Sprint Rolls out WiMAX Access

Tokin84 writes "Today, Sprint announced that it would pour over $4.5Bn into a 2.5Ghz WiMAX system to be rolled out across the country. From the article: 'Sprint Nextel, the nation's largest holder of radio spectrum in the precious 2.5 GHz band, has reportedly chosen to deploy Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access (WiMAX) as the foundation of its technology platform for the carrier's mobile broadband Next-Generation Network (NGN) build-out.'"

Comments

Here's an idea...

[HotNeedleOfInquiry]

How about fibre-to-the-curb or even better, to my demark point instead. Wireless is nice, but I spend 90% of my on-line time connected to a wire.

Re:Here's an idea...

[ptbarnett]

How about fibre-to-the-curb or even better, to my demark point instead.

I already have it. 15 megabit/sec down, 2 megabit/sec up. Finally, I have true high-definition TV and static-free phones, as well.

Of course, it depends on where you live. I was fortunate to be in one of the early deployment areas. However, the speed of the service depends on the competition. Where I live, 15/2 is the highest speed for a reasonable price. Elsewhere, people are getting 20/5 (or even higher) for a similar price.

Once it's installed and configured correctly, it has been reliable. But, there have been administrative problems every step along the way.

Spectrum belongs to the public and not the rich.

[zymano]

Buying up our spectrum like this installs a natural monopoly that is inefficient.

A better system would be for public/gov to create a network of towers for wimax/wifi.

I BETYA SPRINT WILL MAKE WIMAX REALLY AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE !!!!
http://www.acmqueue.org/modules.php?name=Content&p a=showpage&pid=37
http://www.greaterdemocracy.org/OpenSpectrumFAQ.ht ml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_spectrum

Re:Spectrum belongs to the public and not the rich

[ThisNukes4u]

Buying up our spectrum like this installs a natural monopoly that is inefficient. A better system would be for public/gov to create a network of towers for wimax/wifi.

I'm all for the public, free use of the radio spectrum, but what makes you think that the government would do a better job? They're the ones who split up the spectrum in the first place.

No, no, no, wrong! Bad headline!

[InfinityWpi]

Nothing has been 'rolled out' yet! It's been announced that they've decided to roll it out in the future. But is it not currently rolled out, nor is it in the process of rolling out. This is like going back in time a year and saying Vista has been rolled out...

Re:No, no, no, wrong! Bad headline!

[Zildy]

Who said headlines had to be truthful? Besides, I can't count the number of times /. headlines made it sound like something has already been done when the summary admits it's "being developed", "in the planning phase", "talked about".

They do it for the clicks, man.

Review the Temporal Guide to Slashdot Headline Reading:

1. Present tense means wait a few years.
2. Future tense means it'll never happen.
3. Past tense means SlashBack.

Re:FTTH is Unnecessary

[drinkypoo]

yes, fiber is also shared with a bunch of households. Here are some things you probably didn't know about both fiber and coax; first, the fact that fiber is a loop, and well-shared. Second, that the cable network starts out as either fiber or HFC (hybrid fiber/coax) and only becomes coax on its way to your door. you do not have an unbroken line of coax leading to the cable co unless you're next door, and even that is doubtful.