Comments on: LTE Jumps Ahead in the Race to 4G http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: WiMAX Not Really 4G: Ericsson CTO http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198591 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:06:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198591 [...] today,” he said. “There will be 70 million people using WiMAX in five years.” And by then, of course, Long Term Evolution (LTE), the 4G wireless technology, will be the de facto standard [...]

]]> By: AT&T’s Slow-Mo LTE Plans Taking Shape http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198590 Thu, 07 May 2009 16:34:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198590 [...] the front burner. Well, that is not the case — Ma Bell is taking its sweet time transitioning to 4G wireless. It’s only now started trialing LTE equipment — picking Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and [...]

]]> By: Cox, CableCos Show Their Wireless Hand - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198589 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:55:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198589 [...] Chinese equipment maker Huawei is going to supply CDMA gear for a wireless network. Huawei is making gear that works on CDMA and LTE [...]

]]> By: Following 4G: The State of LTE - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198588 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:22:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198588 [...] LTE Jumps Ahead In The Race To 4G [...]

]]> By: This August, Get Up & Mobilize - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198587 Fri, 23 May 2008 22:47:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198587 [...] is all set to change, as many wireless industry insiders believe that 4G Wireless (also known as LTE or WiMAX) might arrive faster than [...]

]]> By: This August, Get Up & Mobilize - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-210713 Fri, 23 May 2008 22:47:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-210713 [...] is all set to change, as many wireless industry insiders believe that 4G Wireless (also known as LTE or WiMAX) might arrive faster than [...]

]]> By: AT&T 3G Network Ready for Faster Speeds - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198586 Wed, 21 May 2008 20:10:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198586 [...] and Verizon. And it’s not stopping there — the company also plans to graduate to HSPA+ and then to LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology to offer even higher speeds for mobile [...]

]]> By: AT&T 3G Network Ready for Faster Speeds - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-210712 Wed, 21 May 2008 20:10:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-210712 [...] and Verizon. And it’s not stopping there — the company also plans to graduate to HSPA+ and then to LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology to offer even higher speeds for mobile [...]

]]> By: Cox’s Wireless Plans Taking Shape - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198585 Mon, 05 May 2008 07:55:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198585 [...] believe that Cox could use the wireless spectrum to build a wireless broadband network. Huawei is making gear that works on CDMA and LTE [...]

]]> By: Dan Jones http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198584 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:04:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198584 Way too early to call a winner in the 4G sweepstakes (although UMB does look like toast). If it was all about global support then GSM should have stamped out CDMA back in 2002 but it didn’t. If it was just about speeds and feeds then why is the iPhone so popular? Devices and services sell the network, not vice versa. Until we see services, gadgets and pricing for early 4G we don’t have a clue what will eventually emerge, although I guess that WiMax and LTE will co-exist.

See: http://www.unstrung.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=244&doc_id=150906

Dan Jones

]]> By: Tony Palik http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198583 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:14:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198583 To add to John Thacker’s comments, I think the effort required from existing GSM operators to get to LTE has been understated as well. If one is a GSM operator (TDMA-based), also with UMTS (CDMA-based) then “migrates” to LTE (OFDMA-based) are the tower headframes going to collapse under the weight of all the different antennas ? I guess the industry is hoping that with so many operators going through the same pain it will be somehow less difficult.

]]> By: 4G Wireless & the Ensuing Bandwidth Boom - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198582 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:46:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198582 [...] Malik, Friday, April 11, 2008 at 7:42 AM PT Comments (0) My previous post about LTE taking the lead in the 4G wireless sweepstakes prompted some interesting comments, including [...]

]]> By: 4G Wireless & the Ensuing Bandwidth Boom - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-210711 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:46:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-210711 [...] Malik, Friday, April 11, 2008 at 7:42 AM PT Comments (0) My previous post about LTE taking the lead in the 4G wireless sweepstakes prompted some interesting comments, including [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198581 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:44:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198581 KDDI is also deploying a WIMAX network.

http://www.unstrung.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=414&doc_id=149535

]]> By: Kevin McConnaughey http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198580 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:39:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198580 Om,

The WCA Global Development Committee publishes a newsletter that comes ot several times a week and is a good source of info in WIMAX deployments, spectrum and regulatory affairs and other news.

Here is a link:
http://www.wcai.com/taskf_gdc.php

The email newsletter can be subscribed using:
mailto:gdc-rquest@listserve.com?subject=subscribe

Hope that is useful,

Kevin

]]> By: Jeremy Pemble http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/lte-jumps-ahead-in-the-race-to-4g/#comment-198579 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:41:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12062#comment-198579 Om,
I would also look to NTT DoCoMo for leadership in this arena (no surprise right). At the CTIA show last week, they too showed off a glimpse of LTE (and beyond). They also announced in a press release on March 26 of this year that achieved speeds of 250Mbps for the downlink. The press release can be found here: http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2008/001390.html. Also, they are defining LTE as “Super 3G”, and have an even more advanced road map for what they term as 4G. Their press release includes a very nice PDF roadmap that you might find interesting.

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