Comments on: Will T-Mobile's Bet on 3.5G Pay Off?

By: Not So Fast LTE, HSPA Could Become 100 Times Speedier!: Tech News «

Not So Fast LTE, HSPA Could Become 100 Times Speedier!: Tech News « — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:46:18 +0000

[...] from two frequencies and delivers speeds up to 42 Mbps. T-Mobile has previously considered a future speed bump of its network beyond 42 Mbps and would likely use DC-HSPA+ to do so, but if LTHE is approved as a standard, the carrier could [...]

By: As Need For Mobile Speed Grows, 3.5G Networks Boom

As Need For Mobile Speed Grows, 3.5G Networks Boom — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:01:25 +0000

[...] The HSPA+ upgrades have come at a breathtaking pace. In February 2009, Australia’s Telstra became the first network to go live with the HSPA+ technology. In the US, two large GSM-based service providers, AT&T and T-Mobile USA are betting on HSPA+ before making the eventual leap to LTE. Neither has introduced their first real HSPA+ phone. [...]

By: Sprint Going LTE Makes Sense, But Not a T-Mobile Merger

Sprint Going LTE Makes Sense, But Not a T-Mobile Merger — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:33:21 +0000

[...] how and why could a merger between Sprint and T-Mobile make sense? T-Mobile needs to think beyond its 2010 strategic plan and its 3.5G bet. By year-end the fourth largest carrier expects to complete a 21 Mbps HSPA+ rollout, which can [...]

By: Sprint 4G Arrives in More Cities, But Where Are the 4G Phones?

Sprint 4G Arrives in More Cities, But Where Are the 4G Phones? — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:10:33 +0000

[...] attempts to ramp up subscribers to the 4G service, it needs capable devices to woo customers. Rumors of a 21 Mbps phone from T-Mobile as early as September could put additional pressure on Sprint to quickly resolve supply issues for the EVO as [...]

By: swehes

swehes — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:09:51 +0000

I would love to see IPv6 being rolled out by T-mobile. That would put them even further ahead of competition. And awesome feature for sure. :)

By: ST

ST — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:07:22 +0000

I think in the long term, a non-cap based approach is more beneficial for the end-user. This is because with the growth of mobile video and increasing data usage, caps that seem sufficient today may seem unrealistic in a year from now.

Also, it is important to have a sustainable business model from the carrier perspective, especially when the data being used in being sent over the carrier's network. With today's business models, carriers don't make any money on the apps even though a large number of these apps rely on the carrier's network. Charging a small fee per 'web-enabled' app will generate the revenues for carriers to continue investing in the network while no caps on data usage will prevent consumers from getting end-of-the-month bill shocks like we used to get before the days of the unlimited voice plans.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:51:13 +0000

such a pricing scheme would be a huge turnoff for guys like me. i am all about getting value, and such incremental pricing models do not lead to consumer value.

what would result though is a huge shift towards web apps since there could be no logical way to charge monthly fees per web page visited.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:01:33 +0000

T-Mobile has really got it together engineering wise. They're going to be rolling out IPv6 only data plans this year with DNS64/NAT64.

Right now most carriers (including TMO) are backhauling all their data to data centers and doing carrier grade NAT.

T-Mobile hopes to use IPv6 to assign massive blocks of IP space to each tower or city, then terminate the traffic locally there. It'll mean way lower latency and faster throughput.

Would be interesting to get an interview with Cameron Byrne on here regarding TMO's v6 plans.

By: rohit

rohit — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:23:56 +0000

did their bet on 3G pay off ? (money invested vs. ROI) - ditto question for ATT, VZ...

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:22:46 +0000

Agreed, an innovative pricing strategy could really help differentiate. Unfortunately, they already have a "soft cap" with speed throttling after 5GB. But unless folks are tethering, that shouldn't be an issue for most.