Comments on: Intel’s next big wireless play: It’s not smartphones

By: TeleMonty

TeleMonty — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:58:20 +0000

How is NSN doing with it’s LTE deployment? Is NSN planning to implement liquid Radio in its current LTE implementation?

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:16:02 +0000

It’s still a pretty virgin technology so there are not too many stories out there about it, but if you want to go to sources you can check out NSN and Alcatel-Lucent’s white papers (with a skeptical eye). Intel and China Mobile have a bunch a resources on their site as well though they’re a bit disorganized and a lot seem to be marketing materials.

By: Animockery

Animockery — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:15:30 +0000

I think that this is really exciting technology and something I look forward to following. I may even have toshare my thoughts on this late next week after I have read more about it.

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:26:42 +0000

Hi Yin Sun,

Oh yeah, makes you wonder if the cost of investing in your fiber backhaul network will be more than the cost of deploying your network the old fashioned way. To be fair, I don’t think Intel and TI are talking about centralizing on in national data centers. It’s more like these will be central offices managing all of the sites in a whole markets, or big clusters of sites in large markets.

By: Yin Sun

Yin Sun — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:10:30 +0000

this is really quantum leap, while most of us are still using 1-5Mbps access, this C-RAN is asking for 1Gbps minmum, 2ppb freq variation, 2 nano sec delay. do you know how much cost to implement this kind of transport network? for sure internet can not.

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:19:30 +0000

That’s Rob, I really appreciate it. Being the new guy, it’s good to hear people are reading my stuff.

By: Rob Adler

Rob Adler — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:39:06 +0000

BTW. A belated congratulations on joining GigaOm. Your writing really fits in well here.

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:45:11 +0000

Oh Man, Rob, what a great analogy! I am imagining an Intel engineer muttering “Intel Corporation, super genius…” right now.

(No offense, Intel engineers. It’s just a funny picture)

By: Rob Adler

Rob Adler — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:24:32 +0000

Hardware commodization is an exciting trend and not just in Telecom. But the jury is still out on Intel out-executing a large number of competitors. They have been the Wile E. Coyote of mobile.