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Nortel Quits WiMax Biz

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I'm surprised it took them this long.

Slammer

Jan 30, 2009, 9:02 AM
Nortel has always had a biased interest in LTE. So this move was expected.
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marufio

Jan 30, 2009, 12:50 PM
Lets hope this is the last company to quit Wimax.
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stoopered

Jan 31, 2009, 12:47 AM
Doesn't matter. Too many large companies world wide are invested in WiMax. There is deployment in Africa already which is 3x the size of the US.
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DiamondPro

Jan 31, 2009, 5:10 PM
Why post this article in the first place?

I have to agree with stoopered WiMax has a ton of support worldwide and is going to continue to spread coverage and increase capability for more then just the mobile community. You can kiss the need for hot spots goodbye. 😎
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 31, 2009, 5:23 PM
DiamondPro said:
Why post this article in the first place?


Trying to start an arguement with the mods again?

What's the point of scolding those that post info if it isn't what you want to hear?

Nortel is a classic example of a company that couldn't figure out until it was almost too late what it's core competencies were and run with them. They had their hands in so many things with no real clear focus that they imploded.

Watch, listen and learn Diamond. 😁
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Slammer

Jan 31, 2009, 7:52 PM
DiamondPro said:
Why post this article in the first place?

I have to agree with stoopered WiMax has a ton of support worldwide and is going to continue to spread coverage and increase capability for more then just the mobile community. You can kiss the need for hot spots goodbye. 😎


If you follow my posts, you know that I am a huge WiMAX supporter. The problem isn't with the lack of articles on WiMAX. Its just that LTE has so much more support and it unfortunately has become the world standard just as GSM has which gives it the edge. The best we can hope for is that WiMAX succeeds as formidable competition. You know and I know that WiMAX is underated. the problem is that the marketing for LTE was pushed...
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