Samsung To Build Sprint/Nextel WiMax Network In NYC

August 28, 2007 – 4:22 pm

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Samsung has received a big order from Sprint/Nextel, who is charging the company with building a brand new WiMax network in New York City. The company will make huge profits once the project is complete, by selling equipment that will run on the network.

So far the Korean vendor has done very well in the northeast United States since it was earlier awarded the same role in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, and Providence, Rhode Island.

Sprint has earmarked $5 billion for the building of a nationwide wireless broadband network based on WiMAX, an emerging and untested standard that promises speeds and performance comparable to wired services such as DSL.

Generally the deployment of a largely untested network takes some trial and error, and carriers tend to apportion contracts regionally so that the best performers are given the “plum” assignments.

No announcement was made on when the construction will begin or end.

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