Comments on: 4G Is Key To An Ultra-Broadband Mobile Experience http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:43:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Boradband’s Kindle Paradigm - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-858671 Boradband’s Kindle Paradigm - GigaOM Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:01:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-858671 <p>[...] year or so ago, I began talking about how moving toward the 4G world of WiMAX and LTE (and UMB at that time) would enable a broad range of new devices to be connected economically to [...]</p> [...] year or so ago, I began talking about how moving toward the 4G world of WiMAX and LTE (and UMB at that time) would enable a broad range of new devices to be connected economically to [...]

]]> By: It’s HARDbutWARE » 4G Is Key To An Ultra-Broadband Mobile Experience http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-674554 It’s HARDbutWARE » 4G Is Key To An Ultra-Broadband Mobile Experience Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:32:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-674554 <p>[...] read more | digg story [...]</p> [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: India Web 2.0 News http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-569276 India Web 2.0 News Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:20:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-569276 <p>Ha! 4g?? We don't even have 3g yet in India... need 3G...</p> <p>Know how I feel? Check out <a href="http://www.avashya.com" rel="nofollow">India Web 2.0 News</a> for Indian tech related news!</p> Ha! 4g?? We don’t even have 3g yet in India… need 3G…

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]]> By: Planners Beware: 4G Is Not as Far Away as It Seems - Caller IP http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-567800 Planners Beware: 4G Is Not as Far Away as It Seems - Caller IP Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:37:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-567800 <p>[...] is beckoning a bit beyond the horizon. The question, which is nicely posed at GigaOm by John Roese, Nortel’s CTO, is what precisely 4G will be. The post doesn’t dive into [...]</p> [...] is beckoning a bit beyond the horizon. The question, which is nicely posed at GigaOm by John Roese, Nortel’s CTO, is what precisely 4G will be. The post doesn’t dive into [...]

]]> By: Sami http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-563903 Sami Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:24:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-563903 <p>Good points. The fact that capacity improvements alone will do little or no good has been long known; even currently the limitations of mobile service usage have nothing to do with network capacity or even performance. To be blunt, the industry tunnel vision of focusing only on performance is, if not entirely, at least largely misplaced.</p> <p>Of the three key features you mention, many of the current mobile networks already support #1. Many are also approaching the open applications environment (#2), whether the operators really want that or not. The economic improvement, however, will take time - and may not materialize in quite the predicted forms. The network/service provider split and the ensuing rise of pure mobile connectivity providers will, however, help.</p> <p>Another thing is that we should not call whatever the future will bring "4G"; calling a gradual development and a fundamental change of the industry including economic structures with the same terminology as straightforward performance improvements earlier is misleading at best.</p> <p>Finally, I don't want to sound overly pessimistic, but five years is a pretty tall order for anything even remotely resembling 4G to appear for the general public to use. Remember Amara's law.</p> Good points. The fact that capacity improvements alone will do little or no good has been long known; even currently the limitations of mobile service usage have nothing to do with network capacity or even performance. To be blunt, the industry tunnel vision of focusing only on performance is, if not entirely, at least largely misplaced.

Of the three key features you mention, many of the current mobile networks already support #1. Many are also approaching the open applications environment (#2), whether the operators really want that or not. The economic improvement, however, will take time – and may not materialize in quite the predicted forms. The network/service provider split and the ensuing rise of pure mobile connectivity providers will, however, help.

Another thing is that we should not call whatever the future will bring “4G”; calling a gradual development and a fundamental change of the industry including economic structures with the same terminology as straightforward performance improvements earlier is misleading at best.

Finally, I don’t want to sound overly pessimistic, but five years is a pretty tall order for anything even remotely resembling 4G to appear for the general public to use. Remember Amara’s law.

]]> By: WISPA » 4G by Nortel http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-563654 WISPA » 4G by Nortel Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:18:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-563654 <p>[...] Networks CTO, John Roese, penned a post on GigaOm about the possibilities of 4G. He point out flatly that “simply improving the capacity of 2G [...]</p> [...] Networks CTO, John Roese, penned a post on GigaOm about the possibilities of 4G. He point out flatly that “simply improving the capacity of 2G [...]

]]> By: Krishna Chodavarapu http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-561677 Krishna Chodavarapu Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:51:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/17/4g-is-key-to-an-ultra-broadband-mobile-experience/#comment-561677 <p>It is indeed exciting that several technology companies have realized the need to wrestle the control of the country's infrastructure away from the telecommunications industry. Perhaps it is reality, or only their online caricature, but it is my long standing belief that these dinosaurs are not consumer friendly and believe the airwaves and the "pipes" to be their birthright. It is time for an agile group of mammals to put them in their place.</p> <p>I hope that you are sincere in calling for an investment in 4G infrastructure. I also hope you will partner with the likes of Google, Sprint, and others (AAPL?) to take on the more established and deep-pocketed AT&T and Verizon.</p> <p>No doubt this calls for a large investment; but I strongly believe consumers will reward you for it.</p> It is indeed exciting that several technology companies have realized the need to wrestle the control of the country’s infrastructure away from the telecommunications industry. Perhaps it is reality, or only their online caricature, but it is my long standing belief that these dinosaurs are not consumer friendly and believe the airwaves and the “pipes” to be their birthright. It is time for an agile group of mammals to put them in their place.

I hope that you are sincere in calling for an investment in 4G infrastructure. I also hope you will partner with the likes of Google, Sprint, and others (AAPL?) to take on the more established and deep-pocketed AT&T and Verizon.

No doubt this calls for a large investment; but I strongly believe consumers will reward you for it.

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