Comments on: WiBro Going To India

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:44:21 +0000

Oh, I know their stuff is for sale in the US. It's just they don't seem to be making the effort that folks like Alavrion and Motorola are. Samsung is big enough to compete on equal footing with Moto and Alavarion would be no contest. Contrast the lengths they are going to in Brazil and elsewhere with what they have done in the US.

By: Ram H. Viswanathan

Ram H. Viswanathan — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:28:53 +0000

Samsung isn’t avoiding the US, they have a deal to deploy WiMAX 802.16e compatible systems for an ILEC in Michigan called Arialink. Its just that they haven’t convinced any operators in the US to choose WiBRO.

Check out this link for more: http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/10/77276HNwimaxmichigan1.html

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:53:28 +0000

Samsung is making a very smart play. I think their only misstep is avoiding the US, where the vendor picture is still far from decided. Of course, with the big appeal of WiMax being the ability to mix and match components from different vendors, the real winners could be companies that dominate the network services side of things -- hello Siemens-Nokia and Ericsson.

By: Ravneet

Ravneet — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:13:58 +0000

Om,
Are we seeing more of India related news on your blog lately?
:)
Ravneet

By: Ved

Ved — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:32:48 +0000

Maintenance of cable is problematic in India due to various reasons. So making Internet available over any wireless technology whether it is wi-max or wi-bro will speed up the Internet usage there.

By: Convergence.In

Convergence.In — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:21:35 +0000

Om,

Did you notice in BusinesWeek's top 100 tech companies, half of the top 10 are Telcos :)