The argument between LTE and WiMAX continues to rage at least three years after it ignited. Though many, except for Sprint and Clearwire, think it might already be over, with LTE the winner.

A few years ago, it seemed mobile WiMAX was on the fast track to be the 4G wireless technology of choice for evolving mobile broadband networks. Sprint put a stake in the ground, committing $5 billion to be the first in the industry by two years to offer a 4G mobile broadband network. Cisco bought Navini Networks for more than $300 million to produce mobile WiMAX radio access network equipment, and Sprint and Clearwire formed a $14.5 billion venture to combine mobile WiMAX operations into a new company.

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