Counting the products it announced here at CES, Sprint now has 17 4G (WiMax) devices in its portfolio. Sprint was the first carrier in the United States to begin selling true 4G devices, starting with some USB modems and then adding the HTC EVO 4G and Samsung Epic 4G. Here at CES Sprint announced a new 4G phone--the --as well as a new made by Novatel Wireless.

of the carriers' 4G lineups, too, and Sprint said here yesterday that it will begin selling RIM's much-hyped --with a WiMax radio inside--beginning this summer. In addition, though Sprint currently sells a 3G-connected , a WiMax-capable version will likely show up soon.

Verizon, which in early December, announced ten new 4G LTE-capable devices to go along with the it already sells. Chief among the new devices are the from Motorola, the LG Revolution, and the .