Why Sprint is bullish on its WiMax gamble

10.11.2006

Will it be possible that a user could, with one bill, get connectivity wherever they are? Absolutely. Depending on the device and where you are, you may not even know which technology you're using. It's all there, and the devices just work. You don't have to worry about being in a hot spot or whatever. It goes beyond the ease and simplicity of just one bill.

Since Sprint will be the only carrier, at least initially, with a large-scale mobile WiMax network, do you think device carriers will spend the time and money to embed WiMax into their devices? We think there'll be a big demand for these devices. If the device companies share the vision we're promoting, we think they'll do it. The chip cost will be low. It's true there will be engineering and one-time design costs. But the ecosystem allows the device manufacturers a pretty low barrier to entry.