Beceem running away with mobile WiMax? Where’s Intel?
Beceem is a Santa Clara start-up that provides chips for mobile WiMax technology. WiMax has become all the rage because it allows broadband access for miles of territory.
WiMax ranges much as 10 miles, while the WiFi we know today reaches only a few hundred feet. Intel wants to use WiMax to allow someone to get wireless access on a laptop anywhere.
The WiMax technology is only now being deployed, so there is still a lot of… Continue Reading
Beceem, leading mobile WiMax chip co., gets $27M
Beceem, a Santa Clara company that provides chipsets for mobile WiMax technology and is now widely considered the leader in this industry, has raised $27.1 million of a $50 million fourth round of capital. Backers include Sequoia Capital, Walden International, Khosla Ventures and Global Catalyst Partners. VentureBeat spoke with the chief executive last week. We will have more on this soon.