Thurs - US soon to roll-out WiMax

Samsung executives announced that they expect at least one major North American mobile carrier to roll-out WiMax next year.

Speculation surrounds Verizon and Sprint Nextel as likely candidates, given their long-standing relationships with Samsung. And this month Sprint Nextel and Samsung said they would begin lab and field trials of mobile WiMax early next year.

In Korea, WiMax technology is configured to give users up to 3Mbps with minimum rates of 512Kbps and an average of 1Mbps, similar to a fast cable or DSL internet connection. This would be much faster than the speeds available on 3G networks and could speed up the uptake of mobile data services and mobile video, as well as cheap internet based voice.

Bring it on guys, please!