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Sprint Reveals XOHM Brand, Launch Details for WiMAX Service

Aug 16, 2007, 9:36 AM by (staff)

Sprint today announced that its forthcoming 4G high-speed data network based on WiMAX technology will be branded XOHM (pronounced "zoam"). The company also revealed that its new network sharing agreement with Clearwire will enable XOHM to cover 100 million people by the end of 2008 and - if the initial service is successful - 125 million by the end of 2010. The initial network build-out through 2008 is expected to cost Sprint $2.5 billion. As previously announced, the network is expected to soft launch by the end of 2007 in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington. The full XOHM commercial launch is planned for the first half of 2008.

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snang

Aug 16, 2007, 9:54 AM

Exciting times.

Can't wait to see how this impacts electronics as a whole.

Downloading music on my refridgerator, surfing the web on the crapper, checking email while I'm driving.

Can't wait.

Seriously though, this is a big announcement, excited for things to come.

vonclay

I agree. I don't like the name but the logo is pretty slick. Hopefully the technology works as advertised.

Jonathanlc2005

lol downloading music on your refridgerator?? 🤣 🤣 🤣

and alot of people surf the internet on the crapper 🙄 🤣

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nextel18

Yes now this is a very important product obviously for Sprint and probably its survival into the marketplace. The changed the name obviously to this one to show how different they are from the pact and how much better it is than DO. I would not have n...
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muchdrama

Aug 16, 2007, 3:09 PM

XOHM?

Why not just call it "WiMAX"?

People are going to confuse this with XM Radio.

Yean

Sprint is putting their trade marked name of WiMAX technology. Sprint doesn't name their Ev-DO service Ev-DO, it's Power Vision. Just a thought.

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Jonathanlc2005

Aug 16, 2007, 11:45 AM

name all the stuff you would like wimax to do

increase my speed times on my ECU
play online games with no lag
watch movies in the car

nextel18

Watch movies in the car can already be done. If you are talking about downloading to some kind of DVD player via the Wimax network then you are probably right. It will not happen for some time though.

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