Comments on: Sprint Details Mobile WiMAX Plans http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:24:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sprint and WiMax: Are these guys serious? « Mobile Opportunity: Mobile applications http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-976731 Sprint and WiMax: Are these guys serious? « Mobile Opportunity: Mobile applications Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:38:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-976731 <p>[...] I know Sprint’s serious about WiMax — it’s spending more than $2.5 billion to build out a mobile WiMax network across the US. That’s old news. The surprise to me is the [...]</p> [...] I know Sprint’s serious about WiMax — it’s spending more than $2.5 billion to build out a mobile WiMax network across the US. That’s old news. The surprise to me is the [...]

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]]> By: WiMax Technology | WiMax Information » Blog Archive » Samsung shows off Mobile WiMAX wares at 3GSM http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-480101 WiMax Technology | WiMax Information » Blog Archive » Samsung shows off Mobile WiMAX wares at 3GSM Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:02:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-480101 <p>[...] GigaOM Sprint Details Mobile WiMAX Plans ” Sprint confirmed it has chosen mobile WiMAX as the technology for its 4G network … and emphasized its interest in mobile WiMAX as a global standard with … [...]</p> [...] GigaOM Sprint Details Mobile WiMAX Plans ” Sprint confirmed it has chosen mobile WiMAX as the technology for its 4G network … and emphasized its interest in mobile WiMAX as a global standard with … [...]

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59465 Jesse Kopelman Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:54:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59465 <p>Laurent, Motorola does indeed have a 2.6 GHz Mobile WiMax product. It is not commercially available yet, but then again nobody elses is either and they won't be until they get certification at some point (still no hard dates yet). I don't have indepth info on this product, but the claim support for pretty much ever WiMax associated buzzword including both MIMO and AAS smart antenna technologies. As far as I can tell, the Nextnet acquisition was solely to get the customers (Clearwire and others) and ensure Moto's position as the dominant WiMax vendor in North America, not for any Nextnet tech.</p> Laurent, Motorola does indeed have a 2.6 GHz Mobile WiMax product. It is not commercially available yet, but then again nobody elses is either and they won’t be until they get certification at some point (still no hard dates yet). I don’t have indepth info on this product, but the claim support for pretty much ever WiMax associated buzzword including both MIMO and AAS smart antenna technologies. As far as I can tell, the Nextnet acquisition was solely to get the customers (Clearwire and others) and ensure Moto’s position as the dominant WiMax vendor in North America, not for any Nextnet tech.

]]> By: Laurent http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59464 Laurent Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:12:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59464 <p>Sprint has choosen Intel, Samsung and Motorola as technology partners. </p> <p>1) Intel makes sense has they have been on the forefront of WiMAX Rev E since the beginning and they hold the key to its success (Shipping Intel Rosedale 2 as early as possible and convince Laptop suppliers to integrate). </p> <p>2) Samsung is easy to figure out as well as they are also on the forefront of WiMAX with WiBro in Korea and they have already handsets available that they have trying to promote outside Korea for a while. Getting these hadnsets to work on a slighty different WiMAX Profile (2.5Ghz, 5 or 10Mhz sub-carrier) might not be that difficult.</p> <p>3) Motorola. Here I am a bit puzzled. Motorola AFAIK does not have a WiMAX Rev E solution in 2.5Ghz which is the reason they acquired Clearwire’s subsidiary NextNet Wireless recently. </p> <p>The NextNet acqusition might have just be driven by Sprint project. But again Motorola seems far away from having a proven Rev E solution. </p> <p>Maybe there will be some clarifications later as to who is doing what in that deal. Or maybe somebody here can help.</p> Sprint has choosen Intel, Samsung and Motorola as technology partners.

1) Intel makes sense has they have been on the forefront of WiMAX Rev E since the beginning and they hold the key to its success (Shipping Intel Rosedale 2 as early as possible and convince Laptop suppliers to integrate).

2) Samsung is easy to figure out as well as they are also on the forefront of WiMAX with WiBro in Korea and they have already handsets available that they have trying to promote outside Korea for a while. Getting these hadnsets to work on a slighty different WiMAX Profile (2.5Ghz, 5 or 10Mhz sub-carrier) might not be that difficult.

