http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/ Engadget Comments for Qualcomm gets cozy with LTE, makes migrating from CDMA a snap http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/]]>Feb 8th 2008 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/
Calling 802.16 not a 4G standard is like saying 802.11 = 802.11b. Anyone still selling 802.11b routers?

You do not improve throughput by slicing allocations by time and frequency. You have to move voice out of that sillyness to free-up that frequency for technology.

Lets take a dose of reality folks:

GSM now embraces CDMA (with the WCDMA derivative), a qualcomm/MOT technology. GSM with LTE will move further into the CDMA space, as leaders (WiMax/HIPERMAN/WiBro), move on to OFDM.

VZW is a wireless carrier sourcing the majority of their hardware with Qualcomm chipsets. VZW has announced their intention to move to LTE, obviously in part to enhance international roaming. Who doesn't think Qualcomm wants in on that action?

Now lets look at LTE deployment vs. Other Technologies.. How much LTE has been built? O, zip, nada, nothing. Designed? Uhhh.. yeah, same zip, nada, none, at least they've ratified a standard... Uhh about that, "we're working on it". Great.

What does this mean for a commitment from Qualcomm then? Absolutely nothing, nada, zip, zero, this costs Qualcomm nothing, and they get to blow the VZW a little public kiss.

And before anyone has delusions of HSOPA grandeur, when do you think thats going to happen? consider the slow embrace of WCDMA (Hello T-Mobile, where art thou?). And where are they going to slot it? Not compatibe with CDMA derived technologies, or TDMA for that matter. Anyone think ATT is going to start pulling down the HSDPA/HSUPA equipment they just started to put up?]]>Feb 8th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/
LTE is going to IP based, like WiMAX, and uses OFDMA. The fact that more companies are supporting LTE (especially the no. 1 and 2 cellcos in the US) could push Sprint and WiMAX out of existence in the USA. Sprint is on a spiral path down, and lack of others jumping on the WiMAX bandwagon could leave them out to die.]]>Feb 11th 2008 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/
How am I the moron? T-Mobile negotiated the bad deal, your defending it would make YOU the moron.]]>Feb 17th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/Feb 18th 2008 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/qualcomm-gets-cozy-with-lte-makes-migrating-from-cdma-a-snap/Feb 22nd 2008 1:34AM