Sprint Partners with Clearwire on WiMax
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Teaming up with Clearwire in a 20-year WiMax partnership will help Sprint Nextel cut the costs of building out its nationwide WiMax network. WiMax provides wireless Internet speeds comparable to DSL or cable modems. Similar to the Wi-Fi technology used in airports and coffee shops, WiMax can provide coverage to much larger areas. While officials from Sprint Nextel and Clearwire wouldn't give out the exact numbers, they did say that Sprint Nextel's costs will be 70 percent of what it would have been without a partner. Sprint Nextel and Clearwire also will continue working with third-party manufacturers to develop devices other than cell phones and laptop air cards that could operate on the system.
Way to sprint. Its time to get better and compete with others.
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