[trance2002]

Sprint wanted to be first to market and WiMax gave them that. I personally worked on the trial when Sprint was trying to decide which 3G technology to go with. They chose WiMax over a different technology that was technically superior but didn't have the same backing as WiMax (Samsung, Nortel, Intel, etc.) LTE is behind WiMax in maturity but as mentioned all the big vendors will be using it. WiMax will do well globally in small deplyments but Sprint is taking a gamble to grab market share before its really been proven that there is a need for a nationwide wireless boradband network. If you build it will them come?