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Jan102012
Is wireless becoming a valid alternative to fixed broadband?
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:59AM
Are wireless technologies such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and WiMAX2 closing the gap on fixed broadband?
A recent blog by The Economist discussed how Long Term Evolution (LTE) is coming to the rescue of one of its US correspondents, located 5km from the DSL cabinet and struggling to get a decent broadband service.
Peak rates are rarely achieved: the mobile user needs to be very close to a base station and a large spectrum allocation is needed.
Mark Heath, Unwired Insights
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