The venture capital arm of chipmaker Intel has announced an investment in Japanese WiMax company UQ Communications, which intends to provide coverage to most of Japan by 2012. Intel Capital announced the $43 million investment on Sunday. Intel has long been a prime backer of the wide-range wireless...

Intel’s venture capital arm is investing US$43 million in a Tokyo-based WiMax operator that plans to launch the world’s fastest WiMax service in July. The investment, from Intel Capital, will help UQ Communications to build-out its network, which is now under test in Tokyo. The service offers...

Tertiary ISP Star-Tech Communications has deployed a fully managed internet service to 220 students at the Wesley College residence at University of Sydney. The service runs on wholesale WiMAX capacity provided by Unwired that students access via Ethernet or WiFi connections onsite. Students are...