Sprint to launch trimode (CDMA-WiMax-WiFi) phone in 2010

Sprint to launch trimode (CDMA-WiMax-WiFi) phone in 2010

Sprint is set to launch a WiMax phone in 2010. The phone would be embedded with CDMA cellular and possibly Wi-Fi. According to the reports, the WiMax handset also “could be based on Android.” Sprint has a “close relationship with Google.” Scott Lane, director of marketing and sales for Sprint’s 4G unit has confirmed the report. Lane called the coming device a “trimode handset,” meaning it would function in three wireless modes. While Sprint spun off its WiMax initiative called Xohm in the joint venture with Clearwire, it has continued to run a 20-person unit devoted to WiMax product development and marketing strategy