Friday, April 1, 2011

Where Will 4G Compete with DSL?

You can get an argument about whether fourth-generation mobile broadband services work well enough to be a viable substitute for a fixed-line connection, and what user requirements are best suited for such potential substitution.

Wireless might or might not work so well for multi-person households, for example, but might be quite adequate for a single-person household, especially when a user does not watch much online video.

Some service providers also will have incentives to try and sell wireless substitutes for fixed-line service anywhere those service providers do not have fixed-network assets.

Long Term Evolution "provides a real opportunity for the first time to give a fixed customer in a home, broadband service — wireless — but broadband service,” says Dick Lynch, Verizon CTO.

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