Comments on: Sprint’s Xohm Network is Only Half Open http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Microsoft Enters the Smart Hohm | Design Website http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-955100 Microsoft Enters the Smart Hohm | Design Website Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:13:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-955100 [...] Today, Microsoft unveiled its new home energy management software: Hohm (not to be confused with Sprint’s WiMAX network, Xohm). Announced this morning by Microsoft Chief Strategy and Research Officer Craig Mundie at the [...] [...] Today, Microsoft unveiled its new home energy management software: Hohm (not to be confused with Sprint’s WiMAX network, Xohm). Announced this morning by Microsoft Chief Strategy and Research Officer Craig Mundie at the [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Enters the Smart Hohm http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-955092 Microsoft Enters the Smart Hohm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:03:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-955092 [...] Today, Microsoft unveiled its new home energy management software: Hohm (not to be confused with Sprint’s WiMAX network, Xohm). Announced this morning by Microsoft Chief Strategy and Research Officer Craig Mundie at the [...] [...] Today, Microsoft unveiled its new home energy management software: Hohm (not to be confused with Sprint’s WiMAX network, Xohm). Announced this morning by Microsoft Chief Strategy and Research Officer Craig Mundie at the [...]

]]> By: » WiMax Handset the Iceberg’s Tip for Devices? Sidecut Reports http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-904061 » WiMax Handset the Iceberg’s Tip for Devices? Sidecut Reports Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:29:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-904061 [...] all the hand-wringing there seems to be going on about the supposed lack of WiMax devices, or the supposed closed nature of WiMax networks, it doesn’t seem like device manufacturers have gotten the memo. Instead, [...] [...] all the hand-wringing there seems to be going on about the supposed lack of WiMax devices, or the supposed closed nature of WiMax networks, it doesn’t seem like device manufacturers have gotten the memo. Instead, [...]

]]> By: WiMAX in Baltimore: will it get better with age? http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903705 WiMAX in Baltimore: will it get better with age? Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:46:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903705 [...] although WiMAX is based on a standard protocol (802.16e, in this case), the certification process may surprisingly not be as open as some might hope and could be an additional adoption barrier. Considering the geographic challenges right now with [...] [...] although WiMAX is based on a standard protocol (802.16e, in this case), the certification process may surprisingly not be as open as some might hope and could be an additional adoption barrier. Considering the geographic challenges right now with [...]

]]> By: DailyWireless » Blog Archive » Wednesday Links: Apple Brick, Xohm http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903696 DailyWireless » Blog Archive » Wednesday Links: Apple Brick, Xohm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:42:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903696 [...] So, how open is the Xohm network in Baltimore? About half open, says Gigaom. [...] [...] So, how open is the Xohm network in Baltimore? About half open, says Gigaom. [...]

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903682 Stacey Higginbotham Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:47:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903682 I'm not trying to trash Sprint or Xohm. I'm just tired of everyone getting behind open this and open that, when in truth it's not open. In this case, I want WiMAX to achieve what Wi-Fi did and see a lengthy certification process as a huge hurdle to that happening. I’m not trying to trash Sprint or Xohm. I’m just tired of everyone getting behind open this and open that, when in truth it’s not open. In this case, I want WiMAX to achieve what Wi-Fi did and see a lengthy certification process as a huge hurdle to that happening.

]]> By: Doug Mohney http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903674 Doug Mohney Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:47:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903674 First CNet, then Network World, now GigaOm. Trashing WiMAX has become the sport du jour...Sprint needs to make sure everything works just right, due in part to some of the not-so-subtle whisper campaigning going on about the tech. I am starting to get a headache. Can't anyone say anything nice about the U.S. WiMAX rollout? Like "Gee, what progressive pricing plans?" or "Man, they'll have 20 laptops(SKUs) embedded with WiMAX chipsets by the end of the year in XOHM/Clearwire markets and available down at Best Buy. How many CDMA & HSPA-embedded laptops can you pick up at the Big Box store and how much of a price premium are you paying for an embedded chipset?" First CNet, then Network World, now GigaOm. Trashing WiMAX has become the sport du jour…Sprint needs to make sure everything works just right, due in part to some of the not-so-subtle whisper campaigning going on about the tech.

