WiMAX will cover one billion people in 2011, coming soon to NYC and San Francisco

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....d-20100219.jpgThought WiMAX was just beaming high-speed internets to a very few lucky technosapiens in far-away lands? Think again! If all goes according to plan, more than 800 million people from the future will be wrapped in its soothing vibrations by the end of this year, and over a billion worldwide in 2011, surpassing expectations. That's an impressive spread given that Sprint just got things rolling domestically in Baltimore about a year and a half ago. Next up will be stops in New York City and San Francisco, good news for urban folks, but will it be enough to hold off the progression of LTE? Don't you love a good wireless format war? We don't.

[Thanks, COCOViper]WiMAX will cover one billion people in 2011, coming soon to NYC and San Francisco originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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