 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to DaveDude
Re: Sad really. said by DaveDude:Wimax will go nowhere, not because of the business model, but because Sprint is involved. I think there is too much clout behind WiMAX for it to go nowhere. It's device agnostic, it will soon be as ubiquitous as 802.11b/g thanks to Intel's Centrino push, and should be pretty open for 3rd parties. Sprint has already proven they don't mind letting other people ride atop their network if you look at the number of MVNO's who use Sprint.
I think WiMAX is going to shake up the mobile phone industry. People are tired of being locked to one carrier, one set of apps on their phone and not being able to use it the way they want. I think WiMAX may change all that.
I do agree that Sprint should spin it off to avoid tainting the brand. They need to change the color scheme to something non-Sprint-like too. |
patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | It will be carrier locked. I bet Intel's WIMAX Centrino will only work on Sprint's and Clearwire's frequencies, effectivly locking it. I dont see the FCC having a 2.3/2.5 auction any time soon. |
