Clear’s WiMAX Modem uses Motorola CPEi 150 and Motorola USB w100

Recently Clear begin to provide WiMAX service in Portland, Oregon. Apparently Motorola has become Clear’s partner to provide WiMAX modem.

1. Motorola USBw 100 as Clear’s USB WiMAX Modem

This modem is known as Motorola’s first USB adaptor. This is Wave 2 Ready Solution for Wireless broadband. Available access in the 2.3, 2.5 and 3.5 GHz Bands.Motorola’s USBw 100 adaptor provides end users with a compact device that can easily plug into any USB port. Compatible with Windows XP (SP2/ SP3) and Vista. It seems not compatible with MacOSX. The USBw 100 adaptor employs multiple antenna technology, which delivers increased range and higher throughput when compared to products with single antenna solutions.It is expected to be available in Q4 2008, but now available as Clear USB WiMAX modem.

Specifications :

Frequency Band : USBw23100 (2300 – 2400 MHz),USBw25100 (2496 – 2690 MHz),USBw35100 (3400 – 3600 MHz)
Connectivity : Universal serial bus V1.1 and 2.0 compatibility
Certification : WiMAX Forum Wave 2 compliant,5 MHz and 10 MHz channels for 2.3 GHz,5 MHz and 10 MHz channels for 2.5 GHz, 5 MHz, 7 MHz and 10MHz channels for 3.5 GHz
Security : Device authentication based on X.509 digital certification,authentication methods according to IEEE 802.16e, EAP-TLS and EAP-TTLS,AES (128-bit CCM) data encryption and authentication

2. Motorola CPEi 150 as Clear’s Home/Business WiMAX Modem

Motorola CPEi 150 was designed as the plug-and-play desktop indoor WiMAX modem. This is Wave 2 Ready Solution for Wireless broadband. Operates in the 2.5GHZ band.Just power on and automatically connects to the WiMAX network and authenticates itself for easy setup. Previously stated to be available for service providers during Q2 2008, but now available as Clear’s Home/Business WiMAX modem.

Unfortunately I can’t find any detail data. I can only compare to its predecessor Motorola CPEi 100 ( CPEi 100 Data sheet in PDF) . Motorola CPEi 100 is Wave 1 ready solution for wireless broadband.Operates in the 2.5 GHz band, it has single ethernet port and compatible with Windows or Mac.

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