Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Sprint to Deploy WiMax for 4G in '07
Posted by Janak Parekh in "NEWS" @ 04:00 AM
"Sprint today announced they will roll out their 4G wireless broadband network beginning in the fourth quarter of 2007. Though it tested many options, the carrier chose to use the 802.16e mobile WiMax standard. They believe this choice will provide the carrier and subscribers with the maximum number of compatible devices at the lowest cost."
This is an interesting announcement -- namely that a wireless carrier is adopting WiMax wholesale for the next generation of their network. I'll be very curious to see how it scales, but as of now, this has to be a big boost to the standard. Will we see Pocket PCs (or Pocket PC Phones) with integrated WiMax? Time will tell, but if roll-out goes well I wouldn't be surprised if it were the case. Oh, and hey! We might actually have 4G in my lifetime here in the US! :D
This is an interesting announcement -- namely that a wireless carrier is adopting WiMax wholesale for the next generation of their network. I'll be very curious to see how it scales, but as of now, this has to be a big boost to the standard. Will we see Pocket PCs (or Pocket PC Phones) with integrated WiMax? Time will tell, but if roll-out goes well I wouldn't be surprised if it were the case. Oh, and hey! We might actually have 4G in my lifetime here in the US! :D
