Sprint Re-Thinking WiMax Plans > Ion.

reply to inteller

Re: Ion.

no, you are talking about wireless ISP connections, I'm talking about sprint ION, ATM switched networking to the premise. It was FIOS before there was FIOS (in concept, not actually fiber)

ION was a service that combined DSL, phone, fax into one devices. similiar to what Homezone does today (minus the TV)

The relavance of this is that Sprint was always on the cutting edge of things, just like with WiMax. however, back then they were an upstart and investors let them get away with highly experimental technologies. Not these days. If investors see risk, like they do with WiMax, they pull the plug.