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WiMAX Forum Tackles 2.3GHz Mobile WiMAX Certification

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Jul 23, 2009, 7:55 AM   by Eric M. Zeman

Today the WiMAX Forum announced that it has begun the certification processes for 2.3GHz mobile WiMAX in the 5/10MHz and 8.75MHz channels. Mobile WiMAX is being certified in three separate bands around the world, including 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz. The 2.3GHz bands will be used mostly in Indian, African, and Asia markets, but once certified, it will allow mobile WiMAX chip makers to create tri-band WiMAX chips that can roam onto WiMAX networks all over the world, including in the U.S., where Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are building a mobile WiMAX network.

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Jul 23, 2009, 1:40 PM

oNe thing I will say...

despite the fact I hate Sprint with a passion (too many reasons), I will say that when I had them, at least their internet was super faster than any other carrier even vzw.
At least your a informed sprint hater 🙂 and not a kool-aide sipping verizon maniac.
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CellStudent

Jul 23, 2009, 4:56 PM

More crap = more crap

The problem with all this WiMax spectrum certification is that it all uses terrible spectrum.
2.3, 2.5, and 3.5 GHz all have terrible physics properties from a deployment perspective. LTE is a slightly better tech, but not by much. The problem is that its not feasible to deploy large networks in such terrible spectrum.
There is a good reason cell broadcasting started in 800 MHZ originally and that ATT has started moving its 3G down to 850 spectrum in recent months.
Once you get up over 2 GHz spectrum handheld units can't broadcast with sufficient power to make a large footprint deployment feasible. The batteries in the handheld will have to be massive just to provide a decent unit life between charges.

Best of luck with that.
CellStudent said:
The problem with all this WiMax spectrum certification is that it all uses terrible spectrum.
2.3, 2.5, and 3.5 GHz all have terrible physics properties from a deployment perspective.


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sprintisbetter

Jul 23, 2009, 10:18 AM

pretty sweet.

looks like lte wont be the only one world wide. im interested to see how this wimax thing turns out. Lte still has years to go. so we will see.
If more than 1 major carrier in the US supported it. What you wont see is a mass migration of customers to Sprint just for WiMax for a short period of time.

By the time Sprint gets a good full coverage network going, LTE may be well on it's way any...
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Slammer

Jul 23, 2009, 6:02 PM

Just remember this...

WiMAX does not need to be better than LTE. It only needs to exist amoung the standard to provide a choice in what would otherwise be unregulated price governing with LTE. Choice is always better.

Also another thing to remember is that WiMAX is not the end. WiMAX is a transition for Sprint/Clearwire into what they have planned. To provide an early footprint allows them to concentrate on that next level. Technology leap frogs continuously. Just as LTE levels, Something new will emerge. Sprint has always been an innovator. Now that they abolished their poor customer service and begun to concentrate on what had made them number 1 before, The wireless industry will undoubtedly scope Sprint for advances.
 
 
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