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[bobs10]

you...

It looks like Intel is well poised to sell lots of wimax silicon in 2007. They hit this one just about right!
--Alan

me...

I think WiMax will have its' day, but that day is probably farther out than 2007. Wireless (portable) is going to be the big WiMax driver and that will probably go through a transition period where both cell and WiMax co-exist. Actually, I doubt that WiMax will be the end-all, but will turn out to be just another temporary stopping point.

Don't get me wrong I'm a big wireless fan and anything that provides competition to the cable guys is a good thing. However, there are a considerable number of problems to be overcome before it approaches even WiFi's popularity. Given the potential for increased bandwidth and range eventaully it should prove out.

Last I heard INTC had forced the standards comittee to put off a final decision about 802.11n. I'm not sure a compromise has even been reached yet. If I get a chance I'll check around.

[tecate]

Wimax is coming. It's that simple.