Zyxel WiMAX routers on the way to Sprint Nextel
By Will Park on Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 at 5:47 PM PST In Announcements, Services, Sprint, WiMAX
While other carriers are getting ready to launch their 3G service, Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel is prepping to light-off their commercial 4G network. Well, actually, WiMAX has been spec’d as a 3G technology, but we’re going to ignore that reality and substitute our own.
Part of Sprint’s WiMAX/XOHM network rollout will take place in the end-user’s domicile. All that WiMAX/XOHM network infrastructure isn’t going to do anyone much good without any hardware to surf those wireless broadband waves. To that end, Chinese-based Zyxel has started shipping limited quantities of wireless routers specifically designed for Sprint’s XOHM WiMAX service. The shipments are part of Sprint Nextel and Zyxel’s 2007 agreement to use Zyxel WiMAX CPE (customer premises equipment) on the XOHM network.
Initial shipments will be limited, but as the network closes in on its launch window, we’re sure those Zyxel factories will be crunching XOHM router in mass.
[Via: DigiTimes]
Well its interesting to see things emerging. WiMAX is termed a 3G technology. Australian operators who trialled WiMAX are trashing it.
http://www.commsday.com/node/228
Few people are claiming HSPA, EVDO Rev B. already gives what WiMAX promises now. Few others say WiMAX is not cheap which is the whole point why WiMAX was born (to be cheaper alternative). Other’s say Intel is pumping money into the WiMAX to build an ecosystem. Time only will tell whats gonna happen.
Sprint is going ahead with Xohm. Wonder why AT&T, Verizon didn’t take the WiMAX route and adopted LTE.
They are all OFDMA anyways. I would imagine WiMAX is a buzz word that was hyped by Intel, Samsung etc. I wonder why clearwire which has Wimax networks is not picking up rapidly and why is it taking so much time for Sprint to deploy Wimax if its already here?