An Australian WiMax operator -- or rather former operator -- reportedly lambasted the technology last week at the WiMAX World Asia 2008 international conference held in Bangkok, Thailand. Buzz Broadband's CEO Garth Freeman told the audience the technology is a "disaster" which, when deployed, "failed miserably," according to a report from telecom publication CommsDay Australasia. Freeman warned conference attendees about WiMax, claiming it may not work, and said that the technology was largely hype, as the majority of deployments are still trials.