[NEWS] Leaked Sprint Roadmap names new cities for WiMAX 2009 Rollout

[D/\SH]

Check this

Well, what do we have here? One of our readers sent us a screenshot from Sprint's Sales Portal that included the above roadmap for its WiMAX rollout this year. A number of the yet-to-be-launched cities we've already heard about -- Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Charlotte -- but to the best of our knowledge, the rest of them are brand new entries. Additionally, Baltimore residents can look forward to some sort of coverage update in the fourth quarter. We'd be lying if we said we weren't jealous that Salem (population 3,000) and Milledgeville (population 19,000) are getting the wireless network before most of us on staff, but the service has to start somewhere, right? No indication here of 2010 plans, but last we heard that included Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

[merdinh]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

Check this

Well, what do we have here? One of our readers sent us a screenshot from Sprint's Sales Portal that included the above roadmap for its WiMAX rollout this year. A number of the yet-to-be-launched cities we've already heard about -- Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Charlotte -- but to the best of our knowledge, the rest of them are brand new entries. Additionally, Baltimore residents can look forward to some sort of coverage update in the fourth quarter. We'd be lying if we said we weren't jealous that Salem (population 3,000) and Milledgeville (population 19,000) are getting the wireless network before most of us on staff, but the service has to start somewhere, right? No indication here of 2010 plans, but last we heard that included Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

wow im surprised, i wonder how they come to a conclusion of what cities to upgrade first.

[ON3/\L]

Originally Posted by merdinh

wow im surprised, i wonder how they come to a conclusion of what cities to upgrade first.

Well it's a lot that comes into play. Permits, specs of tower builds and all kinda crap. They start where there is 1 either less work to get it going, or 2 where they can cover the most ground in the shortest time. Like Jacksonville for instance... if they started here it would take forever and all they would have is 1 damn city. If they start somewhere that has small but nessacery surrounding cities they can cover more ground at once so it really is a lot of things that come into play