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Is 3G Irrelevant?

Posted by timothy on from the almost-universally dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Network Magazine asks 'Are We Better Off Without 3G?' in which the author notes that many networkers are giving up on 3G as a data services alternative due to high deployment costs and slower speeds vs. Wi-Fi. Given these issues, are we likely to see carriers like Nextel bypassing 3G for 4G technologies such as OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) by Flarion Technologies?"

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  1. "Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing" by GreenJeepMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just tried to visualize that... I think I burst an artery.

    1. Re:"Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing" by Drakonian · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think it works on the same premise as a Flux Capacitor.

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  2. I have the ultimate mobile bandwidth solution by psyconaut · · Score: 4, Funny

    I carry around my own spool of fiber wherever I go which is plugged into a SONET backbone at my apartment...yes I get some stares as I unspool the orange cable while walking down the street, but at least I got 10Gbit/sec of bandwidth at Starbucks rather than having to use their paltry WiFi! ;-)

    -psy