The deal struck between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire back in July has been scrubbed and the national WiMAX network took a hit. Both companies say they will continue to work on the technology independently.
Although both companies appear committed to developing WiMAX, their shareholders may actually hold the reins as huge sums of money are necessary to go forward.
Manufacturers of WiMAX equipment feel the technology is still sound and they plan to go ahead with device creation, it just may take longer for the technology to take hold. AAA So, the future of WiMAX is uncertain, it may be better suited for emerging markets than the U.S., only time will tell.
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How can people not want to go forward with WiMAX? It is huge in Korea and has many benefits. A topic was brought up during the presidentail cadidate race when Hillary was still in, that our country still lacks wide coverage for rual areas. Here is the answer for that, and with a LOS link distance of ~50 kilometers for a backbone connection, you can easily setup cells to cover rual areas that have to settle with dial up, or a costly satellite setup. i really hope this technology takes off here in the US. I think its the next big/best thing.