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Sprint eligiría tecnología WiMax (Inglés)

Technology will be employed for the construction of new wireless Internet network, newspaper says.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Sprint Nextel Corp. is expected to announce it is choosing the WiMax technology to build a new wireless Internet network in coming years, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Sprint’s decision, which could be announced Tuesday, would be a big win for backers of the new technology, such as Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., and a setback for wireless company Qualcomm Inc., which backs a rival technology, the article said.

WiMax can spread a wireless Internet signal over several miles and is a longer-range version of the popular Wi-Fi Internet technology, the newspaper said.

Building a nationwide WiMax network could cost Sprint $1 billion to $4 billion, the report said, quoting analysts.

No one was immediately available at Sprint to comment on the report. 

Fuente: CNN