There were lots of debates — and hype — about 4G during the CTIA’s Wireless 2008 conference. Despite my sometimes contrarian opinions, my view is similar to many analysts: The future of 4G will primarily belong to the LTE (Long Term Evolution) protocol, but WiMAX also will survive.
Although many analysts think WiMAX is a long shot, it does have a few advantages over LTE. I also think Sprint has a shot at making its WiMAX network, Xohm, a success, but it has many, many challenges to overcome.
If you’d like to learn more, I discuss the future of 4G in my most recent weekly mobile communications column on CMP’s “Internet Evolution” Web site (see below).
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