said by Test99:LTE is, barring catastrophe, going to dominate the next-gen wireless broadband field in the United States.
Size and wealth have not led to dominance in the current wireless broadband market.
Verizon's wireless broadband terms of service are so restrictive that they might as well say "Police line. Do not cross." AT&T's terms of service are restrictive too. And at least here in Northern California, AT&T wireless broadband coverage ends at the boundaries of major metropolitan areas.
Only Sprint has wireless broadband coverage in less populated areas. Millenicom, a Sprint reseller, offers uncapped and unrestricted service without a contract. Sprint/Xohm/Clearwire are rolling out WiMax service in some markets now. By all accounts, Verizon and AT&T are lagging a couple of years behind.
I think it's far from clear that LTE will dominate the market.
Verizon is the only carrier that offer statewide covererage of EVDO. At&t broadband is pretty much confined to the 4 large metros in my state. And although Spint has more boradband coverage than at&t they don't have near as much as Verizon. Hell I can't even get Sprint cell service in my area let alone broadband.