I am starting to get a headache. Can’t anyone say anything nice about the U.S. WiMAX rollout?

Like “Gee, what progressive pricing plans?” or “Man, they’ll have 20 laptops(SKUs) embedded with WiMAX chipsets by the end of the year in XOHM/Clearwire markets and available down at Best Buy. How many CDMA & HSPA-embedded laptops can you pick up at the Big Box store and how much of a price premium are you paying for an embedded chipset?”

]]> By: spg http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903655 spg Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:33:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903655 a recipe for success will be if sprint really focus's on universal laptop anywhere usage within the coverage areas. i see this a a much bigger market than the handheld data part. the reason is that laptop use of broadband wireless will result in the ability of user to compensate for the cost by canceling there cable/DSL lines. in the medium to long term this will be huge. i see very few consumer wired broadband links existing 10 years from now. a recipe for success will be if sprint really focus’s on universal laptop anywhere usage within the coverage areas. i see this a a much bigger market than the handheld data part. the reason is that laptop use of broadband wireless will result in the ability of user to compensate for the cost by canceling there cable/DSL lines. in the medium to long term this will be huge. i see very few consumer wired broadband links existing 10 years from now.

]]> By: Points Of Interest: LED WiFi, Xohm Party, RFID Hacks, And GeoEye-1 Image — GPS Obsessed http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903653 Points Of Interest: LED WiFi, Xohm Party, RFID Hacks, And GeoEye-1 Image — GPS Obsessed Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:28:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903653 [...] Xohm “Formally” Launches, But How Open Is It?: GigaOm’s Stacey Higginbotham questions whether Sprint’s WiMAX product approval process relegates the new wireless network to that of the ‘half-open’ and whether that could hamper its chances of knocking Wi-Fi to number two. [...] [...] Xohm “Formally” Launches, But How Open Is It?: GigaOm’s Stacey Higginbotham questions whether Sprint’s WiMAX product approval process relegates the new wireless network to that of the ‘half-open’ and whether that could hamper its chances of knocking Wi-Fi to number two. [...]

]]> By: David Angell http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903617 David Angell Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:58:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903617 I'll take a half open network to a closed network. Deploying a new WiMAX network is a huge ecosystem endeavor. It's an evolving process for everyone involved. As long as we're on the topic of open networks, from a consumer perspective, the XOHM data plans seem a lot more open than 3G plans. No contracts, month-to-month subscriptions, one-day passes, etc. I’ll take a half open network to a closed network. Deploying a new WiMAX network is a huge ecosystem endeavor. It’s an evolving process for everyone involved. As long as we’re on the topic of open networks, from a consumer perspective, the XOHM data plans seem a lot more open than 3G plans. No contracts, month-to-month subscriptions, one-day passes, etc.

]]> By: Paul Kapustka http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903602 Paul Kapustka Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:12:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903602 Wi-Fi is fairly mature now, and the Wi-Fi alliance handles certification. In a perfect or more mature world the reference designs, etc., at the WiMax Forum would work well enough to alleviate the need for Sprint to test devices. There is also no guarantee on Wi-Fi networks that A) your device will work or B) the operator cares too much whether it does or not. Where is network support at Starbucks? As a DSL/cable replacement or mobile service Xohm needs a higher level of assurance, especially right out of the gate. From all the reporting I have done it still seems like there are more devices available sooner than any other wireless technology at launch. Seems like using the experience of one vendor (Lenovo) isn't a very thorough take on how the testing processes are going. Wi-Fi is fairly mature now, and the Wi-Fi alliance handles certification. In a perfect or more mature world the reference designs, etc., at the WiMax Forum would work well enough to alleviate the need for Sprint to test devices. There is also no guarantee on Wi-Fi networks that A) your device will work or B) the operator cares too much whether it does or not. Where is network support at Starbucks?

