Curtain Rises on WiMax
Network Is Set to Launch in Baltimore

By DON CLARK _ SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Baltimore usually isn't considered a technology mecca. But many people in Silicon Valley, and other high-tech centers, will be watching closely to see what happens after Sprint Nextel Corp. flips the switch on a new wireless network Monday.

The service is a milestone in the gestation of WiMax, a technology that chip giant Intel Corp. and its allies have spent six years developing. Baltimore residents will be the first in the U.S. to be offered a version of WiMax that both provides wireless Internet access to home users and allows laptop users with special modems to stay connected around town ...

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