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Wi-Max is the future for Cell Phone world |
shinshin
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The uk has 3G, But its crappy and only one network has took it up http://www.three.co.uk/index.omp
[If you check the coverage section you see how little there is]
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batesie
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Intel's CEO says WiMAX competitive with DSL, cable
Chief Executive Craig Barrett said on Friday that new wireless high-speed data technologies would be competitive with Internet links provided by cable and phone companies.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is pushing WiMAX, which would provide high speed data over areas as large as a small city, as a way to spread cheap yet ubiquitous wireless broadband access. Intel is hoping to replicate the success it had in popularizing the short-range wireless WiFi standard popular in airports and coffee shops...
The rest here....
http://www.reuters.co.uk/news[....]8413807&src=eDialog/GetContent
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batesie
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been reading up on the subject. looks like it could take off next year!
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Residentevil
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See VHS against Betamax. With too many technologies competing for the same customer base only a few can win. I doubt that wifi-max. will make it into cell phone networks.
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shyam335
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u guys might be intested to see this and these
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slass
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Remember that WiMAX isn't scheduled to implement handover until earliest 2007. So no big threat to 3G.
Also, it's not supposed to replace WiFi, only to complement it. |
shyam335
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actually i think its almost launched in some parts of india.
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Jim
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It's allready out in Belgium, limited for Brussels: clearwire.be
I'm very dissapointed by the offer, you still need a modem so it means that you are not mobile like wifi hotspots, what's the use then ? In a city, fiberoptics are everywhere so cable or dsl connections are not a problem, the price is the same and my ISP has wifi hotspots a bit everywhere in Belgium and free to use!
I asked them the same questions, still waiting for a reply ...
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shyam335
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On 2005-05-23 23:40:14, Jim wrote:
It's allready out in Belgium, limited for Brussels: clearwire.be
I'm very dissapointed by the offer, you still need a modem so it means that you are not mobile like wifi hotspots, what's the use then ? In a city, fiberoptics are everywhere so cable or dsl connections are not a problem, the price is the same and my ISP has wifi hotspots a bit everywhere in Belgium and free to use!
I asked them the same questions, still waiting for a reply ...
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actually,for wifi hotspots u need the wifi card,its same for wimax,u need a pnp card,so i dont think u have to disappoint in that thing 
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Jim
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Yeah but wifi cards are really small and need only the power from usb, what they offer is the modem which needs 220v ..
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shyam335
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maybe its because of that the wimax itself has not matured.
and intel has announced one chip wimax solution called rosedale sometime back,hope itll make things easier.
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Jim
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Maybe ... I hope so
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danberte
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wi-max chip is allready out there. i believe intel passed the specs and price for 1000pcs lot (a bit more expensive than bluetooth chips were when launched) a few weeks ago. standards still under beta stage, in terms of end-user implementing. but it's out there. maybe in your laptop by fall.
i'm well into wi-fi (i operate a free internet wi-fi hotspots network in romania) but already looking into wi-max!
bluetooth wont die, related to some concerns. sure, ericsson gave up supporting and handling of standards and internationalized it. but bluetooth keeps getting better and easier to use. it's the "PAN technology" so it doesnt compete either with wi-fi or wi-max!
bluetooth will be around, as transfer interface from our pdas to stereo headsets, short range seamless conectivity and HIDs.
i.e. cant compare sending a bunch of pictures over BT with WI-FI.. BT makes it so much easier. even with a proper wi-fi set up i prefer pda to laptop comm through BT.
as for long range BT dongles (i have a 30m one) such as 300m, those are just dinosaurs and wont go too far. they made it for 10! it's perfect that way.
expecting wi-max!
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batesie
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after looking at some old threads, its good to see how we are progressing in the world of mobile communication devices....
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kalleboo
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WiMAX has been a major disappointment. They say speeds of up to 34 Mbit and ranges of 30 miles, but they haven't been able to get this AT THE SAME TIME, at that range they're lucky to get even a few megabit.
Also, WiMAX isn't compatible with the mobile operators' infrastructure, as WiMAX comes from the Computer/Ethernet side of things, not the Telecom/ATM side. Plus they've had major issues clearing out the 5 GHz range used by it.
No, the future for telecom is HSOPA and LTE - 100-150 MBit/s per 20 MHz spectrum slot, frequency ranges already owned for 3G uses, great ranges, and an easy upgrade path from UMTS systems. This is where you should be looking.
WiMAX is all hype. How long have they been talking about it, and where are the implementations?! |
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