Cementing its commitment to WiMAX, Sprint confirmed today that it is working with Clearwire to build out a nationwide WiMAX network. The network will primarily be used to provide mobile broadband services in both urban and rural areas. Sprint also said it will offer dual-mode roaming between its CDMA network and the new WiMAX network. Each company will build networks in regions where it owns spectrum, and the two will permit roaming between the networks. Sprint and Clearwire plan to have 100 million people covered by the end of 2008, and eventually up to 300 million across the entire U.S. No timeframe exists for the larger network yet. The first markets will be up and running in the first half of 2008.

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