Monday, September 8, 2003
Verizon Starting 3G Upgrades
Posted by Janak Parekh in "NEWS" @ 06:30 PM
It looks like future CDMA technologies are not too far away -- Verizon has just purchased a billion dollars worth of CDMA 1xRTT and 1xEV-DO equipment from Nortel.
"The CDMA20001x EV-DO gear will be used to prepare a next-generation network in San Diego for its fall commercial debut, Linskey said. If the equipment works out, the Nortel deal could be just the beginning of a new spending round, she said. 'This is a commercial launch, and we're using it as a proving ground for further capital expenditure,' she said. The technology in the San Diego network would provide wireless broadband downloads of 700kbps (kilobits per second)--about 10 times faster than those available through Verizon's current network. The carrier plans to launch a similar next-generation commercial service in Washington, D.C., according to Linskey."
While Wi-Fi may have useful MAN or LAN applications, I think solutions like 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV will have a very important place in making our devices more practically wireless. With a 1xEV-DO solution, you could have a phone or Pocket PC with reasonably high-quality streaming video. Now let's just see how Verizon prices it...
"The CDMA20001x EV-DO gear will be used to prepare a next-generation network in San Diego for its fall commercial debut, Linskey said. If the equipment works out, the Nortel deal could be just the beginning of a new spending round, she said. 'This is a commercial launch, and we're using it as a proving ground for further capital expenditure,' she said. The technology in the San Diego network would provide wireless broadband downloads of 700kbps (kilobits per second)--about 10 times faster than those available through Verizon's current network. The carrier plans to launch a similar next-generation commercial service in Washington, D.C., according to Linskey."
While Wi-Fi may have useful MAN or LAN applications, I think solutions like 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV will have a very important place in making our devices more practically wireless. With a 1xEV-DO solution, you could have a phone or Pocket PC with reasonably high-quality streaming video. Now let's just see how Verizon prices it...
