Peter,
This is no big surprise that the telco's would choose WiMax. It is the
only way the CPE prices would ever come down to reasonable pricing
because of the volumes they would purchase. At least that was the plan
from the start as far as I could tell.
We will just have to wait and see though.
Just my take on it...
Regards,
Dawn DiPietro
Peter R. wrote:
Subject: Sprint seen choosing WiMax technology -WSJ
NEW YORK, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp. (S.N: Quote, Profile,
Research) is expected to announce it is choosing the WiMax technology
to build a new wireless Internet network in coming years, the Wall
Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the
matter.
Sprint's decision, which could be announced on Tuesday, would be a big
win for backers of the new technology, such as Intel Corp. and
Motorola Inc., and a setback for wireless company Qualcomm Inc. ,
which backs a rival technology, the article said.
WiMax can spread a wireless Internet signal over several miles and is
a longer-range version of the popular Wi-Fi Internet technology, the
paper said.
Building a nationwide WiMax network could cost Sprint between $1
billion and $4 billion, the report said, quoting analysts.
No one was not immediately available at Sprint to comment on the report.
http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060808:MTFH93669_2006-08-08_04-44-19_N08418925&type=comktNews&rpc=44
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