EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
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Re: In another word
Verizon and Vodafone representatives have outright stated 2010 as their target to begin deployment in the United States (not on the rest of Vodafone's networks, though, the US will be first)- now, targets always shift, as countless examples show.
CDMA carriers are going to go to 4G before the GSM carriers- unfortunately for all its benefits, CDMA EV-DO is a dead end. Rev. B or C are unlikely to ever be taken up. On the other hand, 3G still has a ways to go in the US- some overseas carriers (I think Telstra in Australia is one of them) have much higher speeds, and HSPA+ allows this, so they can delay the total network replacement for a bit longer. CDMA carriers don't have this luxury. |
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Random853279
@mycingular.net
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I can certainly see verizon making the transition faster than AT&T. I seriously doubt that tmobile has any intention of rolling out LTE anytime soon. They are still working on deploying their 3g network to more than a handfull of large metro areas. They would need to operate that network Theoretically longer to ensure a return on investment, thus no hurry.
And yes I know they're part of the LTE group or whatever it's called. Merely stating not to hold your breath for tmobile LTE until LONG after the others. |
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
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said by L337  :The US will behind from the rest of the world, again. Not necessarily. This is just AT&T. Verizon and T-Mobile are committed to LTE so either one of them could make the jump well before AT&T.
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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said by L337 :The US will behind from the rest of the world, again. All your country belong to us. It seems our education system needs a bit of work, too. 
I wonder what their idea of "serious deployment" means? I'm not even sure if I would consider FiOS to be a serious deployment at the current rate it is being pushed out. Certainly DOCSIS 3.0 is eons away from being seriously deployed here in the US. At the rate things are going, Comcast may even decide to just skip DOCSIS 3.0 and concentrate their efforts into the next big technological advancement. I mean, they did skip over DOCSIS 2.0...seriously.
Hopefully the wireless world will move at a much faster pace when it comes to deployment and the introduction of new technologies. I suppose XOHM can be used as a benchmark. If in 3 years XOHM is still only available in Baltimore and certain parts of Maryland, my expectations will not be all that high for LTE deployment. If the definition of "serious deployment" means a select number of beta testers in Charlotte 5 years from now, we are doomed. |
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L337
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join:2005-03-10
Chicago, IL | The US will behind from the rest of the world, again. |
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