Comments on: Speedier wireless on the way via 4G

Sprint Nextel says a souped-up network, coming soon, will use WiMax to offer customers a new wireless experience.

[rtuinenburg]

Make New Plans

Sprint,

I am glad you guys are building a Wi-Max network, but dont expect to sell cellular service for too much longer. You will have to drop your cellular service and you will become a Wireless ISP in the near future. VOIP technology will wipe out your cellular business.

[baswwe]

i'm sure they will start blocking...

They will have to roll the service all into 1 (phone/internet)

[kwpilz]

4G's Potential

The link below offers an fascinating insight into the potential of 4G technology. Interesting read from the Rollins Business Journal

http://web.rollins.edu/~tlairson/ecom/kupetz4g.pdf

[OneWithTech]

A deeper understanding of Wifi and WiMax

You know, so much of this Wifi and WiMax is misconstrued that's it's crazy. Here's the low down coming from a Wifi Expert like myself; the frequencies are the same that's used in both Wifi and WiMax to date. The only thing that makes Wifi different from WiMax is the software and hardware that is used to transport the data: the frequencies are the same, they don't change.

Aside from the new frequency band that these companies are bidding over, these new frequencies are a little different. But the concept remains the same:

Wifi and WiMax frequencies combined with hardware and software decide on how the network transfers data right along with how fast the network transfers the data. Without the use of hardware and software the 802.x frequency would drop off a (x)amount of feet anyway.

As far as Access Point hopping goes this is a software feature as well and not something that is native to Wifi networks or WiMax networks. Once again this is controlled by software and a combination of hardware.


Justin
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[firstlast]

Aka...

...prepared to get cooked on streets :)
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[diggydog77]

Sprint/Nextel's WiMax plans

I'm looking forward to WiMax. According to one page I read, it will be ready in my area in Summer, 2008. Supposed to have speeds up to 70mbps, however that speed drops off farther from the antenna, to something like 5mbps ten miles away. I think the reach is supposed to be 30 to 40 miles.

I suspect they will offer a broadband alone package, that will be priced so low as to blow down the prices of cable and DSL, or put them out of business. They wrote of plans for "reasonable pricing" and to me, that means less than $40/month and possibly as low as $20/month for internet alone. I think they are going to have to price it $35 or less if they want rural internet users to try it. I won't mind the $100 equipment. I just don't want to spend $400+ on equipment for what is offered currently in my area, and then have it be obsolete within a year.