http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19346395 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:08:20 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:08:20 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19346395 xenophon : LTE will be limited mostly to phones and laptop cards. WiMAX is targeted to be on any kind of consumer device.

I don't think the two can really be compared other than performance. WiMAX has a completely opposite business model from cell-based networks. WiMAX is much more open like WiFi. You'll see consumer products from Cisco, D-Link, on MP3 players, GPS devices, cars, DVD players, cameras, refrigerators, etc. Won't see it nearly as much with cell-based networks.

Today you can't find a new laptop w/out WiFi built in. In a year or two, if Intel has their way you won't be able to find a laptop w/out WiFi/WiMAX built in. People will be buying devices that happen to have WiMAX at Best Buy and not even know it. When they see a 'hotspot', they'll probably think it's WiFi when it's actually WiMAX. This won't happen with LTE or UMB.

LTE will likely head down the same path of cell-based networks that require signing up for service with contracts. WiMAX should be as easy to buy service as renting a DVD at Redbox. The cell-based systems may change but the WiMAX business model is open out of the gate.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19346395 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:52:15 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19345867 en102 : For data (laptops and other data centric devices in specific areas), I would say WiMax. For all else, (global roaming, voice, backwards compatibility,etc.) I'd say LTE. UMB doesn't have a direct path for anything other than CDMA EVDO.
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