Sprint, Motorola link in WiMAX move
July 01, 2005
Sprint, the third largest US mobile phone network operator announced plans to test so-called WiMAX broadband wireless technology as part of a partnership agreement with Motorola, the US telecommunications equipment and handset maker.
WiMAX technology is based on the emerging 802.16e standard backed by Intel, the US chip maker and a large group of equipment makers and carriers including both Motorola and Sprint. The US carrier joined the WiMAX forum in January and signed a related agreement with Intel earlier this year.
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I have high hopes for WiMAX, but not for the already over saturated broadband metro markets, but for rural America that has been ignored in the internet revolution. (And I do not consider satelite a viable alternative for broadband, because of the inherent latency issues.)
Posted by: Woody - July 01, 2005
someday everyone will connect to wimax
Posted by: s - July 04, 2005
What is the business proposition for WiMAX is what one must be asking? If the answer is mobile WiMAX or 802.16e, can it actually prove to be a truly competitive technology to the 3G world? If yes, would mobile WiMAX handsets be made available at a cost in par with 3G handsets considering that 3G already has a three year foothold within the market today?
If one can answer these questions, then we have a market for WiMAX. But before all this, as far as the European market is concerned where is the spectrum to deploy this technology?
Posted by: Luke Thomas - July 06, 2005
Yes: E it will be eventually, but it will start with fixed. For E you need far more Base Stations.
Yes: it is competitive, but why prove this to the 3G cartel? WiMax is 4G not 3 in my opinion. Is cheaper (then xDSL of Cable and eventually 3G), more capacity, more spectrum efficient then UMTS not enough? What has to be proven?
And yes eventually the prizes will drop, but this takes some time of corse.
I've got spectrum ;-)
Posted by: Martijn Lukaart - July 07, 2005
Hi Martijn,
At the moment the business proposition for WiMAX is a fixed wireless broadband solution. By the time Mobile WiMAX comes into the market it would be by 2007 or 2008. As both 802.16d and 802.16e are incompatible with each other, why would Venture capitalists invest in a technology which again needs funding after another 2-3 years?
Luke
Posted by: Luke Thomas - July 08, 2005
Exactly, my idea. That's why I've chosen for Software Defined Radio and a pre E standard. So I can already start building a mobile network and start with offering only fixed. By the time mobile devices or a mobile update (MIMO) is there I can offering mobility without extra investments for swapping hardware or so.
Kind regards,
Martijn
Posted by: Martijn Lukaart - July 08, 2005
So, just WHERE does the spectrum come from? There is already some realignment from commercial radio, but I believe the spectrum needed comes in the 5G range?
And what is already there--a lot.
Posted by: Bob Phinizy - July 08, 2005
2,5
Posted by: Martijn Lukaart - July 08, 2005
Software defined radios and cognitive radios is something which the market is looking at today especially by new entrants planning to deploy a fixed, mobile or even a triple play solution through WiMAX. Moreover Intel too are working on in building an integrated chip with separate radios for various networks, so that it can connect to multiple types of networks on their own.
Once the spectrum issues are resolved by the European regulatory boards in Autumn 2005, one could expect WiMAX to move a step forward in revolutionizing wireless communications.
Cheers,
Luke
Posted by: Luke Thomas - July 08, 2005