Could wimax replace GSM?

with wimax approaching mass market in a matter of years, could a wimax network (which can reach over many miles) replace a cell phone network?
before reading briefly about wimax, i thought it would be possible.
but after reading the wikipedia article, i changed my mind a bit.

wimax is “most suited” for:
1. Connecting Wi-Fi hotspots with each other and to other parts of the Internet
2. Providing a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last mile (last km) broadband access.
3. Providing high-speed mobile data and telecommunications services (4G)

however, sprint has already spent $3 billion on wimax (see wikipedia article).
with a sophisticiated handset that would automatically switch you from router to router, a possible wifi mesh network might also be possible, wouldn’t it ?

i doubt i am the only one looking into this, but if this WERE possible, it would change the way we all communicate.

we already communicate in the fashion of serving information.
before sms became very popular, voicemails were left in place of conversations. voicemails are brief.
sms’s are even shorter – that’s what they’re short for : short message service

in this vain, when we communicate in RL (real-life) we begin to communicate in short sentences. i.e. – get to the point.

now that mobile data transfer has reached mass market, the implementation of wimax will only make this more apparent.

if it doesn’t put legacy carriers (sprint, t-mobile, verizon, cingular) out of business, it will at the very least complement what they are doing…

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