15
May
Now I’m really confused… Last week Sprint announced their plans to merge with Clearwire and dump the XOHM name they had planned to use for their own WiMax network.
And today they announce that the technical tests of their network equipment have been a success and that they’ll start with the commercial introduction of their XOHM network later this year.
(as a refresher; WiMax is a "4G technology" that promises very fast download speeds on a nationwide wireless broadband network).
Sprint and Samsung Electronics Corporation Ltd. announced today that a new broadband wireless network offering the speed and mobility of WiMAX has met Sprint’s rigorous commercial acceptance criteria including overall performance, handoff performance and handoff delay. This key technical milestone has been passed after extensive evaluation both in the XOHMTM lab environment and with the commercial service network being built in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. Sprint plans on launching commercial WiMAX service in those cities later this year.
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Last month, Samsung announced the introduction of several WiMAX-enabled devices. The Express Card (E100 PC Card) and WiMAX embedded UMPC (Q1 Ultra Premium Mobile PC) underscore Samsung’s position as the leading provider of end-to-end mobile WiMAX network systems. With the technology proven to be ready, the Samsung mobile WiMAX systems being deployed for Sprint in Baltimore and Washington D.C. support the commercial introduction of XOHM service anticipated to begin later this year.
Perhaps someone at Sprint didn’t get the memo?
Kevin said,
The existing Clearwire and Sprint’s Xohm business are separate until they get all the regulatory approvals and close on the deal. They are required to operate independently and at arm’s length until then.
scottc said,
Thanks Kevin, that makes sense!
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