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2gbps Wireless Network Rollout this Summer

Posted by Hemos on from the break-out-the-handsets dept.

cpfeifer writes "Washington Post has this article about Verizon rolling out it's ultrawideband wireless service based on EvDO (Evolution Data Only). Reiter breaks 1xEV-DO down for us."

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  1. Am I missing something? by justin_speers · · Score: 5, Informative

    2gbps? The article says 2.4mbps... 2gbps would be really cool :)

  2. Another overblown title by eqteam · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is not 2gbps nor is it "ultrawideband". As we all know, 1xEV-DO is more like 2Mbps, and the story is quoted as saying it "Ultra Fast Wireless", not UWB.

  3. NOT Ultra-Wide Band by univgeek · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is in fact not even CDMA - the voice technology used by Verizon. It is a TDMA technique which uses the fact that data is NOT delay-sensitive to increase the data-rate by waiting out 'bad times'.
    The technology provides a high bandwidth to users who are in 'less noisy' areas, where the signal is powerful, and a lower rate, delayed stream to users who are in 'more noisy' areas.

    The technology is Qualcomm's and they are coming up with a hybrid voice-data called EV-DV where DV = Data Voice).

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