Telkom’s WiMax plans

How important is WiMAX in building the Telkom network to be world-class?

The telecommunications environment in South Africa is currently exposed to numerous factors, including a dynamic technology landscape, challenging geography, price wars and an alarming increase in cable theft. These factors make it very challenging to build and maintain a profitable world-class network. WiMAX is considered one of the arrows in Telkom’s quiver.
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What price war? You're the monopoly you twats!!!!!
**** Telscum!!!!
 
WiMAX is considered one of the arrows in Telkom’s quiver.
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Now we know in what area Telkom thinks it exists in.
No bullets, let alone silver ones, no artillery or arsenal of weapons, but bows and arrows.
 
However, before true mobility will be reached, the standards will need to be sorted out. IEEE 802.16e (2005), which promised to be true mobility, has already been downgraded to offer portable services, whereas the newer IEEE 802.16m standard is now the standard earmarked for true mobility. The process to get this newer standard into place could still take a couple of years.
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Exactly why WiMax will (most likely) never compete with HSPA / LTE.
 
Telkom WiMax is only a 512 service according to the specialist that was at my house 2 days ago.

For those in the Pinetown/Upper Highway area in Durban, there is a WiMax base station on Kloof Microwave tower.
 
i want faster speeds thats all how difficult is this on Wimax?
 
Michael.Fletcher said:
Telkom WiMax is only a 512 service according to the specialist that was at my house 2 days ago.

For those in the Pinetown/Upper Highway area in Durban, there is a WiMax base station on Kloof Microwave tower.
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And for those south of Kloof, Howard College is simply the BIGGEST base station in South Africa (though I imagine Capetown won't be far behind) and St Theresa's Convent just across the valley from Sherwood serves as a mini-base station. :D
 
Telkom does have plans to increase ADSL speeds in suitable areas, particularly in areas where it deploys IPTV.
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I thought Telkom Media is basically dead in the water?
 
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Exactly why WiMax will (most likely) never compete with HSPA / LTE.
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Ya look the likelyhood of WiMAX every becoming globally significant in the mobile space is pretty slim (unless you speak to Sprint-Nextel), however I'm still unsure of the usage/business case for LTE also. Some things to ponder ...

- What would be the requirement (even by 2010/11) for having up to 10Mbps to a truely mobile device (e.g. smartphone)?

- At these performance levels, how long would batteries last?

- The capital costs of LTE will be steep (another forklift upgrade like UMTS), which will have to be bourne by the users. What will be the chance that LTE's price points will be able to compete with wired technology like DSL in the semi-fixed/nomdic space (esp. in western countries)?

-If LTE is going to find its main niche in semi-fixed/nomad application rather than full mobile, by the time its commercial ready, WiMAX will be able to fullfil this role at a significant discount.

Still doesnt fit together for me?
 
Roman4604 said:
Ya look the likelyhood of WiMAX every becoming globally significant in the mobile space is pretty slim (unless you speak to Sprint-Nextel), however I'm still unsure of the usage/business case for LTE also. Some things to ponder ...

- What would be the requirement (even by 2010/11) for having up to 10Mbps to a truely mobile device (e.g. smartphone)?

- At these performance levels, how long would batteries last?

- The capital costs of LTE will be steep (another forklift upgrade like UMTS), which will have to be bourne by the users. What will be the chance that LTE's price points will be able to compete with wired technology like DSL in the semi-fixed/nomdic space (esp. in western countries)?

-If LTE is going to find its main niche in semi-fixed/nomad application rather than full mobile, by the time its commercial ready, WiMAX will be able to fullfil this role at a significant discount.

Still doesnt fit together for me?
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One constant has been the questioning of increasingly higher speeds but without fail people use it when it becomes available. Why wait 5 seconds to see a page or email f you can see it in 1?

Uplink speeds will be the biggest factor when it comes to battery life, especially as everyone is using OFDM.

Any new technology is expensive to roll out but don't underestimate the power of the incumbent vendors to dictate technology direction and strategy via pricing.

It's really annoying to see the infighting in the WiMax world. As soon as they seem to agree, off they go again. :rolleyes:
 
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I really do not enjoy the position Telkom places me in every day, forcing me to spend large amounts of money using the only connectivity method available to me: ISDN.

If, however, my town is one of the towns targeted for a Wimax installation, as mentioned in the article, I will forgive all and become a Telkom lover.

Such is my desperation.

I really wish I could get hold of someone to find out if my town is going to get Wimax or not.
 
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