Sprint has selected Ciena's Carrier Ethernet platforms as one of the backhaul solutions for the operator's 4G WiMAX network for XOHM(tm) wide area mobile broadband services. According to Nielsen Mobile research, the mobile Internet has become a mass medium in the U.S. with nearly 100 million subscribers and a significant subset of 40 million active users. A standards-based mobile WiMAX network, Sprint's XOHM will enable users to access a wide range of multimedia applications throughout its coverage area at speeds similar to current DSL or cable modem services. This expansion of mobile Internet users, devices and overall network traffic will drastically increase the need for more efficient backhaul networks. After evaluating multiple routing and switching options for the XOHM backhaul network Ciena's Carrier Ethernet platforms were selected for their consistency with XOHM's backhaul network architecture.
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