Brian makes the point that this lack of Skype WiMax isn’t due to the tried-and-true reasoning that carriers view alternative channels to cell as cannibalistic to their traditional business models and reflexively defend these business models.

“The prevailing mindset of most carriers, however, has shifted in favor of a more open wireless network that discriminates less when it comes to handsets and applications,” Brian writes. :That said, O’Loughlin lamented the lack of WiMAX devices at the show.”

Brian does raise Skype’s release late last year of a Skypephone with Hutchinson Whampoa’s 3G carrier 3. Yet according to both Brian and O’Loughlin, that’s somewhat of a baby step.

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