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Clearwire and Sprint ask 3GPP for TDD-LTE U.S. std in 2.6GHz band

 Introduction Clearwire and Sprint are part of a group of operators and vendors that have asked the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards body to start work on specs that would allow TD-LTE to be deployed in the US in the 2.6GHz spectrum — which is now used for mobile WiMAX in the U.S.  The actual 3GPP […]

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Alan Weissberger Wireless

AT&T Upgrades 3G Network while VZW On Track with LTE Buildout; IDC’s Market Forecast

Introduction On the eve of the CTIA WIRELESS 2010® show in Las Vegas this week, the two biggest U.S. wireless carriers are pursuing different paths to eliminate current 3G bandwidth congestion, provide higher speeds to users and achieve lower cost per bit transmitted. These initiatives are extremely important for the health of the wireless industry, […]

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Clearwire to disclose Developer Opportunities with CLEAR WiMAX 4G

IEEE ComSoc SCV is very fortunate to have two influential Clearwire professionals speak at our Feb 10th IEEE ComSoc-SCV meeting in Santa Clara (logistics and other details at www.comsocscv.org).  The topic is: Developer Opportunities with CLEAR WiMAX 4G Abstract: Mobile WiMAX as provided by Clearwire (the CLEAR network) is also available from Sprint, Comcast, and […]

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Alan Weissberger Wireless

What will extend 3G networks- topology tricks or price and policy controls?

We’ve previously written that  "the pump is primed for mobile broadband, " but investments in next-generation networks will be needed to deliver on the true promise of the mobile internet experience.   While we still believe that, we now offer an alternate hypotesis.  That the 4G mobile Internet is many years away. After some investigation and a […]

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