Originally Posted by Mackieman

I've been involved with WiMAX testing in Venezuela and from a third party prospective in Korea. All of the infrastrucutre providers are constantly patching their gear to prepare for a launch as the technology evolves, but we aren't there yet. I think WiMAX will be a player but it will not replace CDMA-based technologies like EVDO and the evolution of LTE.

WiMAX was not really designed with the mobile user in mind and so it will be interesting to see how it rolls out in North America.