T-Mobile USA Calls WiMax 'Niche,' Prefers LTE
Isn't T-Mobile..
Again, 33 million customers isn't what you'd consider "niche"
Not quite a powerhouse, but definatly a company you'd want to have on your side as an emerging technology developer.
Not quite a powerhouse, but definatly a company you'd want to have on your side as an emerging technology developer.
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vercetti said:
Verizons CEO did say they only expect LTE to hit 4MB-10MB
lol I get now with T-Mo
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vercetti said:
Verizons CEO did say they only expect LTE to hit 4MB-10MB
What was the maximum speed of CDMA expected when 1xRTT was being rolled out?
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No, they said they expected the first rollout of LTE to AVERAGE around that speed with max speeds much higher.
And this is the first rollout of the technology. HSPA+ is endgame for WCDMA, and wimax, because of the frequency it's at, won't be able to spread past high population centers without insane diminishing returns.
And this is the first rollout of the technology. HSPA+ is endgame for WCDMA, and wimax, because of the frequency it's at, won't be able to spread past high population centers without insane diminishing returns.
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It isn't endgame. T-Mo's engineers are already playing around with, well, let's call it HSPA++. 42Mbps. Good stuff.
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Yes, but to get those speeds you need to have so many cell sites per user it's pointless to develop.
The faster the speeds get the more expensive the rollout. Partnering with someone for LTE would be cheaper and offer faster speeds (by the time they start hspa++ rollout, LTE will be in second or third gen too)
The faster the speeds get the more expensive the rollout. Partnering with someone for LTE would be cheaper and offer faster speeds (by the time they start hspa++ rollout, LTE will be in second or third gen too)
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I guess we'll see. Apparently, someone in T-Mo's heirarchy thinks HSPA+ has more legs. Not that I have much faith left in T-Mo's upper management (or their middle management for that matter). But still, if they continue the fiber optic rollouts, then HSPA++ may not be as far off as you think.
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They think it has more legs because they don't have the spectrum to build out an LTE or Wimax network of their own. They don't have a choice.
Pushing for HSPA development is like trying to make a faster carriage when everyone else has a car.
Pushing for HSPA development is like trying to make a faster carriage when everyone else has a car.
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More like making a more fuel efficient car instead of switching to electric motors....
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No. They're the 4th largest provider running nationwide network and operating on a standard that is established internationally.
Sprint's "Nextel" network is niche. Sprint's WiMax network is niche.
Sprint's "Nextel" network is niche. Sprint's WiMax network is niche.
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Except that Sprint has more Wimax coverage (40M people) than T-Mobile's entire customer base of 33M. Good try though.
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nice try yourself, I dont know exact nos but TMO has more than 200 million customers... wimax is still a 'niche' covers less cities than there are teams in the NFL!
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200 million? So they have 4/5ths of the American population? I had no idea my company was so successful!
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good decision for t-mobile...
seriously, why will t-mo go with a technology that is different from their technology? clearwire / wimax is the one who needs fund so they're the one who needs to adjust. it's their fault that they chose wimax than lte...
why do people still keeps on complaining that t-mo still doesn't have that many customers compared to others? at least their network isn't collapsing due to congestion like att, verizon's oh so ever conscious running out of resource (will it become extinct in the first place?) making everything with cap, and sprint's continuously losing customers...
if t-mo europe is only as aggressive as vodafone, i bet it's possible for them to fight with verizon in the 1st and 2nd spot...
seriously, why will t-mo go with a technology that is different from their technology? clearwire / wimax is the one who needs fund so they're the one who needs to adjust. it's their fault that they chose wimax than lte...
why do people still keeps on complaining that t-mo still doesn't have that many customers compared to others? at least their network isn't collapsing due to congestion like att, verizon's oh so ever conscious running out of resource (will it become extinct in the first place?) making everything with cap, and sprint's continuously losing customers...
if t-mo europe is only as aggressive as vodafone, i bet it's possible for them to fight with verizon in the 1st and 2nd spot...
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