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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The IEA report predicts that AI processing in the U.S. will need more electricity than all heavy industries combined, such as steel, cement and chemicals
Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants