Comments on Ari Zoldan's articles RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/ari-zoldan/articles http://seekingalpha.com/article/124026-many-cynical-about-new-administration-s-wireless-broadband-initiative?source=feed#comment-443424 443424 This initiative, which is based on an uneducated vision and speculation, > without any real knowledge is going to be a nightmare for the industry. > > > http://ewebsmith.com/Bus/telcodestruction.html]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:05:40 -0400
On Mar 06 05:39 PM websmith wrote:

> This initiative, which is based on an uneducated vision and speculation,
> without any real knowledge is going to be a nightmare for the industry.
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> ewebsmith.com/Bus/telc...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/124026-many-cynical-about-new-administration-s-wireless-broadband-initiative?source=feed#comment-416620 416620 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:39:41 -0500
ewebsmith.com/Bus/telc...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108299-this-week-s-wimax-news-more-reasons-for-optimism?source=feed#comment-317238 317238 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:32:35 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108299-this-week-s-wimax-news-more-reasons-for-optimism?source=feed#comment-316896 316896 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:12:06 -0500
www.WiMAXED.com]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108299-this-week-s-wimax-news-more-reasons-for-optimism?source=feed#comment-316846 316846 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:19:00 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108299-this-week-s-wimax-news-more-reasons-for-optimism?source=feed#comment-316791 316791 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:36:55 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108299-this-week-s-wimax-news-more-reasons-for-optimism?source=feed#comment-316789 316789 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:36:14 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-291774 291774 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:41:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-291682 291682 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:55:05 -0400
WiMAX will be pushed by IEEE and the consumer electronics industry. LTE will be pushed by the telcom industry. Both will exist long term.

One advantage for WiMAX in the states is that Sprint/Clearwire have over 100mhz of spectrum per market dedicated to WiMAX. ATT/Verizon have only about 25mhz or so for LTE. This mean far more WiMAX bandwidth can be distributed to end users in the States.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-291626 291626 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:50:21 -0400
When WiMAX/WiFi combo chipsets cost the same as WiFi only (it's only about a $6-$10 difference today), existing WiFi product makers of all kinds of consumer electronics products will naturally drop in WiMAX, ideally not having to deal with carriers. Consumer electronics product makers are already tied into IEEE, which is WiFi/WiMAX. WiMAX will naturally end up in cameras, GPS devices, streaming MP3 players/iPOd, PSP/gameboy etc.

LTE is controlled by 3GGP, the telcom industry. For LTE to make it in a wide array of products, they'll have to pay device makers to put it in on a case-by-case basis. It will not occur broadly or naturally as WiMAX.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-291533 291533 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:38:46 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-291159 291159 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:44:35 -0400
www.WiMAXED.com]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-290934 290934 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:28:34 -0400
If this becomes a 3G vs. CDMA the consumer loses (think iphone and the greatest telecom blunder of all time with Verizon).

I'm on the sidelines, as this has a lot of potential, but as always, they are testing it in metro areas, and they should be starting in rural, where people need it the most.

-- Gotta hand it to "ma'bell" and continuing incompetence.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-290840 290840 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:28:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-290804 290804 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:38:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/101980-can-wimax-triumph-over-its-competitors?source=feed#comment-290786 290786 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:23:05 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95162-google-s-potential-african-wimax-play?source=feed#comment-253279 253279 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:42:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95162-google-s-potential-african-wimax-play?source=feed#comment-252841 252841 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:54:11 -0400
Why is Google in the mix to be with? This deal should be direct with Intel because they make the WiMax enabling devices.

Usual Google idea, they are out to control the world.

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/89060-clearwires-wimax-tests-acquisition-of-idts-spectrum?source=feed#comment-232584 232584 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:57:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-228135 228135 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:50:04 -0400
I work for Sprint and I'd certainly be willing to try to help you out. Email me at david.schmuck@sprint.com and I'll do my best!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-227988 227988 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:25:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-226778 226778 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:36:24 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-226728 226728 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:52:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-226343 226343 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:43:24 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-226134 226134 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:22:23 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-226069 226069 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:31:41 -0400
Time for Congressional Term Limits so that we can have more political and business competition and presurve the Free Enterprise System from predatory capitalism.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-226004 226004 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:41:24 -0400
I'd be more worried about keeping my customers (i.e.-Sprint hemorraghing customers to no end) or keeping my customers happy (i.e.-Clearwire having an entire website dedicated to them by unhappy customers/clearwiresucks.com/blog/) than to start off on some adventure.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/90012-sprint-fights-back?source=feed#comment-225993 225993 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:32:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/88208-wimax-empire-poses-continual-threat-to-the-at-t-network?source=feed#comment-225085 225085 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:06:41 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/88208-wimax-empire-poses-continual-threat-to-the-at-t-network?source=feed#comment-224807 224807 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:27:20 -0400
LTE, is supported by 3GPP and all the infrastructure vendors. Its compatibility with GSM, UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA is defined since the start. It allows use of multiple bandwiths (starting from 1.2MHz) and FDMA and TDMA options, which allows it to be implemented in every piece of frequency that is currently used for 2G or 3G networks, and grow in smooth way. The terminals that will support LTE will have an smooth evolution as the HSDPA terminals did. You actually don't need to build a huge network to start offering it (this might sound good for carriers) and finally, all big players are supporting it (T-Mobile, AT&T, Vodafone, Telefonica, America Movil, etc).

I believe in WiMAX, as a good broadband solution as backbone for rural areas... not as an access solution, as it is not compatible with the current techonologies, not even CDMA which is so well spread in the U.S.

The times when a new technology could just appear and make a business case for itself are gone. If you are not compatible with the current access networks you may not have any future. A business case for a 14B USD investment in a technology which not everyone believes in, and with an LTE solution coming... sounds risky. May work but I would never bet on that. Disclaimer: Telecom Engineer from NSN, ex-Nokia Networks and ex-Motorola]]>