Thursday, February 17, 2011

U.S. is Now the 4G Laboratory

The rapid deployment of WiMAX, HSPA and LTE networks by six carriers makes the United States the most competitive 4G market in the world. This competition will drive innovative pricing plans, content and service policies, as well as provide a testing arena for the rest of the world.

The biggest questions revolve around the matter of new applications enabled by 4G. Mobile operators faced the same sorts of questions when they launched 3G services, and it took what in retrospect looks like an inordinately long time before the question was answered. Mobile web access has proven to be the big revenue difference between 3G and 2G. It might take a while before we can answer the same question about 4G.

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When Was the Last Time 40% of all Humans Shared Something, Together?

I miss these sorts of huge global events where 40 percent of living humans share a chance to build something for others.