Up Close: Sprint's Xohm WiMAX card

By Nate Mook | Published January 9, 2008, 11:57 PM

Sprint had a dedicated Xohm booth at CES to showcase it's upcoming WiMAX service, which is expected to launch in a few markets this April. Xohm is already being tested by Sprint employees in three cities. Here's what the laptop cards look like.

Sprint Xohm WiMax card

Sprint Xohm WiMax card

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Can't quite tell but it looks like they left their wifi on (see the slider just below and to the right of the Windows sticker). I wonder which network the laptop is actually using. :)

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