ...

Gathering momentum and now moving swiftly, a host of companies are progressing with efforts to develop and prove so-called fourth generation, or 4G, wireless technologies. Eagerly anticipated, what ...

Sprint has its first 4G handset on the runway---a snazzy HTC created Android device that'll fly---and Clearwire is forging ahead with its rapid expansion. WiMax and 4G services are landing in a city ...

So, you're tempted by Sprint's HTC EVO 4G, and frankly who can blame you? If our all-too-brief hands-on play with the WiMAX-packing Android 2.1 smartphone taught us anything, it's that HTC have taken ...

We now know the battlefield on which the fight will be engaged for the hearts, minds, and—most importantly—the wallets of those who would use faster, ubiquitous broadband wireless networks. These ...

With Qualcomm discontinuing development of its UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband) technology in November 2008, the competition for the coveted 4G wireless title is down to a two-horse race: WiMAX and LTE.

WiMax service provider Clearwire on Thursday introduced its first 4G/3G modem that works with Mac laptops, as well as its first Wi-Fi hotspots with integrated 4G or 4G/3G radios. The announcement of ...

HTC have announced a partnership with Russian carrier Scartel to produce the world's first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset, the HTC MAX 4G. Seemingly using much of the hardware of the HTC Touch HD, it ...

With most American mobile data networks busy trying to deliver third-generation (3G) mobile wireless access to traveling businesspeople, Sprint’s newly launched Xohm service takes a giant step forward ...

Sprint Nextel says the high-speed wireless data network will be faster and more cost-effective. Photos: Sprint CEO bets big on WiMax Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...