WiMAX

WiMAX is a fourth generation (4G) digital, wireless technology that allows high-speed internet access at speeds claimed to be up to four times that of current 3G technology.http://www.clear.com/discover?s_kwcid=TC|9630|clearwire%20wimax||S||4930642389 In the U.S., WiMAX smartphones are expected to be a reality in the first half of 2010.http://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/02/18/sprint-says-first-4g-handset-will-launch-by-summer/?boxes=techchanneltopstories

1. March 23, 2010: Sprint reveals its first 4G smartphone, the HTC EVO 4G. The WiMAX phone will be available sometime in the Summer of 2010.http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/htc-evo-4g-is-sprints-android-powered-knight-in-superphone-armo/ Sprint also names Cincinnati, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, and St. Louis as cities to get WiMAX in 2010.http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/sprint-announces-seven-new-wimax-markets-says-let-atandt-and-ver/
2. March 21, 2010: Sprint advertises how the iPhone can be used over WiMAX using WiFi. With the iPhone app for Skype and the Sprint Overdrive device, the iPhone becomes a virtual WiMAX phone.http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/new-sprint-ad-shows-iphone-using-wimax-via-overdrive/http://www.skype.com/download/skype/iphone/
3. February 25, 2010: Sprint names Boston, Denver, Kansas City, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. as cities to get WiMAX in 2010.http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/sprint-promises-many-new-4g-markets-in-2010-new-york-sf-incl/
4. February 18, 2010: Sprint reveals to Forbes that its first phone for WiMAX will arrive in the first half of 2010.http://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/02/18/sprint-says-first-4g-handset-will-launch-by-summer/?boxes=techchanneltopstories
5. January 21, 2010: Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Twin Cities, expect to have WiMAX service by August 2010.http://shoreviewpost.com/2010/01/clear-4g-wimax-service-expected-in-twin-cities-in-august-of-2010/
6. January 13, 2010: Sprint Nextel cuts the monthly subscription cost of its WiMAX service by $10. The 4G service is now available for $59.99 per month.http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-drops-price-mobile-wimax-plan-another-10/2010-01-13
7. January 9, 2010: Following widespread rumors that Sprint and Microsoft were going to announce a WiMAX phone at CES 2010, Clear announces that a WiMAX smartphone should not be expected before the end of 2010.http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/clear-says-not-to-expect-any-wimax-smartphones-before-end-of-201/
8. December 30, 2009: Engadget eyes a Sprint Overdrive dual-mode WiMAX / EV-DO mobile hotspot. It looks like a WiMAX MiFi with a 100 foot Wi-Fi range.http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/30/sprint-overdrive-dual-mode-wimax-ev-do-mobile-hotspot-leaks-in/

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