Sprint Rolls out WiMAX Access

Tokin84 writes "Today, Sprint announced that it would pour over $4.5Bn into a 2.5Ghz WiMAX system to be rolled out across the country. From the article: 'Sprint Nextel, the nation's largest holder of radio spectrum in the precious 2.5 GHz band, has reportedly chosen to deploy Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access (WiMAX) as the foundation of its technology platform for the carrier's mobile broadband Next-Generation Network (NGN) build-out.'"

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Re:Spectrum belongs to the public and not the rich

[zymano]

Would there have been an internet without gov help ?

Do you believe the phone companies loved cannibalizing their own product ?

I love getting nickel and dimed by the jackal phone co's for web access.

Excellent, any word on when...

[Jtheletter]

the fiber infrastructure buildout that was paid for with 200 Billion-with-a-B taxpayer dollars will be ready? What's that you say, not ready yet and you need more money? Gee, where could you find some? I have no idea... ooh look shiny new wimax towers!