Sprint to Launch Commercial WiMAX Network In 2Q 2008
Big Deal......
I thought one of the benefits of WiMax is it has a much greater range, and I believe I've read that the speeds are quite high, like 36mbps, and 72mbps.
That's not the speeds I heard Sprint is going to launch with though, something like 2-3mbps.
Wimax is not capable of 10 mbps, at least not according to any legit source I have seen
A cool sounding PHY/MAC (such as WiMax) does not change any laws of physics. a 50km radius would be absolutely ridiculous. Client radios arent going to have 24dBi parabolics, they are going to have 0-1 dBi whip antennas operating mobile in a crap environment with a lot of urban clutter. You can barely get 5km out of that with WiMax -- even at 700MHz. 50km operation requires line of sight.
At the end of the day, you will be lucky if WiMax operates at today's cellular rates. Othe...
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wombough said:
They wouldn't be launching it if it sucks. They I think know allot more then anyone here.
Well, they supposedly know how to strategically execute a smooth merger.
And who needs the speed? Well, being that WiMax is going to be marketed as an alternative to FTTP since Verizon and the other landlines can't seem to get it done, a lot of people will love it. I don't care how you get the broadband to my house, as long as it gets there.
If by the time my contract gives out, Cingy has hsdpa running fast and with a usb adapter, so I can use it on my macbook and toshiba notebook, I will switch. I use what works, I can couldn't care less who's providing it nor the technology.
hows the sprint data card working for you?
"no additional discounts apply"
or are you just saying that because you want us to think you are mr. cool stuff?
HSDPA/HSUPA will be cool whenever it's finally launched, But I think the apocalypse is scheduled sooner...
WiMax provides Cable broadband speeds, but wirelessly. Theoretical speeds are cool, but theoretically my car can go the speed of light. REAL WORLD speeds are what matter. If I can get 13 Mbps up AND down, while driving, than sweet, I'm stoked with the 1 mbps that I get now with evdo.
You guys seem afraid of this new technology and want to knock it down to make yourself feel better. Just because it's never been done before doesn't mean it can't be done. Sprint has been the quickest to roll out EVDO (or any wireless broadband service for that matter...) and will continue with this. Three citie...
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A big part of the merger is what everything looks like in the eyes of the consumers. The current Sprint looks like it doesn't know how to manage the resources it has very well, and it is seen in consumers.
I do software work for companies, often after a merger or acquisition to help integrate them. I haven't work on Sprint/Nextel, so I won't comment on them, but I will comment on Wachovia Bank. First Union had a terrible merger with CoreStates that pretty much destroyed its name, losing 20% of its customers with a problem ridden merger. Then, when First Union bought Wachovia, they took the time and did all t...
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evdo rev a first was to let everyone know sprint has the best data and wants to be first to introduce wimax
hybrids are the slow and painfree way of migrating them to sprint. first to show that sprint coverage with a nextel phone and soon a sprint phone with PTT. its showing nextel people that sprint CDMA works well too and people are knowing it. this is where Qchat comes in.
sprint did hurt for 2 years but now are doing pretty well. my area is shentel and were doing fantastic. there is always people who dont know sprint or havent tried it so those are the people we want to sign up and they will spread the wo...
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