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Sprint says Chicago, DC first WiMax cities
Chicago and Washington DC will be the first two locations to see Sprint and Motorola WiMax deployment this year, according to a Motorola press release. "Motorola will deploy WiMAX infrastructure to at least 1,000 sites in the greater Chicagoland area, providing select area coverage that complements Sprint Nextel's existing EV-DO network," says the company. Network trials are scheduled for late 2007, with commercial launch in early 2008.
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FailSafe7
join:2005-06-28
Chicago, IL

FailSafe7

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Sweet...

It's about time Chicago.

hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
Florence, SC

hayabusa3303

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Funny

Two news sections below this one there laying off to do stocks and lost money. Sounds like there spending money here .

IMO just a observation. and my 02. in this.
nitros22
join:2004-11-03
Chicago, IL

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Holly Hell

Its about time chicago gets to be the first for something NEW GO SPRINT!!!
expert007
join:2006-01-10
Buffalo, NY

expert007

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Re: Holly Hell

Will this be mobile Wimax? And if so, any claimed/estimated/WAG speeds?

snipper_cr
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join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL

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Greater Chicagoland

Chicagoland is a huge ammusement park... how large of an area are they covering? I love the word "Chicagoland"...

RadioDoc

join:2000-05-11
La Grange, IL

RadioDoc

Re: Greater Chicagoland

Having read the entire Motorola press release this looks like merely a technology field trial, and since Motorola is based in "Chicagoland" it'll probably go something like the cellular phone development trials did back in the early 1980's.

They don't actually have this ready for market yet. I wouldn't get too worked up until it's available for sale to the unwashed masses. Far too much WiMax exists on press releases having yet to see hardware.
rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO

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Cost???

Anyone know what this will cost? If it's fixed, will it be competitive with DSL/Cable HSI prices? If it's not fixed, then is the price competitive with the cellular data plans?
cpal
join:2002-07-10
Herndon, VA

cpal

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Cart before the horse?

No WONDER Sprint is having technical problems with their Nextel subscribers. From the headline: "Network trials are scheduled for late 2007, with commercial launch in early 2007." They're doing it BACKWARD!

RadioDoc

join:2000-05-11
La Grange, IL

RadioDoc

Re: Cart before the horse?

And your point? Sprint usually does things backward. Like cutting 5000 jobs right before a large expansion.

Can't wait.

Dest
Bolo
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join:2000-03-21
Naperville, IL

Dest

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time to start saving

time to start saving... when do we expect to see a WiMax PDA phone?

Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
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join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL

Michieru2

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!

Wait wait, I thought they chose Nokia as there supplier for WiMAX; not Motorola. What gives!
SD6
join:2005-03-26
Pittsburgh, PA

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Re: !

said by Michieru2:

Wait wait, I thought they chose Nokia as there supplier for WiMAX; not Motorola. What gives!
Good memory. Here is the press release that says Nokia joins Motorola as a vendor. I wonder how the contracts will be broken down, by MCA, etc.?

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