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And that^ one

Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
There was no hijacking. All of the posts are relevant to the topic... except that one and this one.
BTW, this is really old news that was announced even before the N800 dropped...

January 2007

Nokia will supply network gear, including its Nokia Flexi WiMax base transceiver stations, and develop and market mobile devices including multimedia computers and Internet tablets, the carrier said. It will also help develop services and applications and foster global adoption of WiMax to make international roaming possible.
By the end of this year Sprint plans to have WiMax up in 3 metro areas and has struck simular deals with /\/\otorola and Samsung. Each will have a test market area. Nokia plans to be up begining 2008 in the Texas market.

Nokia will deploy WiMAX infrastructure, including the Nokia Flexi WiMAX Base Station, at sites throughout the four Texas markets, enabling Sprint Nextel to deliver wireless Internet broadband access to consumers, businesses and governments. Service is expected to commence in the Texas markets during the first half of 2008. Sprint Nextel's mobile WiMAX network intends to cover 100 million people nationwide by the end of 2008.

"Nokia's WiMAX solution provides Sprint Nextel a highly cost-effective network infrastructure solution for delivering broadband wireless Internet connectivity to its Texas customers," said Mark Louison, head of Nokia's Networks division in North America. "Nokia has extensive experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining high quality networks in North America, and will apply best practices to ensure the highest level of service for Sprint Nextel's WiMAX customers. We are confident in our ability to deploy the network on time in these markets in the first half of 2008."

Last edited by YoDude; 2007-07-27 at 01:58.