Will the $3.2B Sprint + Google+(et al…) mega-deal bring WiMax coast-to-coast in the USA?
Back on June 8 2008 we wrote about a deal announced by Sprint and Clearwire, that was the best news for WiMax imaginable: http://tinyurl.com/cjo59d
This is a Mega-deal between Sprint, Google, Clearwire, Comcast, Time Warner, and Intel, which was intended to create “the [...]
The “super news” the WiMax industry has been waiting for appears to be on the way later this year:
summary Wall Street Journal article: Tech Firms to Build WiMax Network in U.S.
This $3.2B proposed cross-sector tech investment banking deal and joint venture announced May 7 2008 is to be consummated this fall after regulatory review, will [...]
Will WiMax meet the fate of ATM, ISDN, and HomeRF? Or is it going to become a booming global technology? Maybe somewhere in the middle, as an emerging markets play for backhaul?