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[Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  WiMAX to ubuntu-drivers-common or uspkg for x86/_64?

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I noticed that Sprint's deal with Clear is starting to wrap up in
  2015. Clear stopped accepting new customers Sept 2013. In June of
  2013, Sprint started to offer free LTE replacement devices without a
  contract extension or renewal. FreedomPop states their WiMAX service
  (MVNO) to be only available until 2015. I have never seen a WiMAX USB
  or mini-PCIe device that doesn't also have 3G,WiFi, or LTE also other
  than the U1901. From what I can see, Sprint isn't even selling new
  WiMAX devices anymore, nor are any of the standalone MVNOs.

  Most current WiMAX chips are on standalone ARM devices and ARM Android
  phones.

  Samsung's WiFi offerings are supported through userspace drivers in
  the madwimax package.

  bcm_wimax.ko is still in staging, with tons of other firmware and
  cruft collecting elsewhere.

  Most WiMAX related bugs still exist in the kernel and the ubuntu fs.

  Most if not all single-mode 4G devices aren't being updated (drivers
  or firmware) with many companies for most models declaring EOL or
  doing so unofficially; including Huawei, Intel. and Sierra Wireless.

  Outside of the USA almost all the networks are on dual mode 4G even
  (WiMAX/Advanced + LTE) and are mostly router/hotspot based. The lone
  example of WiMAX only use in any sort of mass produced miniPCIe or USB
  consumer device currently, is in Samsung Chromebook (In Malaysia)
  which is ARM powered.

  This should all be moved elsewhere imho, as WiMAX drivers as a kernel
  default =y makes little sense on x86/_64.

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