“4G in America: Lies, Lies, and More Damn Lies” – An interesting view
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Stefan Constantinescu writes, “Clearwire is building a WiMAX network, otherwise known as 802.16e. The second version of WiMAX, called WiMAX Release 2, but technically known as 802.16m, is up for consideration as proper 4G technology. What’s the difference? 802.16m is supposed to provide up to 1 gigabit per second speeds while you’re sitting at a fixed location, and 100 megabits per second while you’re on the go. That’s a far cry from the “average mobile download speeds of 3 to 6 mbps and bursts over 10 mbps” that Clearwire said they’re achieving as of yesterday.”
Interesting how American carriers are pushing the 4G standard and touting speeds of 3-6 Mbps while the real 4G standard should offer quite a bit more. Ah, the good old marketing spin.
