Q. I've been using a mobile-broadband service that resells Sprint's WiMax 4G, not its LTE. Isn't WiMax going away? A. It is, and you'll need a new hotspot when that happens. Sprint announced some four ...

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Hi, I'm Andy Abramson, Editor of VoIP Watch, and today we're going to talk all about WiMAX, what it means and how it works. By definition, WiMAX stands for the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave ...

Prices and terms for the WiMax service that https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Sprint+Nextel+Corporation.html launched on Monday stand up against other wired and wireless ...

Sprint’s WiMax network, launched in 2008 as the first commercial 4G system in the U.S., will finally shut down in November 2015. The country’s third-largest carrier confirmed Tuesday that it will end ...

BARCELONA--The industry is working fast to offer high-speed data connection to portal devices, but the market has split into two camps: one stands by wireless standards such as WiMax and Wi-Fi, while ...

There's been a lot of buzz about WiMax as Sprint Nextel rolls out its first network to use the 4G wireless technology. But what exactly is it? This FAQ will help you sort it out. Marguerite Reardon ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link First, there was dial-up. Then there were network cables. More recently, Wi-Fi has taken over. Now, there's a new contestant in the Internet ...

If you’ve seen or heard an ad about a cell phone or wireless plan lately, you may have noticed that a lot of new buzzwords are being thrown around. Words like 4G, LTE, and WiMax seem to have replaced ...

Joining the likes of competitors AT&T and Verizon, Sprint will soon begin building its own 4G LTE network, essentially admitting its bet on the rival WiMax standard was a bust. The move, announced ...

Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse told attendees at the NxtComm trade show in Las Vegas that its WiMax service will be available commercially in Baltimore starting in September. Marguerite Reardon started ...