Xohm

Xohm is the brand name Sprint Nextel Corporation is using to promote its 4G WiMAX services. Sprint is the first service provider in the United States to announce building a mobile WiMAX network. The Xohm WiMAX mobile Internet initiative earned the Best of WiMAX World 2007 Award for Industry Innovation. [ [http://www.xchangemag.com/wimaxUSA2007/ WiMAX World USA 2007 Awards ] ]

Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. served as initial test markets [ [http://www.dailytech.com/Sprint%2BDelays%2BXohm%2BWiMax%2BAgain/article11360.htm XOHM's next stops: Boston, Philly, Dallas ] ] , with Boston, Philadelphia, and Dallas to follow [ [http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/xohms-next-stops-boston-philly-dallas/ XOHM's Next stops: Boston, Philly, and Dallas ] ] before nationwide rollout; however Sprint announced delays of the soft launch at the 2008 CTIA. [ [http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/04/sprints-xohm-de.html Sprint Delays WiMax Rollout, Again | Epicenter from Wired.com ] ] Xohm launched officially on September 29th, 2008 in Baltimore and will be deploying in other markets in the near future.

Xohm is to be merged with Clearwire. Sprint will own 51% of the firm, with ex-Clearwire shareholders owning 27%, and a consortium of Comcast, Time Warner, Intel, Google, and Bright House owning the balance. The new firm will be named Clearwire.

External links

* [http://www.xohm.com/ Official Xohm site]
* [http://www.xohm.com/blog Official Xohm blog]
* [http://www.sriraminhell.com/2008/09/sprints-wimax-is-it-comcast-all-over.html Furor surrounds Sprint's ToS]