Sprint (S) and Samsung Declare Mobile WiMAX Technology Is Now Ready for Commercial Service

May 15, 2008 1:43 PM EDT

Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Electronics Corporation Ltd. announced that a new broadband wireless network offering the speed and mobility of WiMAX has met Sprint's rigorous commercial acceptance criteria including overall performance, handoff performance and handoff delay. This key technical milestone has been passed after extensive evaluation both in the XOHM(TM) lab environment and with the commercial service network being built in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. Sprint plans on launching commercial WiMAX service in those cities later this year. [jt]


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