(This image was taken from www.netprop.co.uk. Note the clean grid-like layout, indicative of Milton Keynes origins as a planned city)

US-based Sprint Nextel announced about two weeks ago a partnership with Intel to upgrade to WiMax. Now across the Atlantic, the British are doing the same, installing WiMax in the town of Milton Keynes. Intel is trying to push WiMax as a 4G replacement for today's mobile networks.

Again, Intel is a partner. But this time, Pipex replaces Sprint. The telecoms firm will provide funding, while US firm Airspan Networks will install the base stations. The plan is to slowly blanket all of Milton Keynes with wireless coverage, a service that will not only benefit laptops, but smartphones and PDAs as well.

Yay! Finally, I have an excuse to link to David Hasselhoff's "Powered by Pipex" Ads.