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Sprint bet on WiMAX rather than LTE in the 4G era, chose the wrong technology path, and was ultimately acquired by T-Mobile.

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UnverifiedWiMAX was championed by Intel, while LTE was led by the 3GPP standards organization and gained support from mainstream equipment vendors including Ericsson, Nokia, and Qualcomm.66% similar

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