As we sit here and watch HSPA+ speeds and coverage continually grow along with LTE’s own advancements in recent months, looking at WiMAX draws about a very different story. At over 2+ years now, the WiMAX rollout in the U.S. is disappointingly slow. But something must be going alright as according to WiMAX Forum President and Chairman, Ron Resnick, “WiMAX networks continued to grow at a steady pace, despite a slow global economic recovery and competitive technologies starting to enter the market.” It’s worth noting that a good deal of the WiMAX expansion that occurred in 2010 did so in Europe and abroad. However, we have noticed here in the U.S. that the last ~6 months has seen quicker than average WiMAX developments too. Though we would say progress merely went from near dead to limping along with one good leg.
Things are looking up for WiMAX, however. India is set to rebound from economic and network issues that prevented worthwhile WiMAX penetration in the country adding a large potential user base.
Now if only we could get more and faster WiMAX here in the U.S…
Via: Cellular-News
