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WiMAX in LA and More on Xohm
Wireless connectivity company NextPhase Wireless, Inc. has been hard at work building a WiMAX network aimed to serve Southern California. Now, Marketwire reports that the company has landed its first customer: Hotel Roosevelt, the famed historical spot of the very first Academy Awards ceremony. This is somewhat of a breakthrough as the company aims to eventually provide WiMAX services to at least some of “the 250,000 business and government offices” in the So-Cal area. Though working on a smaller scale, NextPhase seems to have goals not so disparate from Sprint-Nextel’s as both companies aim to provide WiMAX services nationwide.
Speaking of Sprint, next month may yield some interesting speculation on the future success of the company’s Xohm network. Pyramid Research will soon be releasing a research report entitled “WiMAX Business Models: Will New Networks Ever Become Profitable?” According to TMCnet, the report will provide an analysis of Sprint’s WiMAX business model, with a focus on its economic impacts: both for Sprint and others interested in deploying WiMAX. This research comes at a valuable time given the recent debates on the profitability of Xohm and widespread concerns about Sprint’s commitment to the service.
By: Ari Zoldan
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