It is the end of the year, and Unstrung (which changed their title to “The 4G Authority”) provides insights and summaries.
2008 Top Ten: Clearwire Craziness is a great post on the hurdles Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) can expect this year.
You can read the article, but here are some points I have found more interesting:
10) The Adaptix Challenge – I wrote about this lawsuit
8 ) Backhaul – A company should never forget that when it aims to provide Broadband Wireless Access that the core network and backhaul should be “inline” with customer expectations.
5) The LTE tease – Many analysts (and maybe even board members) will ask Clearwire: why WiMAX? – Why not wait for LTE?
3) Cost – Can they raise enough money?
Number 2 is about Android. I just loved the quote:
“We’re clearly going to do stuff with the Android platform,” Wolff said.
But — when? “I can’t answer that. Not because I don’t want to, but because I can’t.”
He explained that potential Android devices for the WiMax network are still on the drawing board. “They say the middle of next year,” he said. “I’ll believe it when I see it.”
Let’s just wait and see.
In the meantime, I am TODAY working with the Android. You can check my “other” Blog for more details.