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Re: WiMax confirmed

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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 63366)

There was no hijacking. All of the posts are relevant to the topic... except that one and this one. :rolleyes:

stupid jerks :mad:

Re: WiMax confirmed

And that^ one

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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 63366)

There was no hijacking. All of the posts are relevant to the topic... except that one and this one. :rolleyes:

BTW, this is really old news that was announced even before the N800 dropped...

January 2007

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Nokia will supply network gear, including its Nokia Flexi WiMax base transceiver stations, and develop and market mobile devices including multimedia computers and Internet tablets, the carrier said. It will also help develop services and applications and foster global adoption of WiMax to make international roaming possible.

By the end of this year Sprint plans to have WiMax up in 3 metro areas and has struck simular deals with /\/\otorola and Samsung. Each will have a test market area. Nokia plans to be up begining 2008 in the Texas market.

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Nokia will deploy WiMAX infrastructure, including the Nokia Flexi WiMAX Base Station, at sites throughout the four Texas markets, enabling Sprint Nextel to deliver wireless Internet broadband access to consumers, businesses and governments. Service is expected to commence in the Texas markets during the first half of 2008. Sprint Nextel's mobile WiMAX network intends to cover 100 million people nationwide by the end of 2008.

"Nokia's WiMAX solution provides Sprint Nextel a highly cost-effective network infrastructure solution for delivering broadband wireless Internet connectivity to its Texas customers," said Mark Louison, head of Nokia's Networks division in North America. "Nokia has extensive experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining high quality networks in North America, and will apply best practices to ensure the highest level of service for Sprint Nextel's WiMAX customers. We are confident in our ability to deploy the network on time in these markets in the first half of 2008."

Re: WiMax confirmed

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Originally Posted by SD69 (Post 63404)

stupid jerks :mad:

???

Is there something in the air today? No wimax, that's for sure. :rolleyes:

Re: WiMax confirmed

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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 63432)

???

Is there something in the air today? No wimax, that's for sure. :rolleyes:

As a matter of fact 2, US WiMax items in the air...

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Under the network build-out plan, Sprint Nextel will focus its efforts primarily on geographic areas covering approximately 185 million people, including 75 percent of the people located in the 50 largest markets, while Clearwire will focus on areas covering approximately 115 million people. Initially, the two companies expect to build out network coverage to approximately 100 million people by the end of 2008, with seamless roaming enabled between the deployed areas.

Dig upon >>this<<

and...

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Sprint Nextel said on Thursday it would develop with Google a new mobile Internet portal using WiMax wireless technology to offer Web search and social networking.

>>here<<

Re: WiMax confirmed

YoDude,

I posted the January PR as well, and it got lost in the excitement when the N800 was released. Good to see the Sprint WiMax buildout likely going as scheduled, as the WiMax IT is dependent on it. Nokia is also building out the West Coast WiMax network sites as well as the ones in TX.

SD69

Re: WiMax confirmed

my 0,000000001 cents

If we observe how it all started, in the Nordic countries, in the 80s, it was too expensive to build lines to supply telephone networks in the Northern part: density reached a near zero inhab / km2. But the Nordic societies have a cult for equality and modernity, so the States decided to invest in building the networks. It was very easy: at this time, all the teleoperators were public, and I think not even companies but extension of the public administration: the people did not have a word to say, and boom, nmt network was up and running. First devices were made by eletrical equipment local companies. Such as Nokia, a conglomerate supplying among other things electric cable and rubber (needed for the cable), but also rubber boots!

If it had to be a private investment decision, sure no one would have accepted to wait 15 years to see a net return. And players involved in competing technologies are trying to brake on as much as they can. As natural as the brake on electric cars.

I guess this is the issue with Wimax. Furthermore, teleoperators can see their business model collapse if a critical size of users stop spending on calls and use VOIP on long range wimax connection.