SPRINT MOVES TO BUILD WIMAX NETWORK
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Kim Hart]
Sprint Nextel is taking a different path to high-speed wireless than its
rivals: Instead of bidding billions of dollars on airwaves in a federal
auction, Sprint is building a network that uses WiMax technology, a move that
has attracted plenty of criticism. Sprint yesterday mapped out more plans for
its network by announcing a 20-year partnership with Clearwire, a
three-year-old start-up that provides wireless Internet service and is headed
by entrepreneur and early Nextel investor Craig O. McCaw. Both companies hope
the partnership will help build the new network faster and cheaper. Sprint's
gamble on the technology is controversial because the $3 billion project has
guzzled investment while the company struggles to keep wireless customers and
fix problems with the old Nextel network.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071901090.html
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