Xohm
Encyclopedia
XOHM was the brand name Sprint Nextel Corporation
was using to promote its WiMAX
services, currently labelled by Sprint Nextel simply as 4G
. Sprint was the first service provider in the United States
, with its partner Clearwire, to announce the building of a mobile WiMAX network. The XOHM WiMAX mobile Internet initiative earned the Best of WiMAX World 2007 Award for Industry Innovation.
Chicago
, Baltimore
, and Washington, D.C. served as initial test markets , with Boston
, Philadelphia, and Dallas to follow before nationwide rollout; however Sprint announced delays of the soft launch at the 2008 CTIA
. XOHM launched officially on September 29, 2008 in Baltimore and was deployed in other markets in 2009, 2010 and 2011 as Sprint 4G.
XOHM was merged with Clearwire
. Sprint owns 54% of the firm, with ex-Clearwire shareholders owning 24%, and a consortium of Comcast
, Time Warner
, Intel, Google
, and Bright House owning 22%. The new firm was named Clear.
On December 1, 2008, Clearwire announced that XOHM will be phased out in 2009. XOHM will be replaced by the joint-Sprint/Clearwire brand, Clear.
A 500 million dollar WiMax project funded by taxpayers in New York City leases a 2.5GHz
band for municipal applications. The NY DoiTT has many former members of Nextel that are implementing this solution to improve municipal resource applications. The system has great prospects for commercial applications with Clearwire which is also run on a 2.5GHz platform.
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...
was using to promote its WiMAX
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
services, currently labelled by Sprint Nextel simply as 4G
4G
In telecommunications, 4G is the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. It is a successor to the 3G and 2G families of standards. In 2009, the ITU-R organization specified the IMT-Advanced requirements for 4G standards, setting peak speed requirements for 4G service at 100 Mbit/s...
. Sprint was the first service provider in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, with its partner Clearwire, to announce the building of a mobile WiMAX network. The XOHM WiMAX mobile Internet initiative earned the Best of WiMAX World 2007 Award for Industry Innovation.
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, and Washington, D.C. served as initial test markets , with Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Philadelphia, and Dallas to follow before nationwide rollout; however Sprint announced delays of the soft launch at the 2008 CTIA
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
CTIA – The Wireless Association is an industry trade group that represents a wide variety of interests on behalf of the wireless telecommunications industry in the United States...
. XOHM launched officially on September 29, 2008 in Baltimore and was deployed in other markets in 2009, 2010 and 2011 as Sprint 4G.
XOHM was merged with Clearwire
Clearwire
Clearwire Corporation is a wireless internet service provider serving markets in the United States, Belgium, and Spain...
. Sprint owns 54% of the firm, with ex-Clearwire shareholders owning 24%, and a consortium of Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
, Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
, Intel, Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, and Bright House owning 22%. The new firm was named Clear.
On December 1, 2008, Clearwire announced that XOHM will be phased out in 2009. XOHM will be replaced by the joint-Sprint/Clearwire brand, Clear.
A 500 million dollar WiMax project funded by taxpayers in New York City leases a 2.5GHz
GHZ
GHZ or GHz may refer to:# Gigahertz .# Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state — a quantum entanglement of three particles.# Galactic Habitable Zone — the region of a galaxy that is favorable to the formation of life....
band for municipal applications. The NY DoiTT has many former members of Nextel that are implementing this solution to improve municipal resource applications. The system has great prospects for commercial applications with Clearwire which is also run on a 2.5GHz platform.