Broadband war

As most WiMAX CPEs are designed for fixed installations, they weigh in at a heafty up to 1Kg. HSPA CPEs on the other hand, in the form of mobile phones, only come in at a measly 100g+.

Should each be hurled at the enemy, the WiMAX CPEs would inflict far greater damage, thus in all probability the WiMAX proponents would win the war!

Debate getting stale ;)
 
Please excuse my ignorance, but in the article the terms HSPA and HSDPA are interchanged. As far as I know, HSDPA is High Speed Downlink Packet Access, So does HSPA mean high speed packet access, and is it the same thing? Or is HSPA to HSDPA as DSL is to ADSL?

Hehe I sound like an IQ test....
 
Yawn...
HSPA, i recall, being the next evolution of HSDPA.

War - While there are no soldiers from different factions on the ground to fight - there can never be one..

The chance of any surprise invasion - new provider with quality and reasonably extensive coverage - is even less likely than Mugabe's wife being pregnant. And they will have to get past ICASA first - which turns surprise tactics into history.

Yawn, now back to sleep.
 
HSDPA (downlink, max 14.4Mb/s) and HSUPA (uplink, max 5.7Mb/s) are collectivly referred to as HSPA or sometimes just HS when compared with GPRS/EDGE.

Current HSPA data modems (such as the E272) can do 7.2/2Mb/s D/U.
 
Hi Vodacom3G

Today Nokia said that one should not ever expect 14.4 Mbps in standard cellular envrionments - even if you are the only user on a tower. The 14.4 Mbps is said to be only applicable for very short distances - typically in a building with a micro-cell...

Is this correct?
 
rpm said:
Hi Vodacom3G

Today Nokia said that one should not ever expect 14.4 Mbps in standard cellular envrionments - even if you are the only user on a tower. The 14.4 Mbps is said to be only applicable for very short distances - typically in a building with a micro-cell...

Is this correct?
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Obviously as the speed goes up, you are using much more sophisticated coding schemes and need more CPU and the best possible RF conditions.

So it stands to reason that 14.4 will first be available over shorter distances. But the inside of a building is not exactly the most RF-friendly environment, walls and windows have a serious effect on a signal. I'll much rather take my chances outdoors, LOS.

14.4 is in the spec which means it's a matter of the silicone catching up. Who would have thought, 3 years ago, we would be getting 7.2Mb/s today? It too, was in the spec then already.

My experience with vendor statements is that they will play down a technology that they themselves don't have available yet. Watch how quickly they'll tell everyone that anyone without 14.4 is prehistoric as soon as they launch themselves ;)

BTW, if 14.4 is only available over 10's of meters, how is WiMax going to achieve 70Mb/s Or do they use different laws of physics? ;)

But I'll check with Engineering / NSN for the background on this statement.
 
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isn't WiMax supported by Intel thus most new laptops will have support for it ?
 
Roman4604 said:
As most WiMAX CPEs are designed for fixed installations, they weigh in at a heafty up to 1Kg. HSPA CPEs on the other hand, in the form of mobile phones, only come in at a measly 100g+.

Should each be hurled at the enemy, the WiMAX CPEs would inflict far greater damage, thus in all probability the WiMAX proponents would win the war!

Debate getting stale ;)
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LOL :D
 
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