WiMAX deals finally prevail

Finally the US WiMAX market has some direction. According to CNN (via Engadget) Sprint and Clearwire will merge their efforts with more investments from Intel, Google, Time Warner Cable, Comcast, and Bright House Networks.

I dislike the idea of a WiMAX monopoly (which will be sold under the Clearwire name even though Sprint will have a 51% stake) but I hope this means a single WiMAX account will work in any area with WiMAX coverage. As other N95-3 owners (Hi Jonathan and Reggie) know, It's disappointing when slightly different tower standards are the difference between GPRS, EDGE, and HSDPA on the same device.

While Clearwire will be the wholesale branding of the WiMAX rollout, I hope that the XOHM brand name stays. I just like their logo. I also like saying it like "Zoom!"