Qualcomm Inc (QCOM)

[IceRich]

WiMax Trials by Verizon

Jim Mullens posted a list of WiMax trials, which included,

Verizon Avenue, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ - message board), last year launched a trial broadband wireless network in Grundy, Va., using Alvarion's BreezeAccess gear (see Verizon Trials BWA). Although Verizon owns WCS spectrum, it chose to use unlicensed frequencies for the trial.

This location has me puzzled. Grundy, VA is in the heart of Appalacia where Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky meet. (AKA, the middle of nowhere, with horrible geography for radio/wireless - nothing but ridges and valleys). You are lucky to get an FM station, much less a high speed wireless signal.

Also, Qualcomm has not been absent from 802.11n, and has been very active in the standards forums. I and Rich B posted on it over a year ago.