WiMax Forum looks toward roaming

23.01.2009

In any case, it is too early for the largest U.S. WiMax operator, Clearwire, to get involved in any international roaming deals, Syputa said. With mobile WiMax commercially available in just two metropolitan areas -- Baltimore and Portland, Oregon -- Clearwire probably doesn't have enough demand to make it worthwhile.

"They need to have some critical mass" with 20 cities or more, Syputa said. That isn't likely to happen until some time in 2010, he said.