Nortel quits the mobile WiMAX game
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jan 30th 2009 2:03PM
posted Jan 30th 2009 2:03PM
Sure, Clearwire is still busily rolling out its mobile WiMAX network across the US, but the fledgling wireless standard isn't having the best time of it lately -- Nokia just discontinued the N810 WiMAX Edition, which was easily the highest-profile WiMAX product on the market, and now Nortel is closing down its entire mobile WiMAX division. Considering Nortel's struggle to stay afloat in our super-awesome economy, the move isn't too shocking -- but at least Nortel partner Alvarion is working to pick up the pieces, so hopefully the impact on the broader WiMAX market won't be too huge.
...And just when Sprint's future was looking so promising too ...
Not! lol
WiMax is gonna be DOA it is not the technology most of the industry is going to adopt they r mostly favoring LTE. Wimax will go the way of HDDVD. Poor sprint start writing the obituaries.
Sprint has been careful to say that they will go along with LTE if WiMAX doesn't pan out, and that the Clearwire network is being designed to make that transition easy should it come to that. I think they're busy rolling out WiMAX solely because LTE isn't ready yet. If they were forced to wait until 2010, WiMAX wouldn't be on the radar.
Wimax is here but Sprint is having some issues related to the device going back forward between the Wimax and 3g network when there are coverage gap. Once these bugs are ironed out you will a much aggressive launch of the Wimax network. Also I do believe with current president administration broadband access to every US home is on top of his priority on his list. Since Wimax is fair cheap and will reach 90% of the US people it will be the smart option. So we will see!!!!!
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