Clearwire has released that in their LTE test bed in Phoenix has seen peak download speeds of 90Mbps The speed is a significant difference between their advertised WiMAX speeds, and their LTE. One fact that needs to be noted about this test is that the test was performed on a test network. This network would not be subject to real world stresses and abuses by users that could cause a reduction in the performance speed. The testing speeds and real world speeds tend to be very different. That being said is the test was performed in a 20x20 Mhz configuration. Verizon Wireless is expecting 5-12Mbps speeds on their real world network, and Clearwire's own WiMAX option runs at 3-6Mbps. Clearwire's recent concentrated efforts with LTE should not be viewed as a play to abandon the WiMAX technology. Clearwire has announced that their WiMAX will cover 120 POPs this year.
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A new start-up company partially backed by the federal government has launched today. The company allows owners of spectrum licenses to sell the spectrum online. The process does not require an auction through the FCC, but will require FCC approval of each transaction. Spectum bridge will allow the companies to purchase much smaller chunks of spectrum than traditionally available. This is great news for wireless carriers that are looking to increase their spectum holdings in a given area. Smaller carriers can purchase little chunks that they need instead of larger licenses that they may waste a good portion of. This should prove to be a huge factor for increasing competition in the wireless industry by helping to level the playing field between larger carriers and smaller carriers.
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants 25% of the upcoming AWS-3 auction held for free wireless broadband. The FCC still has a fixation with delivering free wireless to rural areas, and expect everyone else to pay for it. How about giving the spectrum free to a group for the purpose of making this happen. The FCC could set implementation guidelines for the group, and offer matched funding, and assistance will business model so there would be a way for the investing company to profit without passing direct cost to customers. The AWS spectrum is already having too many provisions placed on it. The market is not going to tolerate an overly restricted spectral block at auction. The auction will finally occur, and the minimum bid will never be triggered. NOTE TO FCC: Rethink the rules for the auction of this spectrum to give bidders a little more freedom to achieve your goal, maybe you will get more cooperation!
