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| Re: ruh roh....Spent isn't looking so good right now. 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. |
