[opendtv] Re: Wireless broadband and cellular
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:10:00 -0500
At 3:46 PM -0600 2/9/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
This is what I was talking about, when I suggested that wireless
broadband and cellular are not mutually exclusive. In order to offer
wireless broadband, cellular is the natural choice. And also, WiFi
hotspots and 3G femtocells will become, functionally, hard to tell
apart. Speeds and coverage should be similar for the two.
Obviously not mutually exclusive.
Not sure why you think cellular is the natural choice for wireless
broadband, other than the fact the telcos keep buying up spectrum. I
agree that cellular will dominate for mobile handsets, but there are
many possibilities for wireless broadband to fixed locations that are
not served by wired broadband. THe TV white spaces come to mind...
Also, much of the article discussed existing and emerging
technologies to take traffic OFF of the cellular networks. Both Wi-Fi
hot spots and femtocells are moving traffic ONTO wired networks to
free up bandwidth on the cellular networks.
More like mutually dependent.
Regards
Craig
P.S. sure wish AT&T would offer their microcell in our area...
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/why/3gmicrocell/
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