Tag archive: Barry West

Telecommunications operator Sprint has officially launched its Xohm 4G WiMax wireless data network in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional rollouts planning in other markets scheduled to come online as Sprint builds out a promised nationwide network—Washington D.C. and Chicago should be next followed by Dallas-Ft. Wroth, Boston, Providence, and Philadelphia. “This is truly an historic day with the birth of a completely new… Read More

Sprint and Samsung has announced that the companies have completed commercial acceptance testing on Sprint's Xohm WiMax mobile broadband offering, and the network is now “ready” for the launch of commercial services. However, Sprint still hasn't offered any details as to when WiMax service might actually roll out to consumers outside of network trial areas: the official line remains “later this year.”… Read More

U.S. telecommunications operator Sprint says that the company is on track to soft-launch its next-generation WiMax wireless data service, dubbed Xohm this April, and announced portal and device partnerships designed to bolster the service. Nonetheless, the company was greeted with some raised eyebrows at CES where it was only able to show two computer modems that will be available when the Xohm network comes online, although the company… Read More

Mobile operator Sprint announced it is teaming with Internet giant Google to develop a new mobile Internt portal for customer using high-speed WiMAX Internet access. The new portal will provide search, communications, and social networking capabilities, including access to Google Apps (Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk), as well as location-based services, on-demand services (including music, video, and TV) and new mobile applications.… Read More