Sprint Introduces the "XOHM" WiMax Network

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2171735,00.asp
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The Sprint Nextel Corp. stated that they will spend nearly $2.5 Billion creating a new network using the "WiMax" high-speed wireless technology, and that number could double over the next couple of years. Sprint is the No. 3 wireless carrier in the U.S. and this technology will allow high-speed access to everything from cellphones to laptops.

Sprint has already branded the service as "XOHM", and is reportedly 5 times faster than any other wireless network by today's standards. They have teamed up with the Clearwire Corp., an internet provider, to help cut costs of the project, and both of their customers will share access.

I have been reading about WiMax for a long time, and it looked promising especially to people in areas where broadband was not available. I will be interested to see how this develops.

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I live in Windhoek, Namibia (Southern Africa), and my Internet connection is established via WiMax. They've been using this technology here since the end of last year. Telephone cables are old and not very reliable, so WiMax is the only alternative here. Just build a sender on the hill and give every client an antenna, and that's it (simply spoken). Though Windhoek seems to be very European, Namibia is still a third world country. WiMax offers the chance to connect people to the Internet at very low costs. So I think WiMax won't compete with broadband, but it will be used where broadband is not available: out in the country where not so many people live.