Cheaper Cell Data Plans Welcome WiMax to Market
Think there’s any relation between the rumored Intel-Sprint-Clearwire WiMax deal and the flurry of new cell data plans being announced today by both Verizon and AT&T? The guess here is that it would have been hard to justify top-dollar prices for cell data plans if and when WiMax launches with much faster speeds (and we hope, much lower rates).
Not a bad move by the telcos to jump now — and maybe sign up more data customers to long-term contracts before they get a chance to see what WiMax is all about.
