T-Mobile USA Calls WiMax 'Niche,' Prefers LTE

HSPA+ is acutally faster than 4G. It is better than 4G. We(TMO) are proud that its not asscoiated with the 4G because HSPA+ is better. Duh! Stupid press needs to keep the facts straight. HSPA+ blows AT&T and Sprint out of the water and Verizon is just a grain of salt.

Once again, I called this eons ago- WiMax's shaky start back in the later half of the previous decade was going to handicap its adoption, and Sprint's unbelievably slow and mismanaged rollout (Wasn't XoHM announced in what... 2007?) kicked the crutches right from it.

WiMax's poor real-world performance compared to HSDPA+ and even HSDPA with HSUPA (both of which are consistently faster... this is why an iPhone 4 outperforms an HTC Evo while STILL getting better battery life) put it in the hospital. Comcast/Sprint denying funding pulled the feeding tube, and T-mobile's statement today is the funeral arrangements.

The writing's been on the wall for a very long time. Once again, you're welcome.

Sure LTE may be dominating the the next generation of wireless data technology. But fact remains wimax is here right now. And I can't even remember how many times network analyst have said how easy it is for wimax to be converted to lte with a software upgrade. So if sprint and clear decide they can always upgrade their software and have a much larger LTE network then every other carrier given their massive head start. And this is something they are already preparing for if you read the article posted on this site. Meanwhile t-mobile will have no LTE network given their limited spectrum holdings. So yeah they have a good enough next gen network NOW , but let's see it hold up in 3 years when wimax and lte have fully matured. They will be last...
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itself niche?

Pot meet kettle.

While you may prefer LTE, the fact remains that you do not have enough spectrum to build out a successful LTE 4G network. ATT will not help you and and Verizon most certainly will want you out of the wireless business. So who is there to offer assistance? Relying on HSPA + may buy you some time, but as the demand for higher speeds increases, HSPA+ will fail to deliver the speeds necessary to compete with LTE and WiMAX in their advanced progressions.

You need Spectrum and Sprint has plenty to give. You were pigheaded in purchasing spectrum, now you want to short change your subscribers in the long term.

So while you may see WiMAX as a "Niche" , 4G in the form of LTE OR WiMAX, is much more of a reality in faster speeds with advancement...
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It probably helps that T-Mobile only has 1,000 customers using their data so they network isn't strained. If they get the same load as heavy-weights like Verizon and AT&T let's see if those speeds compete ;)

I agree,
WiMax is nothing but a hope or dream.
Nothings capable of reaching true 4g speeds right now. unless you live in japan somewhere where they get average 200mbps then its not 4g.
Trust me i invested in this "4g" gimmic thinking that imma be blazing fast....... Not to my suprise 90% of my Pa Market cant get 4g.
I seriously cant watch a 3 min clip on youtube without being connected to wifi........
4g my a$$

T-Mobile all The way
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