As a DSL/cable replacement or mobile service Xohm needs a higher level of assurance, especially right out of the gate. From all the reporting I have done it still seems like there are more devices available sooner than any other wireless technology at launch. Seems like using the experience of one vendor (Lenovo) isn’t a very thorough take on how the testing processes are going.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903599 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:54:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903599 I've said it before: carriers care about control more than profit. That's why they continually shoot themselves in the feet over things like this. This why more unlicensed spectrum is essentially to move wireless broadband forward. I’ve said it before: carriers care about control more than profit. That’s why they continually shoot themselves in the feet over things like this. This why more unlicensed spectrum is essentially to move wireless broadband forward.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903596 Om Malik Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:20:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903596 @PAul and @Dan... Device testing is okay for proprietary networks, not so much for open networks. how many people test WiFi devices with all networks. That said, even if Sprint needs it to get done, they need to make sure that the testing process is faster than what the Lenovo guy is hinting at. @PAul and @Dan…

Device testing is okay for proprietary networks, not so much for open networks. how many people test WiFi devices with all networks. That said, even if Sprint needs it to get done, they need to make sure that the testing process is faster than what the Lenovo guy is hinting at.

]]> By: Dan Frommer http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903595 Dan Frommer Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:50:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903595 I agree with Paul here. Not like Lenovo or any computer companies have sold WiMax computers in the U.S. before. Testing is the only smart idea until this stuff is widespread. And not like Xohm's long-term success or failure will be based on its first year of service in a tiny handful of markets, no matter how many/few devices exist. I agree with Paul here. Not like Lenovo or any computer companies have sold WiMax computers in the U.S. before. Testing is the only smart idea until this stuff is widespread. And not like Xohm’s long-term success or failure will be based on its first year of service in a tiny handful of markets, no matter how many/few devices exist.

]]> By:   Sprint WiMax Requires “Narrow” Pipeline for Testing, Approval [WiMax] by Techno News Feed http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903579   Sprint WiMax Requires “Narrow” Pipeline for Testing, Approval [WiMax] by Techno News Feed Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:01:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903579 [...] Sprint’s enticing Xohm WiMax network is slowly making its way across the country, but Lenovo has complained of a major problem with it gaining popularity. According to GigaOM, Lenovo expected to dominate the market with a variety of WiMax products since they had put a lot of time and effort into testing equipment. But Lenovo explained that Sprint is requiring a “narrow” pipeline of internal product testing—something you don’t see for Wi-Fi equipment—which has nixed much of their WiMax product line for launch. It’s tough to tell where WiMax will go from here, but when a big company like Lenovo can’t get products approved for release, it’s hard to believe that the countless, smaller companies necessary to drive down prices and promote popularity will break into the market any time soon. [GigaOM] [...] [...] Sprint’s enticing Xohm WiMax network is slowly making its way across the country, but Lenovo has complained of a major problem with it gaining popularity. According to GigaOM, Lenovo expected to dominate the market with a variety of WiMax products since they had put a lot of time and effort into testing equipment. But Lenovo explained that Sprint is requiring a “narrow” pipeline of internal product testing—something you don’t see for Wi-Fi equipment—which has nixed much of their WiMax product line for launch. It’s tough to tell where WiMax will go from here, but when a big company like Lenovo can’t get products approved for release, it’s hard to believe that the countless, smaller companies necessary to drive down prices and promote popularity will break into the market any time soon. [GigaOM] [...]

]]> By: Paul Kapustka http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sprints-xohm-network-is-only-half-open/#comment-903575 Paul Kapustka Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:26:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24088#comment-903575 It doesn't make much sense to launch a big network without doing some device testing -- imagine the headlines in the other direction, "Sprint fails to make sure devices work," etc., etc. From the looks of it Xohm in particular and WiMax in general seems way more open than any previous offering -- how many 3G devices were available at launch? How many can you buy that aren't from the operator? In my interviews with Lenovo what I heard was that the WiMax process was far easier to implement than embedded 3G. If that's "half open" at least it's on the way to filling the glass rather than keeping it half-full, right? It doesn’t make much sense to launch a big network without doing some device testing — imagine the headlines in the other direction, “Sprint fails to make sure devices work,” etc., etc. From the looks of it Xohm in particular and WiMax in general seems way more open than any previous offering — how many 3G devices were available at launch? How many can you buy that aren’t from the operator? In my interviews with Lenovo what I heard was that the WiMax process was far easier to implement than embedded 3G. If that’s “half open” at least it’s on the way to filling the glass rather than keeping it half-full, right?

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