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As promised, here is our extended interview from last week’s phone conversation with Xohm president Barry West, Sprint’s point man on all things WiMax. In this edited transcript West talks about three new markets where Sprint is already building tower sites, as well as the problems Apple’s iPhone 3G users seem to be experiencing (which didn’t surprise him). West also talks about the progress in the Clearwire-Sprint WiMax merger, the devices in the Xohm pipeline and the new network’s open…

Samsung is making a “significant strategic investment” in Strix Systems, deepening its commitment to WiMAX in north America.The “significant strategic investment” that Samsung Ventures America announced it was making in Strix Systems this week deepens Samsung’s commitment to WiMAX technology and the wireless mesh market in the United States.

That commitment became clear last summer when Samsung emerged as one of the key players in Sprint Nextel’s plans to deploy mobile WiMAX nationwide. The announcement validated WiMAX which, despite its promise…