“For now, though, the one near-term device where high-volume retail is set to meet high-speed WiMAX is the laptop. Intel plans to build WiMAX support into the Centrino chipset next year and there will surely be several PC cards and ExpressCards for older computers. In fact, it’s fair to say that any device that is fair game for Wi-Fi today is a target for WiMAX moving forward, and Sprint promises that low-cost chips that can accommodate both wireless standard are in the offing. Until the network gets completely built out, though, Sprint will offer PC access via dual-mode cards that can work on WiMAX or its already widely deployed EV-DO networks.” — Ross Rubin

I could endorse this passage 100% provided Sprint does not put caps on the transport like they and the other carriers do today in the 3G space. Whoo-Hooo!

[…] Since my two-part column on Xohm, I’ve been accused of drinking the WiMax Kool-Aid, but I have to think that some kind of open access (or at least more open access) network would be cheered by consumers looking for most of the iPhone’s data features without being tied to AT&T. Apple’s multiyear exclusive may forbid such fraternizing with Sprint, but at least some fans of Apple’s portable wireless devices are clearly willing to go to extraordinary measures to avoid Apple’s current wireless partner. […]