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December 1, 2004
Nextel and WiMAX Clarification
Posted by John Yunker
I want to clarify something about the CNET article that states that Nextel is "dropping" WiMAX from consideration.
WiMAX was not a serious contender to begin with. Yes, Nextel had taken a very close look at the technology, but so have all the other operators. Nextel needs to get moving quickly on a network that will allow them to compete with Verizon Wireless in 18 months, not four years from now. So, it will either use the same gear that Verizon is using or take a chance on Flarion's solution (which functions today very much like WiMAX is expected to function three years from now).
Now I realize the WiMAX backlash is in full swing, and that much of it is well deserved. But I also think we need to keep things in perpective. This news is not a setback for WiMAX any more than Cingular's decision to deploy HSDPA is a setback for WiMAX.
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Russell Shaw is a specialist in mobile computing, telephony, networking and covers these fields regularly for numerous print and online publications. Russ writes the popular IP Telephony blog on ZDNet and contributes regularly to The Industry Standard blog as well. Author of seven books, Russ' latest book is Wireless Networking Made Easy.
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