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BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| there already is a problem We are already running short on spectrum. Yes, LTE will help, but it is more reactive than proactive at this point, as a lot of urban networks are already over-saturated.
What we need is not more spectrum, but better management of the spectrum we have, with a huge re-alignment to give carriers a more even set of spectrum.
The other issue is that AT&T and Verizon need significantly more data revenue, as they are going to have to add many more urban sites to handle the capacity in the next few years, and that's going to cost big money, both in terms of capEX and opEX. | |
|   trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2
·Time Warner Cable
| Re: there already is a problem Verizon Wireless has more than enough capacity, especially in those areas already upgraded to LTE. I can pull down nearly 7 to 10 Mbps on my Droid Charge. Good enough for mobile Internet.
Can't wait to see what they'll be able to do with LTE-Advanced and the supposed frequency bonding tech.
Verizon has always been ahead of the game and have kept pace with network upgrades. AT&T on the other hand... completely useless.
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Tom
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| |  PaladinSage of the light
join:2001-08-17
Chester, IL | Re: there already is a problem What are Verizon's LTE Advanced plans again? Yes, that's right, they haven't announced when they are going to deploy it. | |
| | | trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2 | Re: there already is a problem Rumor has it that it will be sometime in 2013, probably late 2013. | |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | said by BiggA:We are already running short on spectrum. Yes, LTE will help, but it is more reactive than proactive at this point, as a lot of urban networks are already over-saturated.
Even if that is true the spectrum below 700 MHz is the worst spectrum (due to self-interference) for crowded urban areas but that is the the spectrum the CTIA, lobbyists, and many politicians are calling "beachfront". If there really is a spectrum problem then most of the new cellular spectrum should come from above 1 but under 2 GHz. | |
| | BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH Reviews:
·Comcast
| Re: there already is a problem You need building penetration.
Also, trparky, it depends on the area. AT&T in NYC is pretty bad. AT&T all over the Hartford-New Haven market is great. However, no one knows how Verizon's LTE will hold up when the next 10 or 20 or 50 million customers go on it. | |
| | | trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Time Warner Cable
| Re: there already is a problem Verizon is already talking about LTE-Advanced that will make their network even more capable of handling the future. Plus, going from LTE to LTE-Advanced isn't that expensive and complicated to do so. Some hardware vendors have said that all it would take is some minor changes to the base stations.
Verizon already has enough bandwidth going to each tower so they have that covered, it's then just a matter of upgrading some software at each cell site. Verizon is projecting that in 2013 that LTE-Advanced will be deployed and that most likely new phones will be available way before then to take advantage of future network upgrades.
LTE-Advanced is backwards compatible with LTE so even those with just LTE devices still have connectivity on LTE-Advanced towers.
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Tom
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| | | | BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH Reviews:
·Comcast
| Re: there already is a problem Even with LTE-advanced, no one knows how the network will hold up. The data consumption just keeps going up and up and up... Probably better than EVDO, but still... even with LTE, all the carriers are going to have to add a ton of sites, as well as DAS systems, to keep up with capacity demand. | |
| | | | | trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Time Warner Cable
| Re: there already is a problem Data growth isn't going up as fast as some people would like you to believe. The whole Exabyte Boogieman was scare tactics to make you think that your usage needs to be capped.
There was an article that was posted on this very site's front page that said that even with modest network upgrades there would be enough capacity to go around.
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Tom
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| | | | | | BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH Reviews:
·Comcast
| Re: there already is a problem They are growing massively. The numbers don't lie. Unless growth is going to magically just stop tomorrow? I think a lot of the numbers actually underestimate it, as audio streaming is catching on among smartphone users, and that is an exponential jump above web, email, and pictures. | |
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