Comments on: Devicescape Wi-Fi survey: 85 percent want seamless switching between 3G and WiFi http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/08/24/85-percent-want-seamless-switching-3g-wifi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=85-percent-want-seamless-switching-3g-wifi Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Esme Vos http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/08/24/85-percent-want-seamless-switching-3g-wifi/#comment-38817 Esme Vos Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:19:49 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=11378#comment-38817 The cellular carriers are all lying about the capability of 3G/4G networks to support data traffic. They do not want to add capacity because it's expensive to add more fiber capacity (on the backhaul) and 3G/4G base stations. It is also difficult and expensive to raise capital right now for 4G/LTE upgrades. So they are stuck with a very unpleasant situation: the devices are becoming more powerful, people are installing more applications that use more bandwidth, but the networks are getting worse. That's why people are turning to WiFi. Unfortunately, the carriers and cable companies want to create their own "private WiFi gardens" whereby WiFi at hotels, cafes and other places can be accessed only by people who already subscribe to their cellular or cable service. This is surely NOT where WiFi should go and it is not what people want. The cellular carriers are all lying about the capability of 3G/4G networks to support data traffic. They do not want to add capacity because it’s expensive to add more fiber capacity (on the backhaul) and 3G/4G base stations. It is also difficult and expensive to raise capital right now for 4G/LTE upgrades. So they are stuck with a very unpleasant situation: the devices are becoming more powerful, people are installing more applications that use more bandwidth, but the networks are getting worse. That’s why people are turning to WiFi. Unfortunately, the carriers and cable companies want to create their own “private WiFi gardens” whereby WiFi at hotels, cafes and other places can be accessed only by people who already subscribe to their cellular or cable service. This is surely NOT where WiFi should go and it is not what people want.

]]> By: Larry http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/08/24/85-percent-want-seamless-switching-3g-wifi/#comment-38816 Larry Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:32:15 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=11378#comment-38816 Esme. From this survey, it looks like your earlier predictions about devcses like the iPod were right. So where are the networks to support them? They won't be 3G or even the cell carrier’s version of 4G. Esme.

From this survey, it looks like your earlier predictions about devcses like the iPod were right. So where are the networks to support them? They won’t be 3G or even the cell carrier’s version of 4G.

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