And then there is this...a snip from Sarin about wimax.
John
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WiMax not ready for prime time: Vodafone CEO
BARCELONA (MarketWatch) -- Vodafone Group Chief Executive Arun Sarin said Tuesday he believes the threat to wireless operators from WiMax, which is a faster form of mobile broadband, is overrated.
Speaking after his keynote address at the 3GSM telecommunications trade show here, Sarin said he believes the technology won't be widely available for another couple of years.
"I don't think it's ready for prime time," he said.
He acknowledged that WiMax, which acts much like Wi-Fi, the wireless technology often available in cafes, universities and hotel rooms, but with a broader reach at about 50 kilometers, is an interesting idea. But he downplayed the threat it could represent to mobile operators, who have spent fortunes on their third-generation, or 3G, networks.
"To get all puffy and excited about it today is too much, too soon," he said.
Some global operators are taking a different view, however. In the U.S., Sprint Nextel Corp.recently announced a $1 billion initial investment in WiMax and is working with Motorola, Inc. , Nokia Corp. (NOK : Nokia Corp , and Samsung Electronics to roll out the technology in late 2007.
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