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While other carriers are getting ready to launch their 3G service, Sprint 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]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
