FiberTower Corp. announced that it has inked a deal with the No. 3 carrier to provide backhaul services in seven of Sprint Nextel’s initial WiMAX launch markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed due to confidentiality agreements, according to FiberTower.
FiberTower did, however, disclose that Sprint Nextel’s network deployment will rely on an Ethernet-based backhaul, reportedly a first for any mobile backhaul provider.
Sprint Nextel recently announced a tie-up with Clearwire Corp. to build out its WiMAX network. The carrier hopes to cover 100 million people by next year.
FiberTower grabs SN WiMAX deal
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