 huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to xenophon
Re: ruh roh....Spent isn't looking so good right now. All true, which is why I think that the way WiMax is being deployed is a much better thing for us consumers than LTE. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | I tend to agree... as long as Big telco bases devices as voice+data, cost will be high
If wireless networks are built/accessible for non-specific data uses, where there's little cost or regulation, it will be used by many more 'devices'.
This will bring in the gap of 'WiFi' style plans/devices vs. Cellular style plans/devices.
Sprint 'can' do a winfall if they act fast, and can cover issues such as roaming on WiMAX w/o having to purchase expensive cellular data plans.
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huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ | Of course, all the long-term evolutionary paths for mobile I've seen have everything going to IP-based structures, even voice. How are they going to justify traditional mobile plans, denying people use of things like VoIP, etc., when they'll essentially be handling all their own voice traffic via VoIP?
Interesting times ahead, I think. |
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en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | I agree... pretty much all mobile will be IP based.. the question is, how open will these carriers be, and how reliable/available will their services be?
Verizon Wireless has typically been the most closed
AT&T has been more open than VZW, but is still restrictive.
Sprint has been pretty open
T-Mobile has been fairly open as well
Nextel isn't very open, although I did run SSH over by Blackberry.
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said by huntml:All true, which is why I think that the way WiMax is being deployed is a much better thing for us consumers than LTE. Yea, LTE is about carrier first, device maker second,
consumer last.
Wimax is about the carrier, device maker and consumer on the level with no one in control. The only common ground is the IEEE specification, which none of them specifically control.
Verizon sez they'll lead to 'any device, any app' but it will be limited to as Verizon sees fit. I doubt they'll get as many consumer device makers to participate to the degree of WiMAX, which needs no interaction with the carrier.
That's huge when you think of the entire development lifecycle of a product. Needing to involve the carrier can really get in the way. |
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