When 95% Fiber Connections are Not a Good Thing

T-Mobile USA has "enhanced backhaul" covering 100 percent of its 4G (HSPA+) network, 95 percent of which is fiber backhaul, says T-Mobile USA. 


For T-Mobile USA and its customers, that is a good thing. For suppliers of those fiber backhaul connections, that is a good thing. 


The only ecosystem provider for whom that is not a good thing are the other suppliers of fiber backhaul services to mobile service providers who are not currently supplying the connections. 


And T-Mobile USA is going to need that bandwidth as it introduces the Samsung Galaxy S,  It is said to be one of T-Mobile’s fastest devices.

The Samsung Galaxy Note also offers the T-Mobile 4G Pro App Pack, a collection of apps and services including Dropbox, Evernote, Square, TripIt, CamScanner and LinkedIn.

The Galaxy Note also offers a variety of entertainment experiences, such as T-Mobile TV in mobile HD for watching live TV programming, Samsung Media Hub for renting and buying the latest movies and TV shows, and Google Play Music. 

The Galaxy Note also features an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, to capture pictures and HD videos to share with friends, family and social networks.

Many of those applications will require lots of bandwidth.