{"id":547110,"date":"2005-10-25T09:46:41","date_gmt":"2005-10-25T09:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/547110-mywireless-takes-on-vodacom-and-mtn-3g.html"},"modified":"2005-10-25T09:46:41","modified_gmt":"2005-10-25T09:46:41","slug":"mywireless-takes-on-vodacom-and-mtn-3g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/547110-mywireless-takes-on-vodacom-and-mtn-3g.html","title":{"rendered":"MyWireless takes on Vodacom and MTN 3G"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winston Smith, Sentech\u2019s portfolio manager for broadband wireless said: \u201cUsers can get connectivity through 3G now, but the technology that meets today\u2019s email and Internet requirements must also supply tomorrow\u2019s \u2013 including tomorrow\u2019s video, voice and data requirements.\u201d<\/font> <\/p>\n

Smith states that Sentech\u2019s broadband wireless offering is able to offer speeds up to ten times that of the cellular operators\u2019 3G download speeds.<\/font> <\/p>\n

The high cost of international bandwidth is the only factor that prevents Sentech from doing so.<\/font> <\/p>\n

According to Smith their offering will continue to trump 3G services even though there is much talk from cellular operators about a new technology called HSDPA which they are planning to roll out soon.<\/font> <\/p>\n

The uplink speed of HSDPA is never mentioned because it is only 64 Kbps stated Smith.<\/font> <\/p>\n

"Solutions in an Internet and email environment require adequate download and uplink speeds to send and receive information. Therefore users who wait for HSDPA to meet their desire for faster connectivity speeds might be disappointed. It’s all about looking at a solution holistically." <\/font><\/p>\n

The final nail in the coffin according to Smith is that the 3G networks are also used to transmit voice which means that as the network becomes congested the transmission of data suffers.<\/font> <\/p>\n

Sentech\u2019s network is tuned for data, making download speeds more stable.<\/font> <\/p>\n

The recent Wireless Ratings Report from MyADSL confirms that Sentech\u2019s service is more stable but there is the drawback of decreased mobility.<\/font> <\/p>\n

The cellular operators are able to offer countrywide coverage even if it is at the slower speeds offered by GPRS. <\/font><\/p>\n

So whilst Sentech does trump 3G offerings on many levels for true wireless nationwide coverage users have to look to the cellular operators. <\/font><\/p>\n

But for a stable, reliable service with decent speeds there is no beating Sentech\u2019s MyWireless, just make sure you stick to the Metropoles.<\/font> <\/p>\n

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Sentech has thrown down the gauntlet to the cellular operators stating that their product, MyWireless, is able to offer speeds which cater for future applications which 3G is unable to accommodate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-547110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}