Nextel does not have 3G, slow wireless internet (below 56k, and most of the time not faster that 14K) is not 3g.
1st 3G will probably be first in Korea with Qcom 1xrt that will provide 155K, later cdma2000 will provide 2.5Mbps, and some years later 15Mbps.
With 1xrt at 155kbps an online wireless provider could easily compete with cable and dsl, with better quality.
At cdma2000 rates of 2.5Mbps video, cinema, radio, data will fly so seamlesly that will be realtime.
And these services are not only for handheld phones and devices, but for the main PC, laptop, device of choice for internet, not just mobile but for the home too.
Nextel online is not 3G.
The proposed evolution for ATT is EDGE (and not ready even in trials) for Nextel maybe WCDMA, and for the Europeans and Voicestream GSM based the evolution is Wcdma.
Wcdma is just cdma2000 on top of the GSM.
cdma2000 and Wcdma will also increase times 3 to 5 the ability to carry voice in a nextwork, and advantage already enjoy by Sprint and Verizon.
To expand to 3G (theoretically a huge market for growth) a bid infrastructure investment is needed and again is an cheaper for current cdma networks to migrate to 3G.
AWE buying nextel will be for the corporate segment of nextel, not for the residencial one, a good move long term, short term the buyer could most probably decline in price.
To learn about 3G the qualcomm website and the Qcom thread are good sources.
Lets hope McCaw makes Awe pay good money. |
