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Watch out WiMAX - UMTS

viper

Aug 11, 2005, 10:48 AM
Well Qualcomm confirmed a lack of a roadmap beyond EV-DO and in the process they sent out some warning signals to wimax - umts.

The days of BS are over boys. WiMAX is years (like 3-5) from being mobile if it ever does become mobile and UMTS really dropped the ball on data. WCDMA is a poor data tech and HSDPA is only a little less bad.

Q now has a commercial ready fully mobile OFDMA that works and well (i kind of thought it was ofdm not ofdma but hey). I've used it by the way. Q is now 3-5 years ahead. Flarion was having problems trying to get major customers because the major customers wanted a standard or the backing of someone like...Qualcomm.

Q also gets patents on mobile OFDMA and an opportunity to attempt to sue WiMAX and the ...
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RUFF1415

Aug 11, 2005, 4:17 PM
Are you sure you have any idea what you are talking about?
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muchdrama

Aug 12, 2005, 7:50 AM
RUFF1415 said:
Are you sure you have any idea what you are talking about?


Vipe's pretty accurate, RUFF.
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RUFF1415

Aug 12, 2005, 1:05 PM
I don't doubt that he was accurate but using UMTS, WCDMA, Qualcomm, and Q made it difficult to follow what he was trying to get across. I just don't understand why he used two different names for the two things that are the same. Consistency is key.
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muchdrama

Aug 12, 2005, 2:30 PM
RUFF1415 said:
I don't doubt that he was accurate but using UMTS, WCDMA, Qualcomm, and Q made it difficult to follow what he was trying to get across. I just don't understand why he used two different names for the two things that are the same. Consistency is key.


I understood him just fine.
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RUFF1415

Aug 12, 2005, 2:50 PM
SUPER! 😳
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muchdrama

Aug 12, 2005, 4:23 PM
RUFF1415 said:
SUPER! 😳


Don't get ruffled, now. It wasn't intended as an insult.
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RUFF1415

Aug 12, 2005, 5:52 PM
I know it wasn't, but just because you followed it, doesn't mean everyone will.
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muchdrama

Aug 12, 2005, 6:27 PM
RUFF1415 said:
I know it wasn't, but just because you followed it, doesn't mean everyone will.


True. But I didn't put it "You mothers are some stupid mothers, you stupid mothers!". I just simply said I understood it.
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nextel18

Aug 12, 2005, 12:42 PM
That is very true.

Ofdm is a true competitor against wimax and umts/hsdpa.


Great purchase by my beloved qualcomm. 🙂
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