Abstract
Regarding global telecom operators using WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for
Microwave Access) technology for network deployment, Taiwanese makers pay
close attention to Sprint Nextel. Not only is Sprint Nextel the telecom
operator with the largest investment in WiMAX worldwide, the company' s
suppliers also include Taiwanese companies, and therefore the company has a
considerable impact on shipments of these Taiwanese makers. The Taiwanese
makers, which have entered Sprint Nextel' s supply chain, originally expected
that starting in March 2008 they could be shipping smoothly. However, in the
first quarter of 2008, Sprint Nextel experienced problems in construction of
its backhaul network, and announced that it would be delaying the schedule for
the XOHM service. Shipment of Taiwanese makers will be pushed back as well.
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