Wireless Home Network News

'Sprint to Build WiMax Wireless Network (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest cellular provider, said Tuesday it will use an emerging technology called WiMax to build a new high-speed Wireless Network.

'Call for Help: Share and protect files on a home network? (Lifehacker)
Reader Adam writes: I just bought a new laptop, and I'm looking for a way of sharing everything between my desktop and my laptop on my wireless home network, without letting the prying eyes of my...

'Sprint Nextel to build new wireless network based on WiMax (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S. cellular provider, said Tuesday it will use an emerging technology called WiMax to build a new high-speed wireless network.

'Sprint Nextel to Build $2.5 Billion Wireless Network (Washington Post)
Sprint Nextel Corp. said yesterday that it will build a network using the WiMax technology backed by Intel Corp. to provide widespread wireless Internet access that offers speeds similar to DSL.

'Alltel announces plans to expand its wireless broadband network (Rocky Mount Telegram)
Alltel Wireless is expanding its wireless broadband network to new areas northeast, west and south of Raleigh, said Andy Moreau, vice president of corporate communications.

'Sprint chooses WiMax for high-speed wireless (USA Today)
Sprint Nextel on Tuesday said it will spend up to $3 billion over two years to build a high-speed wireless data network using WiMax technology in a bid to capture new growth from emerging mobile services. The company said the new network, expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2007, will provide consumers with wireless Internet speeds on par with DSL and cable TV modems.

'Sprint Will Build an Intel-Backed Network (New York Times)
Sprint Nextel said it would use WiMax, a technology promoted by Intel, in building a high-speed wireless data network.

'Sprint to Invest $3 Billion in WiMax Network (TechNewsWorld.com)
Sprint Nextel said Tuesday it would invest up to US$3 billion over the next two years to build a fourth-generation Wireless Network based on the WiMax wireless broadband standard. The company said it believes that by embracing the emerging WiMax standard, it can be the first to market with an ultra high-speed Wireless Network.