wired.com — The approval of a mobile 802.16x standard could open the door to low-cost, wireless broadband -- but not for a few years. Investors might want to take the time to adjust expectations."Telling someone they have to be at a computer at a fixed location is actually nutty," says Marty Cooper, who invented the cell phone three decades ago.
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Closed AccountFeb 21, 2006
"In another 10 years, Cooper predicts, high-speed mobile internet connections will be so commonplace people will take them for granted."I think less then 10 years, maybe something around 5.
polaris75Feb 21, 2006
Good article, worst summary blurb I have every seen on the front page. You manage to make it sound like you will only be able to use the "mobile 802.16x standard" if you are on a computer at a fixed location.No digg for bad blurb, no lame for good article.
clharlem149Feb 21, 2006
crap title for a good article, still, digg.
rogerFeb 21, 2006
Ha. I met that guy a few days ago.
elevenFeb 21, 2006
Heh, I have actually used a WiMAX connection. It's pretty good, in my case about 3Mbps, and worked well. In testing there were issues with people in basements and areas where the terrain could interfere with your connection to the point where your connection was extremely slow or non-existant. You really had to take the unit home and see if it worked in your area, which for a subscription type service it could be a pain in the ass if you only get 1/2 the rated speed due to your neighbors extra thick cement construction. The hardware is still large too, the stuff we were testing was about the size of a small ADSL modem - not what I would call portable.I think for home connections people should be looking to faster cable and fiber connections. I mean, if you want a fast connection you're pretty much going to need to plug in anyways. For you super mobile people out there, who ever you are, UTMS type cellphone services might also fit the bill once they are more widely available in North America... and when the cell companies stop raping the public with there crazy expensive data rates.
Closed AccountFeb 21, 2006
I have a retarded antenna.
ghettocashFeb 21, 2006
Why do they have everything new in technology and everything cool in South-Korea?
drbhoneydewFeb 21, 2006
Not for nothing do I call Wired "The Daily Gush". Still, it's a reasonable read. As ever, though, they make DotCom boom 1.0 techno-utopian assumptions - that governments will not regulate and that a better technology won't come along that supercedes it in the timeframe (or equally that a worse technology with better backing won't stop it from being a success)