 DaveDudeNo Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
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1 edit | That GSM (3G) thing comes to mind Imagine if Sprint went UMTS, and competed with existing Tmobile and ATT customer with already existing handsets ? Plus the 1000s of already available unlocked handsets ?
Imagine if they didnt spin wheels with Wimax, and went LTE/UMTS.
Now they will be behind Verizon when they go LTE.
Sprint better start to follow, or its good night. |
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| WiMax will be out in more markets than what VZ thinks they'll have in 1 year.
Also WiMax already proves to work and HAS equipment (end-user that is) |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | The only 'real' problem with Sprint using WiMAX in the US, is that they will have no real WiMAX carrier to roam with in most areas. It will remind me of Nextel/iDEN in a way.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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Baloney.
Switching technologies on 3G now would be a MAJOR headache, and EvDO is actually a MUCH better data tech than HSPA 3.6 or even 7.2 when it comes to efficiency.
On WiMAX, do you see LTE available anywhere in a device or on a network in the US? Nope. WiMAX is already in plenty of places, and going for more.
Whther Sprint made the right choice in the end is TBA, but they certainly have the first mover advantage on both 3G and "4G" networks. |
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en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | True - I suspect that EVDO Rev A currently has more overall spectrum efficiency than HSPA 3.6 or 7.2. Most handsets will probably never advance past 7.2 (or hit it at all) unless they're a PDA style. Hitting 21Mbps would be making better use... but then there's processing power to make use of it (need laptop power). Laptops are being targeted for WiMAX/LTE.
I don't expect any/many WiMAX/LTE handsets for some time, unless they're PDA/tablet style.
The main thing that HSPA has is global acceptance vs. EVDO.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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| True about global acceptance, however it's global acceptance at 3.6 or 7.2 Mbps. Nobody really has a fast mobile broadband network except TeliaSonera with their LTE, Clear WiMAX and Telstra with HSPA+. Of the three, Telstra's HSPA+ is the slowest.
In contrast to HSPA/+, any good CDMA phone now has EvDO Rev. A, and even if it doesn't the lower tech won't drag down the system like an HSPA 1.8 device might AFAIK. EvDO r0 uses the 1xRTT upstream carrier rather than EvDO, leaving that frequency clear for rA devices.
Yes, global market penetration is nice, but global markets have ADSL2+ where we have DOCSIS 3 as our fastest internet. Ill take DOCSIS 3...it can go faster. |
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true but it's not Sprint's problem they started building out with a technology that has proven itself LONG before other carriers even though about LTE. |
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The base stations being used for WiMax are flexible allowing them to switch to LTE very easily. |
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