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Re: Could 3G data price cuts soon make an appearance? said by DaveDude:Part of the problem is fiber, its taking more time then expected to get fiber delivered, so there is a delay, i think in a year or 2. Wireless is going to catch up to at least compete with DSL. And the underlying problem (why you need fiber to each cell site) is that the backhaul sucks.
AT&T's network is a perfect example. HSPA is capable of speeds well in excess of the iPhone's hardware (~3.something megabits/s). The reason you'll never see those speeds is because the backhaul (tower->tower links, either microwave, some sort of local loop, or otherwise) isn't fast enough for all the load.
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