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So it is ironic to me that for the first time we are on the verge of having a worldwide standard for broadband services (data and then voice) yet because of the way spectrum is allocated around the world we still won’t have a true world phone on LTE anytime soon more
What happened during the earthquake was that everyone reached for their phones at once. The networks worked perfectly during the aftermath of the quake but they were simply overloaded on both the voice and the data side. Calls could not be made or received, calls were dropped, video taken of damage could not be sent, and SMS messages did not get through. more
What then, is left for the network operators in the short term? How do they manage the bandwidth they have, how do they serve as many customers as possible with the best possible capacity and data speeds? more
The battle for our ears on mobile platforms is well underway. more
Adding all of these things together, my outlook for LightSquared is bleak to say the least. If I add in the fact that its spectrum, which has the potential to interfere with GPS receivers, has therefore lost most of its value as an asset, it is difficult to understand how the company believes it can succeed. more
This report is designed to prove that the FCC is wrong to try to gain additional spectrum. The bottom line is that the NAB, with this report as “evidence,” is trying to protect the TV channels that could easily be cleared, and cleared quickly, to make more wireless broadband spectrum available. more
Of grave concern to me is that the FCC, as well as many within the Executive Branch and in Congress, believe that broadband is the only spectrum we will need going forward and, therefore, spectrum currently used for narrowband communications or Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and other services should be made available for broadband service. more
I am inclined to continue giving Verizon credit for setting realistic expectations for its 4G LTE network. It is stating, for the record, that on a loaded network users will be experiencing 5 to 12 Mbps from the network down to the device and between 2 and 5 Mbps from the device to the network more
With the launch of these LTE 4G systems, the real work is only beginning. There will be revisions to the LTE specifications for the next few years, more system tweaking more
we are entering a new generation of wireless broadband where we will be able to access wireless networks that are faster than ever before and our experiences as customers will be better than we have ever had more