3) Motorola. Here I am a bit puzzled. Motorola AFAIK does not have a WiMAX Rev E solution in 2.5Ghz which is the reason they acquired Clearwire’s subsidiary NextNet Wireless recently.

The NextNet acqusition might have just be driven by Sprint project. But again Motorola seems far away from having a proven Rev E solution.

Maybe there will be some clarifications later as to who is doing what in that deal. Or maybe somebody here can help.

]]> By: bdo radio #054 at b•o | radio http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59463 bdo radio #054 at b•o | radio Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:33:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59463 <p>[…] [17:17] - Sprint Details WiMax […]</p> […] [17:17] – Sprint Details WiMax […]

]]> By: Pedro http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59462 Pedro Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:55:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59462 <p>The Clearwire gang must be celebrating the Sprint announcement. Both companies will benefit from price decreases in wimax infrastructure due to greater scale, plus Clearwire has a two year head-start in building out the network and the proven ability to raise the capital necessary to fund future build-out. Will Sprint need to buy Clearwire once they miss their build-out milestones? Will TMO or DTV scoop Clearwire up to fill even bigger strategic holes in their spectrum/service portfolio?</p> The Clearwire gang must be celebrating the Sprint announcement. Both companies will benefit from price decreases in wimax infrastructure due to greater scale, plus Clearwire has a two year head-start in building out the network and the proven ability to raise the capital necessary to fund future build-out. Will Sprint need to buy Clearwire once they miss their build-out milestones? Will TMO or DTV scoop Clearwire up to fill even bigger strategic holes in their spectrum/service portfolio?

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59461 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:47:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59461 <p>I'm sure there will be VoIP over WiMax. If it doesn't come from Sprint and other carriers it will be avialable via Skype, GTalk, et al. It will be a long time before all wireless calls are over VoIP, though. I don't see GSM and CDMAONE disappearing overnight. Hell, not even all wireless calls are digital yet.</p> I’m sure there will be VoIP over WiMax. If it doesn’t come from Sprint and other carriers it will be avialable via Skype, GTalk, et al. It will be a long time before all wireless calls are over VoIP, though. I don’t see GSM and CDMAONE disappearing overnight. Hell, not even all wireless calls are digital yet.

]]> By: Jacob Varghese http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59460 Jacob Varghese Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:24:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59460 <p>Will Sprint carry voice over WIMAX? Will wireless calls essentially be Voip now?</p> Will Sprint carry voice over WIMAX? Will wireless calls essentially be Voip now?

]]> By: David Blaylock http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59459 David Blaylock Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:37:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59459 <p>This is another big step in enabling reliable VoIP service on mobile devices. The question is will Sprint allow competing voice services such as Skype or Vonage to operate over their 4G network?</p> <p>http://www.speakingip.com/wp/2006/08/08/sprint’s-4g-wimax-network/</p> This is another big step in enabling reliable VoIP service on mobile devices. The question is will Sprint allow competing voice services such as Skype or Vonage to operate over their 4G network?

http://www.speakingip.com/wp/2006/08/08/sprint’s-4g-wimax-network/

]]> By: Slacker711 http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59458 Slacker711 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:01:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59458 <p>Intel definitely comes out ahead on this deal, but Samsung and Motorola look like they are going to clean up. Sprint is talking about $2.5-$3 billion in capex to cover 100 million POP's. That is an absolutely huge amount of capex considering the fact that Sprint already has 50,000 base station sites. Add in the fact that multimode devices are going to be required and you get a very lucrative revenue stream for Samsung and Motorola over the next few years. This deal legitimizes both companies next-gen network strategies.</p> Intel definitely comes out ahead on this deal, but Samsung and Motorola look like they are going to clean up. Sprint is talking about $2.5-$3 billion in capex to cover 100 million POP’s. That is an absolutely huge amount of capex considering the fact that Sprint already has 50,000 base station sites. Add in the fact that multimode devices are going to be required and you get a very lucrative revenue stream for Samsung and Motorola over the next few years. This deal legitimizes both companies next-gen network strategies.

]]> By: DEC http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59457 DEC Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:58:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59457 <p>I'd be absolutely stunned if this actually rolled out in 2008. 3G is barely off the ground, and we're lead to believe that they'll crank 4G WiMAX technology out in less than two years? Not likely, IMNSHO.</p> I’d be absolutely stunned if this actually rolled out in 2008. 3G is barely off the ground, and we’re lead to believe that they’ll crank 4G WiMAX technology out in less than two years? Not likely, IMNSHO.

