Sprint and Clearwire Launches WiMAX Wireless Network in Las Vegas

The WiMAX wireless network and its services will soon open in Las Vegas has officially launched the . Sprint and ClearwireWiMAX wireless network in Sin City and services will begin in the metropolitan area on August 1.

The folks in Las Vegas can avail of the WiMAX wireless network with average speeds ranging between 3 and 6 services for as low as 20/month. Sprint boasts that WiMAX can offers peak downlink speeds of more than 10MbpsMbps.

Sprint and Clearwire also announced that the WiMAX wireless network will be launched in more market's by the end of the year. This high speed network will also go live this year in:

• Atlanta
• Portland
• Charlotte
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Ft. Worth
• Honolulu
• Philadelphia
• Seattle

Samsung also announced a WiMAX-enabled mobile Internet device that well be available starting on August 1. the Samsung Mondi is reportedly the the most advanced Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device in the U.S.

This device offers WiFi, GPS, 3 megapixel camera, a QWERTY keypad, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, Opera 9.5 and a customizable set of widgets on top of Windows Mobile. It is expected to be be available in Vegas-area Best Buy and Clearwire outlets starting August 1st.

That's it for this update on the WiMAX wireless network. The Samsung Mondi sure looks sweet. Clearwire and Sprint seems to be gaining momentum with this venture. I hope that they can launch this 4G technology in other markets as well.

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