In more recent news Clearwire is moving forward with advancements in its network, only this time the company states they’re implementing an “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its current 4G configuration. This is pretty good news if you ask us. In my opinion, it’s equivalent to saying that Verizon is moving from an all 3G CDMA network to an all 3G GSM network, sort of. This is just confirmation that LTE is the way to go and the race is clearly on. With the rapid expansion of its LTE network, Verizon is determined to be the leader in this race to true 4G. As of now, Verizon is truly ‘ruling the air” with AT&T & T-Mobile somewhat in the rear view mirror.
According to the press release, Clearwire is tapping into “deep spectrum resources and an all-IP network to meet long-term mobile broadband demands.” Clearwire hopes with this new technology they’ll be able to leap frog over Verizon to take the lead. Initially, the company looks to aim towards “high-demand areas of current 4G markets” and they’ll be doing it with 120 Mbps speeds. John Saw, Clearwire’s CTO put it this way:
“This is the future of mobile broadband. Our extensive trial has clearly shown that our ‘LTE Advanced-ready’ network design, which leverages our deep spectrum with wide channels, can achieve far greater speeds and capacity than any other network that exists today. Clearwire is the only carrier with the unencumbered spectrum portfolio required to achieve this level of speed and capacity in the United States. In addition, the 2.5GHz spectrum band in which we operate is widely allocated worldwide for 4G deployments, enabling a potentially robust, cost effective and global ecosystem that could serve billions of devices. And, since we currently support millions of customers in the 2.5 GHz band, we know that our LTE network won’t present harmful interference issues with GPS or other sensitive spectrum bands.”
So where does that leave WiMax? Don’t worry, the company has reassured us that they will continue to support the technology but if you haven’t gathered already, there will most likely be no plans for further expansion. How does that make you feel? Feel free to let us know in the comments below.
[via clearwire]