WiMax is making some serious headway in the United States. 3 months after its Baltimore launch of the first WiMax network in the country , Sprint Nextel along with Clearwire initiated the first west coast WiMax network in Portland, Ore.
As oppose to the WiMax deployment in Baltimore which covers only the downtown area, the network in Portland consists of 300 cell phone towers equipped with Wimax base stations, and covers 90% the Portland metropolitan area . According to Tech News World the new network initially covers 700 square Miles and can service 1.7 Million subscribers.
“WiMax is a new wireless technology that raises the bar on a truly mobile and affordable Internet experience for consumers,” said Sean Maloney, Intel executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer. “Intel, along with Clearwire and its partners, are proud to bring U.S. customers a next-generation world-leading broadband solution that redefines how, when and where consumers interact with the Internet.”
According to Eweek the new collaboration between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire , referred to as the new Clearwire will be backed financially by Intel ,Comcast [ who are both contributing more than a billion dollars] , Google and Time Warner leaving Sprint Nextel as the largest stake owner at 51% of the new company.
Clearwire is planning to provide WiMax to the top 100 markets.
Related articles
- Portland WiMax Goes Live (q-ontech.blogspot.com)
- Sprint Clearwire deal wraps up (vnunet.com)
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