Jumble of network formats seen in 4G
Posted : 16 Jan 2007
Technologists are sparring with bean counters over what 4G should look like to yield the best service for customers and the best return for operators. But even as the voices defining 4G standards swell in cacophony, the debate itself may be declining in importance. That's because networks almost certainly will be based on an alphabet soup of formats, with nothing in the way of an overwhelmingly dominant technology.
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When operators make a single bet, especially on an emerging spec like WiMAX, it's often tough to win. Making multiple bets is complicated but typically holds the best chance of success.
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Samsung's SPH-P9000 Deluxe Mobile Intelligent Terminal, for one, is a PC shaped like a PDA, with a collapsible keyboard, Windows XP, 30Gbyte hard drive, 256Mbytes of RAM, 5-inch display and 1GHz Transmeta CPU.
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"We talk a lot about 2G, 3G, 4G, WiMAX, etc., but I might argue that it doesn't matter, because they will all be there," said Patricia F. Russo, chairman and CEO of Lucent/Alcatel. "What matters is what you do at the core of your network that enables you to deliver these services in an access-agnostic way, in a device-agnostic way."
Chipmakers will move to an SoC that includes all radio access technologies.
Complete article at: eetasia.com
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