SINGAPORE--Mobile WiMax is an indispensable part of the gradual progression toward fourth-generation (4G) wireless network, according to a senior executive at Korean electronics giant Samsung.

South Korea's commercial launch of the nascent WiBro, commonly referred to as mobile WiMax, in June last year was a premature move, according to an analyst from Informa Telecoms and Media. Speaking to ...

November 16, 2005 - Samsung has demonstrated the WiBro (Wireless Broadband; Korean brand name of Mobile WiMAX) mobile phones and systems at the "2005 APEC IT Exhibition" during the Asia-Pacific ...

When SK Telecom and LG Uplus announced the launch of commercial long-term evolution (LTE) services this month, it seemed like a death notice for KT’s WiBro. The fear turned out to be groundless. WiBro ...

In the autumn of 2005, a special bus roamed the streets of Busan, the host city of the APEC Summit. Inside this bus, passengers could connect to wireless internet on their laptops. It boasted a ...

Korea’s fixed-line incumbent is looking to discounted bundled offers, increased network coverage, more devices and Wave 2.0 kit to spur WiBro take-up. WiBro, Korea’s Mobile WiMAX service brand, is ...

Korea's hope of creating a legacy in wireless technology may come true but for all the wrong reasons. It wasn't long ago when government officials were convinced that the market was ready for a new ...

Wireless provider Korean Telecom reportedly signed a “memorandum of understanding” with Apple to combine “WiBro, a third generation-based communications technology, with Apple’s hit products such as ...

Samsung took the golden CES opportunity to give us a peek (but only a peek) at WiBro. It was showing off a few devices in its CES booth but not giving out an extraordinary amount of information. WiBro ...

Reigncom Ltd., the company behind IRiver-brand portable music players, is to work on a game-focused portable multimedia player based on the WiBro wireless Internet standard, the company said Monday.