Sprint just confirmed their deal with LightSquared for a LTE 4G network. I understand the need for advancement but I am a little upset that I will virtually never get to use my WiMax Radio on my Evo3D here in Arizona. We have one small WiMax area in the Phoenix area about 50 miles away from me and there are no plans for WiMax expansion. *sigh* Disappointed.
I'm happy with 3G speeds. I'm ok with it. I love my Evo3D itself, completely happy with it. Just disappointing I'll never get to use that portion of my Evo3D in the area in which I live. I wish they had started including LTE Radio's in their phone in which they know WiMax will be unavailable in a few years. Unless I misunderstand the technology a WiMax phone cannot connect to LTE, right?
Sprint signs a lot of things.
Better to get the popcorn and watch the comedy unfold than give this a moment's concern at this date.
US: LightSquared 4G would have "severe operational impact" on GPS
GPS industry rages: LightSquared 4G network would "defy" laws of physics
I hope they drive a stake through LightSquared's heart, I really do. Anyway - follow the links, see the Pentagon seething with anger over this. Awfully nice satellites they're proposing. Sure hope they don't have any little accidents.
And never forget our _required_ rumors for any 4G launch, WiMAX failing and going away is simply number ten here
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http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/335824-3devo-pre-release-miscellany-5.html#post2686068
PS - True story, I was there, it was in a popular broadcast industry magazine. Back around 1980, a private firm wanted to launch a comm satellite that the government insisted must not be launched privately. Citing tech, the company launched it anways. It never came online. When asked, the appropriate USgov agency simply replied,
Gee - dunno. Anything we launch tends to work.
The replacement was dispatched via paid gov resources and served faithfully for years.
I'm trying to remember the source, but it might have been -
Broadcasting Magazine Search Page - Read and Search 2500 issues
Anyway, the entire industry agreed at the time that it quite a coincidence and never spoke of it again.
PS - found it. It was RCA Satcom 3, intended for CNN use.
NASA - NSSDC - Spacecraft - Details
Look it up - RCA actually filed an insurance claim, first ever for that sort of thing.
You know what they say at the skeet range:
Pull!