Vodafone's PC-based technology could pose a threat to builders of wireless broadband networks based on wi-fi hotspots.
With phone companies themselvesplanning on building out superfast wireless broadband networks over the next few years and expanding TV services, some analysts say the merger of phone and satellite-TV companies is inevitable.
The important things to remember are that 4G networks offer faster wireless broadband speeds than have been available before, and not all 4G networks will be offering the same data rates.
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Now fiber and wireless networks are delivering broadband entertainment to millions of Americans.
Those relationships will help it with WiMax deployments in the U.S. The company is also working with broadband wireless carriers developing WiMax networks, such as Airspan Networks and BelAir Networks.
Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices today operate in 555 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band, and are used for short range, high speed wireless connections including Wi-Fi enabled local area networks and fixed outdoor broadband transceivers used by wireless Internet service providers to connect smart phones, tablets and laptops to the broadband network.
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Gil Perez is president and chief executive officer of Arcadian Networks, a wireless broadband access provider for critical infrastructure organizations, such as electricity utilities, oil and gas companies as well as other market players.
Empowering the FCC to implement a biased process that favors some companies over others may end up hurting consumers even more by blocking some national wireless carriers from investing in and building out high-speed mobile broadband networks to meet the demands of more than 200 million wireless customers across America.
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In the past week, the race to roll out networks that support 4G wireless broadband got even faster.
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But it's also good for the long run, because if we've got the best roads, the best bridges, the best airports, the fastest broadband lines, the best wireless networks, the best transmission lines -- all that makes us more productive, and it means our economy is going to grow in the future.
The plot has thickened in the bidding war between Sprint and Dish Networks for control of the wireless broadband provider Clearwire.
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Free Internet telephony, advanced wireless data networks and video-over-broadband are already gaining traction and proving how disruptive and powerful a telecom technology can be.
To win, carriers will have to give up spending on traditional cell networks and put their money into broadband wireless.
Just as new wireless and fiber networks are beginning to compete with existing broadband offerings, another player may be poised to enter the U.S. market: satellite television.
Indeed, the spread of broadband internet links, mobile phones and, in particular, home wireless networks over the past few years has led some people to conclude that the dream might even be about to become a reality.
Even before these new wireless broadband systems come online toward the end of this year, the demand for wireless broadband services has already increased 5, 000% and there is concern that unless more spectrum is allocated for broadband services, we will not have enough to meet the needs of the wireless networks in serving their customers.
Without 3GPP approval, wireless companies do not have the required technical blueprints needed to design and build everything from cellphone chipsets to broadband networks.
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With mobile data usage on the rise, driven by the proliferation of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and the ongoing transition to high-speed 4G LTE networks, Dish wants to be able to bundle wireless services with its pay-TV and broadband services in order to better serve customers.
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