 Michieru2zzz zzz zzzPremium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | # I got a private message from a Sprint employee and so far he/she says the company is in stable grounds but I guess the iPCS issue was resolved or a agreement was made that I was unaware and yet that I was so concerned about.
Anyway back to topic Sprint is leading in regards to new technology deployment and we saw that with EV-DO Rev.A and now WiMAX is on it's way soon enough. We will soon begin to see more WiMAX enabled laptops and devices in the future and so far mobile broadband will continue to improve with such things as UMB or competitors like HSDPA that the last mile is now completely wireless without the need to lay down copper or fiber and still reach broadband like speeds compared to today's markets such as cable and DSL.
On top of that this increases competition because wireless coverage is almost everywhere and they will be working in area's where you could only get AT&T, Qwest, Verizon as a broadband provider. On top of that customers who travel, are moving and such will not have to go through the hassle of disconnecting there service and porting it over to a new area like cable or DSL and all you do is take your WiMAX card and check that you have coverage and your good to go.
Wireless has it's huge advantages and as long as the technology improves the cost for reaching customers will drop dramatically and rural customers will finally be able to taste broadband.
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 KoolMoeAw ManPremium
join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD | Agreed overall. Wireless HAS to advance to get over this last-mile hump. Of course, if frequencies are hobbled by exorbitant licensing fees then we'll still not see as much competition as we could but at least we're moving beyond the local TEL/Cable company.
I wish Sprint the best of luck with this move, and I also hope other companies (ClearWire and such) also have a good plan and progress to smack these monopolist wired-last-mile folks down a bit.
Of course, especially in the case of VZ, wireline will never completely go away unless wireless can actually match it. But for many, many folks, having a 10mbps wireless pipe would be a completely valid alternative to the expensive landline folks.
KM
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