arstechnica.com — The son of EVDO is on his way, and when he arrives, he'll bring faster wireless downloads, even for some lucky people who already have older EVDO equipment. Here's one tech that we could see in the market sooner rather than later.
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jernejMar 27, 2007
1 word: wtf is EVDO?
hobbersMar 27, 2007
Isn't EVDO a closed standard though, controlled by Qualcomm? In comparison isn't GSM an open standard? With over 2 billion people on GSM, seems like it would be more beneficial to work on GSM.
bigspruceMar 27, 2007
My Verizon EVDO will get about 500Kb down and 350Kb up, about the same as a slow DSL line.But who cares how fast Verizon EVDO gets - tethering is a Verizon no-no; there are reports(substantiated?) that they will turn off service if you use it. @ncdoyleAt least Bell (Canada) doesn't cripple the phones like Verizon does.With a Motorola e815,the Bell (Canada) version has Java and allows transfering files (pictures, ringtones, videos)to/from a PC, via bluetooth. The stupidly crippled Verizon model only has Brew, and doesn't allow transferring files or tethering via bluetooth, unless you do seem edits. Of course, Verizon let's one pay for Brew apps, or to transfer files via an online service.
ncdoyleMar 27, 2007
The thing is, though, you have 300 million people and handful of networks, plus virtual operators to drive competition in the US.Canada has only 2.5 networks (Bell, Rogers + Telus) and 32 million people. Spread over a pretty wide area. It doesn't result in very good deals at all, because all the networks end up looking the same.
mfhughesMar 27, 2007
When I lived in San Diego (home of Qualcomm) I saw a Benz SL600 driving around with a license plate that said "CDMA"!
sexycommandoMar 27, 2007
*Yawn* just give me my wimax
manhighMar 27, 2007
Extra Virgin Dork Oil?
jackusageApr 2, 2007
They're still going to limit you to 1GB of downloads per month and then terminate your service.
blephenMay 1, 2007
probly irv jacobs, founder and chairman of qcomm.
blephenMay 1, 2007
you are probly using iBurst, which is by far the most advanced broadband wireless system in the world and outstrips wimax by quite a bit...and that includes mobile wimax (802.16e). too bad it won't ever be a standard....it's proprietary technology from a company called arraycomm. but at least their smart antenna technology that enables iburst to be so spectrally efficient, increases carrier capacity and reduces latency, will be included in at least some OEM Wimax infrastructure mfrs...notably Samsung i think.
blephenMay 1, 2007
well not exactly, but close...cdma is also used in Korea, which, ironically, is also where mobile Wimax is first deployed under the name Wibro.
blephenMay 1, 2007
5 Gigs, not 5 megs...but it don't matter. these systems will all crash under their own success...it matters not which one. hsdpa, evdo rev 0, A, B, C...802.16e. wireless is not wireline folks and never will be. which is why they are capping the data usage and shutting down "heavy" apps like streaming video...it's all about the spectrum baby.
blephenMay 1, 2007
uh, dunno about that...sprint is in serious trouble right now. losing subscibers to verizon and cingular...wimax in the USA is by no means a sure bet if they get bought out.
divaboxMay 15, 2007
Amazing. Seems the server is down.