Many Sprint executives, including CEO Dan Hesse have confirmed to Forbes that an HTC manufactured WiMax device based on Android will be released by the end of the first half of the year.
The device in question is expected to be the HTC Supersonic, which was previously leaked last month. The executives go on to state that the device being prepared features a dual-mode EV-DO/WiMax radio, further confirming details regarding the unannounced device.
The device will also be targeted to government and business users as well as consumers, with Sprint wanting to sell WiMax service to business and government in order to gain an advantage over competitors.
Update: Sprint is now denying the initial Forbes report, stating that the carrier will keep to its previously stated late 2010 launch timeframe for WiMax handsets.
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now just to put a wimax tower at every walmart…. : ) http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/sprint-hooking-up-with-walmart-for-wimax-buildout/ now that would be awesome!!! will it happen???
Sigh. When Mac OS Rumors claims Apple will be using its Apple Stores to build a cellular network, everyone points and laughs.
When Engadget makes a similar claim, it’s just said. They obviously don’t realize the nightmare of lighting up individual locations, in the middle of nowhere, with WiMAX.
Odds are someone noted to a tipster that Walmart was in talks with Clear to build cell sites on stores where their network is/will exist. That’s all.
So with a WiMAX radio and a seperate CDMA radio, it should be possible to talk and surf at the same time while in a 4G area I’m guessing…
yea thats my question. Will you be able to talk and surf at the same time? I hope they come out with a windows mobile wimax phone. As of now I still won’t pay extra for a different plan just to have an android phone.
Try again: http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-10456832-85.html?tag=mncol;title
Well how disappointing about the supersonic not being available until closer to the end of the year! Well, I’m gonna give it until June, otherwise I’ll be getting the HD2!
[...] The HTC phone appears to be the previously discussed Supersonic which Sprint execs say will have a dual Ev-Do/WiMax radio and will be targeted to business and governmental workers besides consumers. source: Forbes via PhoneNews [...]