| John Navas 2007-11-10, 10:33 am |
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The clouds continue to gather over Sprint's WiMAX network.
In July, the American cellco agreed to combine its new-fangled
wireless broadband play with a similar network from Clearwire Corp.,
but today, the two companies announced that the agreement has been
ripped to shreds. If Sprint wants its network to reach a nationwide
audience, it will have to foot the bill on its own. Or bring in
another partner.
This is ominous cloud number three for Sprint WiMAX. It follows the
resignation of Sprint CEO, Gary Forsee, the network's chief
supporter, and the unfortunate decision to call the thing Xohm.
Sprint insists that Xohm will still go ahead - and that Clearwire
will provide a helping hand.
....
But it would seem that changes are afoot. According to a press
release, Spring is "reviewing its WiMAX business plans and outlook"
and will "comment further on these topics early next year."
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