Sprint planning to rollout WiMAX service as “XOHM”?

Posted by Will on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 at 3:40 pm under Sprint, WiMAX, Mobile Web, Technologies, Services, Announcements

Sprint WiMAX service called XOHMWe’re used to seemingly random naming conventions in the mobile marketplace, but this one takes the “Doesn’t-make-a-lick-of-sense” cake. Sprint’s WiMAX service, slated for a late-2007 rollout, is rumored to be launched as Sprint’s XOHM service. Say what? According to an anonymous source (those are the best kind) at Engadget, Sprint’s WiMAX venture with wireless ISP Clearwire and Google will be henceforth known as XOHM.

We’re not sure what XOHM is supposed to stand for, hopefully Sprint will shed a little light on the unusual naming convention in a future press release or something - maybe by Thursday. If anything, the new service does stand out in the sea of mobile tech acronyms.

Which sounds better, WiMAX N900 or XOHM N900? We like WiMAX, but who are we to second guess the corporate big-heads at Sprint. What do you guys think, WiMAX or XOHM?

[Via: Engagdet Mobile]


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    • 9 Responses to “Sprint planning to rollout WiMAX service as “XOHM”?”

    • nombre says:
      August 15th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

      X = No
      Ohm = Resistance

      No Resistance

    • NET9 says:
      August 16th, 2007 at 9:16 am

      You will be assimilated. :grin:

    • Will Park says:
      August 17th, 2007 at 1:27 am

      lol @ NET9

      nombre definitely has an interesting interpretation.

    • Sprint reserves $5 billion for WiMAX network - we mean XOHM says:
      August 18th, 2007 at 8:35 pm

      […] boost. The compay has announced that they will earmark $5 billion for the development of the WiMAX (XOHM?), network through 2010. It looks like Sprint’s partner Clearwire will also be lending a hand […]

    • Samsung signs on to build WiMAX network for Sprint in New York Metropolitan area says:
      August 28th, 2007 at 1:51 pm

      […] network, and will also be providing the chips and handsets that will work on Sprint’s WiMAX XOHM network.  The New York WiMAX market will add to Samsung’s WiMAX infrastructure build-out […]

    • memjin says:
      November 9th, 2007 at 11:35 pm

      ACCESS SYSTEM

    • DiggetyDog says:
      November 12th, 2007 at 5:32 pm

      XOHM stands for X-Extract
      O-Out of
      H-Human
      M- Actually this is A(ss)

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      January 15th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

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    • Mobile Phone Reviews and News » IntoMobile says:
      July 14th, 2008 at 7:25 am

      […] boost. The compay has announced that they will earmark $5 billion for the development of the WiMAX (XOHM?), network through 2010. It looks like Sprint’s partner Clearwire will also be lending a hand […]

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