Intel money for WiMAX - sign of changing 4G market

Sprint's so far challenging mobile WiMAX build out and rumors of a potential investment by Intel into the network are signs suggesting DSL/cable replacement and not mobility will continue to propel WiMAX forward in the short term, according to Visant Strategies.

The report, WiMAX: 2008 to 2013 – An Evolution to 802.16m, includes shipments and revenues for WiMAX infrastructure, fixed and mobile subscribers, chipsets, network services and user devices including Wave 2, femtocells, phones and laptops, through 2013.

"A vendor paying substantial sums for deployment of its own technology at this stage of product development is a concern. It's not unusual for a vendor to promote its own technology, but the lack of substantial mobile WiMAX network deployments without the Intel investment is troubling from our perspective," said Andy Fuertes of Visant Strategies.

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