GOLFnSUN
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Looks like the 2 big cable companies will have a big say in how this new venture is run and between the 2 of them have significant power on the board of directors. Therefore, I can't see this venture as competing against the cable companies fixed infrastructure. This new venture will be used to get in to areas where cable is not widespread and also as a mobile wireless adjunct to their core business.
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Karl Bode
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Therefore, I can't see this venture as competing against the cable companies fixed infrastructure.
I don't think that was ever the point. A 4Mbps wireless service is its own animal, and competes directly with HSDPA and EVDO. Comcast & Time Warner clearly just want to bang heads with ma bell.
Interestingly it looks like Cox (absent from this deal) actually wants to try and build their own 3G/4G infrastructure. |
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GOLFnSUN
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| said by Karl Bode  : quote:
Therefore, I can't see this venture as competing against the cable companies fixed infrastructure.
I don't think that was ever the point. A 4Mbps wireless service is its own animal, and competes directly with HSDPA and EVDO. Comcast & Time Warner clearly just want to bang heads with ma bell. I agree that that wasn't the point, but I'll bet many here were hoping a new wireless venture would be a new competitor to local cable and dsl providers.
P.S. If you don't have a subscription to the WSJ, you can access the full story by using this Google search link:
»news.google.com/news?as_q=Sprint···&oq=wall
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Matt
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| said by GOLFnSUN :said by Karl Bode : quote:
Therefore, I can't see this venture as competing against the cable companies fixed infrastructure.
I don't think that was ever the point. A 4Mbps wireless service is its own animal, and competes directly with HSDPA and EVDO. Comcast & Time Warner clearly just want to bang heads with ma bell. I agree that that wasn't the point, but I'll bet many here were hoping a new wireless venture would be a new competitor to local cable and dsl providers. P.S. If you don't have a subscription to the WSJ, you can access the full story by using this Google search link: » news.google.com/news?as_q=Sprint···&oq=wall That is actually a very good point. People were touting WiMAX as the 3rd great broadband hope ... |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | Well Intel was anyway....
Clearly BPL is the 3rd great broadband hope.  |
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Corydon
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Very interesting article.
I'd also point out that if Comcast and Time Warner can offer broadband service over Clearwire, that also means they can offer VoIP, which neatly solves the problem of not being able to deliver cell phone service, and also explains the demise of Pivot.
The difference with Cox, of course, is that they don't have investors to answer to for their choices, so if they want to spend money on building out their own network, they're free to do so.
That may not be a good long term choice for them though...building out a nationwide network will be seriously expensive. I'm sure in the short term, you won't much coverage outside of Cox's footprint, while the Clearwire consortium can probably build out across the country much faster.
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iansltx
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And John C. Dvorak  |
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| said by iansltx :And John C. Dvorak Yes, but he's been rather quiet lately on this front lol
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Karl Bode
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patcat88
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said by GOLFnSUN :Looks like the 2 big cable companies will have a big say in how this new venture is run and between the 2 of them have significant power on the board of directors. Therefore, I can't see this venture as competing against the cable companies fixed infrastructure. This new venture will be used to get in to areas where cable is not widespread and also as a mobile wireless adjunct to their core business. Bingo, prepare for caps and pay per byte billing on Xohm, just like Verizon Wireless and Cable Companies already do. |
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KrK
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said by Karl Bode :Well Intel was anyway.... Clearly BPL is the 3rd great broadband hope. C'mon Karl, you know that Broadband by Blimp, or Zepplin, or Orbital Space Platforms is clearly the broadband path of the future!
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patcat88
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Jamaica, NY | FTTT is much better, installation is as simple as putting a weight on a reel of corrosion resistant Cat5 or fiber and flushing it down the toilet. |
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Bingo x2. With Comcast involved? You're damn skippy it'll be pay per byte, caps, throttling, anything to screw you and maximize profit. |
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tc1uscg
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said by GOLFnSUN :Looks like the 2 big cable companies will have a big say in how this new venture is run and between the 2 of them have significant power on the board of directors. Therefore, I can't see this venture as competing against the cable companies fixed infrastructure. This new venture will be used to get in to areas where cable is not widespread and also as a mobile wireless adjunct to their core business. Considering Sprint will own over half of the "new" company, they maintain the majority. I'm sure VZ and AT&T are filling the plane now with lobbyist en-route to DC trying to get this deal delayed or killed.  Can't wait to see the FCC ruling on it. |
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