Jacomo

3G iPhone and WiMAX: Another Sensational Rumor?

iPhone will eventually accommodate WiMAX based systems. It will however not be provided with the 2.5 or 3.5Ghz based WiMAX Nets. They are far to limited in their universal mobile coverage required in any Nationwide network-major foliage issues within select urban and most foliage in Rural markets.
Ultimately, in order to compete with the big Carriers 700Mhz LTE Cell Nets, a WIMAX network will need to be build using one of the following spectrums: 700Mhz, AWS or WHite Space Spectrum.
The latter is the most interesting and the most troubling to the big CellCos. Just watch as they begin to press the FCC and the Congress to keep this (under 400Mhz spectrum) out of the Unlicensed realm.
The COntent/Applications folks would love to see the White Space be open and free.

Jim