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1. Is 3G a Victim of the Hype Machine?

   [ Blog ] Topic: 3G | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 11/10/2006

   The Democrats won. That's their big problem: Now they have to do more than complain. They have to govern. If history is any guide, it won't be long until people call them failures. 3G is facing the same sort of challenge. The platform has gradually been rolling out , but naysayers already...

2. The 3G Sky Isn't Falling

   [ Blog ] Topic: 3G | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 10/17/2006

   Several reports suggest that 3G isn't rolling out as quickly or as or successfully in Europe as common wisdom said it would. That should be troublesome to carriers and vendors who have bet the ranch on 3G in the U.S., since Europe tends to run ahead of the States on these issues. In the...

3. Will 3G Investments Pay Off?

   [ Blog ] Topic: 3G | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 10/24/2006

   Make no mistake about it: The success or failure of consumer 3G will be a big factor in its corporate fate . Indeed, many small businesspeople simply will use consumer accounts, as is the case with older cell phone services. A while ago, we suggested that slow 3G takeup in Europe is not a...

4. The WiMax World Takes Shape

   [ Blog ] Topic: WiMax | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 04/05/2007

   A spate of recent reports -- in Unstrung , Wireless Week , DigiTimes and at Strategy Analytics -- paint a varied picture of the progress being made in the WiMax sector. The question, it seems, still is when WiMax will happen, not if. But the picture is by no means totally upbeat. ...

5. Smartphones, 3G Will Change Relationship Between Carriers and Subscribers

   [ Blog ] Topic: Telecommunications Vendors | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 05/14/2007

   The press surrounding the emergence of smartphones rightly focuses on the advanced features and functionality these new gadgets offer. This very interesting InformationWeek piece says that these devices, and the 3G networks on which they ride, also will lead to important changes in the...

6. WiMax and 3G: Competitors or BFF?

   [ Blog ] Topic: WiMax | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 09/05/2007

   The battle between 3G and WiMax has been penciled in on everyone's calendar for next year or 2009. It's clear, however, that anything having to do with wireless and cellular happens from East to West: First Asia -- due to its savvy user base and proximity to major vendors -- followed by Europe and,...

7. No Easy Path to Success for Promising Femtocell Technology

   [ Blog ] Topic: Access Points | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 12/17/2007

   Even skeptics acknowledge that femtocells are an extremely promising technology. The question isn't whether these small base stations can help wireless coverage. They can. Rather, the issues that must be addressed revolve around the development and business obstacles that complicate sliding new...

8. The iPhone 3G Wants to Get a Job

   [ Blog ] Topic: iPhone | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 07/21/2008

   The question of whether the iPhone will make a play for the enterprise has been answered. The launch earlier this month of iPhone 3G business applications at the App Store is a clear indication that Apple is pushing hard to create an enterprise presence. Apple is licensing ActiveSync from...

9. Faster Wireless: Super 3G Goes Into Testing Phase

   [ Blog ] Topic: 3G | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 07/13/2007

   Could a wireless network match the speeds of fiber-optic lines ? DoCoMo seems to think its Super 3G system can. Now it's ready to move from the design stage to actual experiments, according to an article published today on Physorg.com . The goal is to reach download rates of 300 mbps...

10. Gartner Says 3G Speeds Are 'Overstated'

    [ Blog ] Topic: 3G | Author: Paul Mah | Date Published: 02/16/2009

    I have been tracking the progress of 3G mobile broadband over the years, and I want to bring your attention to a recent Gartner report that says 3G speeds are overstated. The research firm said : "Most providers market speeds as high as 1.8Mbit/sec. on their 3G networks, [but] the fine print...

11. 3G Femtos: Wait 'Til Next Year

    [ Blog ] Topic: Access Points | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 07/17/2009

    The emergence of a new technology always is greeted with great enthusiasm by marketing departments, who use their dollar sign-colored glasses to see all the benefits while minimizing or skipping questions and challenges. It's good news when concrete contract and deployment announcements are made...

12. Wi-Fi Widens Reach

    [ Blog ] Topic: 4G | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 10/15/2009

    There is little doubt that the telecommunications landscape going forward will increasingly mix Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2G, 3G, 3.5G, WiMax, LTE and other approaches to shuttling data to and fro. This will be both a competitive and cooperative undertaking, and it behooves proponents of each technique...