WiMAX
A broadband wireless communication standard championed by Intel that was once considered a candidate 4G technology. Due to its weaker industry ecosystem compared to LTE, WiMAX ultimately lost out in competition with the LTE standard.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Sprint bet on WiMAX rather than LTE in the 4G era, chose the wrong technology path, and was ultimately acquired by T-Mobile.
WiMAX 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.
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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.
50%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.
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