Sprint has announced their 4G WiMAX plans which mirror Clearwire. The benefit of 4G’s speed is reported over today’s 3G networks, and reach as high as five times the speed offered by any 3G service. Surely, the new service needs new access devices as well, which Sprint also has in the works, including a single-mode 4G data card, embedded laptops, a SOHO broadband modem, and a tri-mode phone. Sprint 4G data cards, laptop solutions and phones will enable businesses and individuals to work when and where they want.
The Sprint WiMAX network has been up and running in Baltimore since September, but will soon be going live with WiMAX in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland, and Seattle in 2009. Sprint will follow up with 4G launches in Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. in 2010.Sprint’s WiMAX services are currently the fastest mobile broadband services on the market, offering peak downlink speeds of 12Mbps and average downlink speeds between 2Mbps and 4Mbps.
By rolling out its WiMAX services in major cities, Sprint is hoping to stay ahead of the curve of rival carriers AT&T and Verizon, which each plan to launch their own 4G mobile data services based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) in roughly two years’ time
