Sprint plans WiMax spending spree
US telco Sprint Nextel could spend as much as $US5 billion ($6.3 billion) by the end of 2010 on a new WiMax network.
The No.3 US mobile service said it expected spending on the network up to the end of 2008 to be at the low end of its previously announced estimates, due to its agreement to connect its network with Clearwire, a small wireless service provider.
Sprint wants to use WiMax to blanket entire cities, enabling wireless internet access on everything from mobile phones and laptops to video game players and cameras.
The technology is expected to support internet access at speeds up to five times faster than typical wireless networks, though it is still slower than wired broadband such as DSL.
