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msh | 3 months ago

LTE is what the telecom people wanted. The rest (slightly exaggerated) wanted wimax.

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esseph|3 months ago

Wimax hasn't been something anybody I've known in the US has talked about for more than 15 years.

I've built fiber networks and fixed wireless networks. Almost ended up becoming an LTE network as well. It didn't make any sense in any sort of financial modeling, even with spectrum availability.

LTE helps solve "general connectivity". What it does not do is build scalable, reliable, high speed, economical sensitive broadband infrastructure.

msh|3 months ago

Back when LTE was rolled out initially the competitor was wimax.