Sprint Invests In Wireless Broadband / Mobile TV Technology
WiMax, Flarion, UMTS TD-CDMA...
I think Sprint is trialing all of the above. Last I heard they were still a member of the WiMax forum. Of course they're tight w/QCOM. I beleive Nextel trialed Flarion (in N.C.) prior the merger and QCOM's acquistion of Flarion.
Looks like Sprint is trying to keep bets on most all horses in the 4G race.
Looks like Sprint is trying to keep bets on most all horses in the 4G race.
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Much will depend on what the protectionist EU wants to do. I doubt anyone wants the whole UMTS/CDMA fight to repeat itself in 4g. According to a Wireless Week article last year they are contemplating Flarion's technology as a viable 4g alternative. Since Qualcomm bought Flarion that could change things because of some bad feelings on the other side of the pond towards Qualcomm and some of their 3g patents.
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