]]> By: Murali http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59456 Murali Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:39:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59456 <p>Lucent is the No.1 CDMA switching equipment vendor, so Lucent will also be on the loosing side with this announcemnt if Sprint is buying from Lucent. Will this impact Alcatel-Lucent merger? There have been concerns over the merger after Lucent announced gloomy results few days back, and news about bleak future for CDMA. Also some of Asian, particularly Indian CDMA operators are building GSM overlay networks.</p> Lucent is the No.1 CDMA switching equipment vendor, so Lucent will also be on the loosing side with this announcemnt if Sprint is buying from Lucent. Will this impact Alcatel-Lucent merger? There have been concerns over the merger after Lucent announced gloomy results few days back, and news about bleak future for CDMA. Also some of Asian, particularly Indian CDMA operators are building GSM overlay networks.

]]> By: Sunil http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59455 Sunil Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:42:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59455 <p>Biggest winner is Intel. They have been the PR engine behind WiMAX/WiMAX Forum. They developed the story of the ecosystem and lined up all the big named companies to join. They are the chipset vendor of choice not only for WiMAX mobility for traditional 'cellular' devices but also into the consumer electronics play down the road.</p> <p>2.5GHZ spectrum is far from nationwide for Sprint. True on Clearwire as potential roaming partner when they deploy .16e. Lookee up north in Canada and in Mexico - all with WiMAX plays happening.</p> Biggest winner is Intel. They have been the PR engine behind WiMAX/WiMAX Forum. They developed the story of the ecosystem and lined up all the big named companies to join. They are the chipset vendor of choice not only for WiMAX mobility for traditional ‘cellular’ devices but also into the consumer electronics play down the road.

2.5GHZ spectrum is far from nationwide for Sprint. True on Clearwire as potential roaming partner when they deploy .16e. Lookee up north in Canada and in Mexico – all with WiMAX plays happening.

]]> By: herman manfred http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59454 herman manfred Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:55:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59454 <p>WIMAX is VoIP. VoIP is Sonus, pretty much. Motorola and Samsung both work with Sonus. I would think Sonus could be a winner, perhaps indirectly, here as well.</p> <p>[I am a biased observer with a stock position in Sonus]</p> WIMAX is VoIP. VoIP is Sonus, pretty much. Motorola and Samsung both work with Sonus. I would think Sonus could be a winner, perhaps indirectly, here as well.

[I am a biased observer with a stock position in Sonus]

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59453 Jesse Kopelman Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:13:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/sprint-wimax/#comment-59453 <p>The way I see it, there are 3 obvious winners here and none of them are Sprint (not that they are looking bad). The first winner is Motorola, who looks to have taken a huge early lead over rivals such as Ericsson and Nokia and is in a good position to stave off the coming threat of AlcateL(ucent). The second winner is Samsung, who is right now the biggest WiMax player from a global perspective and can make the most compelling argument that the are The Leader, when dealing with emerging markets (which is a far bigger play than the US in the long term). The third winner is all the small-time players who have already deployed WiMax (well preWiMax and upgradeable to WiMax really) in the 2.6 GHz band. These guys now have the potential to craft nationwide roaming offerings for their customers. They also get a good outlook for an exit plan, as sooner or later Clearwire or Sprint will look to gobble them up, which means it should be easier for them to raise money to continue to build out their regional networks.</p> The way I see it, there are 3 obvious winners here and none of them are Sprint (not that they are looking bad). The first winner is Motorola, who looks to have taken a huge early lead over rivals such as Ericsson and Nokia and is in a good position to stave off the coming threat of AlcateL(ucent). The second winner is Samsung, who is right now the biggest WiMax player from a global perspective and can make the most compelling argument that the are The Leader, when dealing with emerging markets (which is a far bigger play than the US in the long term). The third winner is all the small-time players who have already deployed WiMax (well preWiMax and upgradeable to WiMax really) in the 2.6 GHz band. These guys now have the potential to craft nationwide roaming offerings for their customers. They also get a good outlook for an exit plan, as sooner or later Clearwire or Sprint will look to gobble them up, which means it should be easier for them to raise money to continue to build out their regional networks.

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