Time Warner Cable said to be testing WiMAX smartphone2011-04-01 10:40 by DanielaTags: Time Warner Cable, WiMAX, smartphone
Time Warner Cable is testing a WiMAX smartphone, according sources with knowledge of the company's plans. A Time Warner spokesman confirmed that the company's product teams are working with unnamed vendors on future mobile products that would include a voice-calling component, but he declined to provide further details. "Mobile voice over the 4G network is something we are evaluating at this time," said TWC spokesman Justin Venech. "But we don't have formal launch plans in place in regards to a mobile voice product." The sources, who asked to remain anonymous, indicated the smartphone would work over both Clearwire's WiMAX network and Sprint Nextel's CDMA network. Sprint currently sells a number of dual-mode WiMAX/CDMA smartphones running Google's Android operating system. TWC's smartphone efforts would put the company into direct competition with mobile voice carriers like AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless. Currently, TWC resells Clearwire's mobile WiMAX service-supplemented by roaming onto Sprint's EV-DO network-as a data-only offering; the company offers unlimited WiMAX and EV-DO data access for $49 per month. Read more -here-
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