4GHoward Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 It looks like Nokia Siemens is testing TD-LTE Wireless Speeds at 1 Gbps. Will Clearwire go 1 Gbps for TD-LTE or keep it at 100 Mbps? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kWQTyWqRA&feature=plcp Source: http://gigaom.com/br...ireless-speeds/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 And the test was done in just 60MHz of bandwidth? I wonder what 100MHz of bandwidth would have done? I don't think we will see this at the beginning with Clearwire, but maybe down the road it's sure possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadBroChillz Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I know. That was just 60mhz. I hope clearwire works with NSN. This along with their "Six Pipe" radio head would really push Clearwire in the forefront of LTE speeds and capacity in cities. I am more shocked at the fact that they were getting 300+Mbps per 20mhz carrier. Does anyone know if Clear plans on continuing their retail service once LTE gets turned on? I so totally want those type of speeds with unlimited in my home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I am more shocked at the fact that they were getting 300+Mbps per 20mhz carrier. AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GHoward Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 I know. That was just 60mhz. I hope clearwire works with NSN. This along with their "Six Pipe" radio head would really push Clearwire in the forefront of LTE speeds and capacity in cities. I am more shocked at the fact that they were getting 300+Mbps per 20mhz carrier. Too bad they are already in a contract with Ericsson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GHoward Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 I know. That was just 60mhz. I hope clearwire works with NSN. This along with their "Six Pipe" radio head would really push Clearwire in the forefront of LTE speeds and capacity in cities. I am more shocked at the fact that they were getting 300+Mbps per 20mhz carrier. The major supplier of Clearwire, DragonWave, announced today an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks' microwave transport business. That might be good news since DragonWave's largest customer is Clearwire. Source: http://www.ottawacit...2523/story.html http://investor.dragonwaveinc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=669942 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherc18 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Verizon and AT&T users can use their capped 2 GB plans for the month in less than 3 seconds! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadBroChillz Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I do not think Clearwire will have problems with Ericsson. They have gotten 968Mbps using 60mhz of spectrum. This is however 8x8 MIMO. http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/28/ericsson-takes-lte-advanced-next-level-notches-1gbps-downloads/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ginnc Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Verizon and AT&T users can use their capped 2 GB plans for the month in less than 3 seconds! You beat me to it. I was just about to type the same thing until I refreshed first and saw your post. What's the point of these insanely high speeds with such low caps on all the data plans these companies have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 What's the point of these insanely high speeds? The qualifying prepositional phrase "with such low caps on all the data plans these companies have" is unnecessary. The above question alone is sufficient. AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 The qualifying prepositional phrase "with such low caps on all the data plans these companies have" is unnecessary. The above question alone is sufficient. AJ I think we should take it one step further and all just talk like Yoda. Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ginnc Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 The qualifying prepositional phrase "with such low caps on all the data plans these companies have" is unnecessary. The above question alone is sufficient. AJ That's obvious.... I need to stream several HD movies at once. It's the only way I have time to watch them all since I spend so much time reading the forums on S4GRU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I think we should take it one step further and all just talk like Yoda. "Unnecessary, the qualifying phrase is. Sufficient alone, the question is." How is that? AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I think we should take it one step further and all just talk like Yoda. Judge me by my syntax, do you? AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9erHater Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 What's the point of these insanely high speeds with such low caps on all the data plans these companies have? To gouge their customers and make tons of money on data overage fees. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampaflusa Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Could that speed really make any difference on a phone? Web pages can only render so fast, and it depends on the server as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odell Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 We need these speeds so that Google Instant will show our search results before we even know what we wanted to search for. No longer will it be information when you want it. It will now be information before you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I think those speeds are for stationary terminals, not mobile. Not many phones can accommodate 8x8 MIMO. But it does brings to mind that Clearwire can go after home internet connections or even bundle home and mobile access. Now, can you imagine how much power the radio amplifiers will draw for a 100MHz channel? Yikes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I think those speeds are for stationary terminals, not mobile. Not many phones can accommodate 8x8 MIMO. But it does brings to mind that Clearwire can go after home internet connections or even bundle home and mobile access. Now, can you imagine how much power the radio amplifiers will draw for a 100MHz channel? Yikes! Probably too much power. I only see standard sized Clear modems using that sort of power and connection. USB devices are just too small and the USB port just can't push enough power to it to use that kind of power. But we just won't know until Clearwire starts the upgrade next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatonuseni Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 We need these speeds so that Google Instant will show our search results before we even know what we wanted to search for. No longer will it be information when you want it. It will now be information before you need it. oh man tmi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopher_otis Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 This thread is giving me a phoner. *do-do-ss* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 503ducati Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) I'm guessing some may have already seen these videos of trials in Phoenix, AZ. early 2011. http://www.lightread...?doc_id=205968 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkieK-mRBlk&feature=player_embedded Sprint's Bob Azzi Talks LTE-Advanced(video) OCTOBER 31, 2011 | Dan Jones | http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=214055& Clearwire, Sequans Fine Tuning TD-LTE May 7th 2012 http://www.wirelessw...-tuning-TD-LTE/ Edited May 8, 2012 by 503ducati 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Straight from John Saw (via Kevin Fitchard at GigaOm), the Clearwire plan is to deploy a TD-LTE 20 MHz carrier, later to follow up with another TD-LTE 20 MHz carrier for 40 MHz carrier aggregation. Plans do not extend to 60 MHz, 80 MHz, nor 100 MHz bandwidth. So, can we now put to bed the ridiculous carrier aggregation and peak speed speculation? http://gigaom.com/broadband/clearwire-you-want-fast-4g-hows-168-mbps/ AJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 As a follow up thought to John Saw's statements referenced above, Clearwire might consider dropping many of its EBS 2600 MHz leases as it shutters WiMAX over the next few years. That would cut costs, yet Clearwire would still retain up to 55.5 MHz of contiguous BRS 2600 MHz spectrum (BRS2, E, F, H blocks), which would jive nicely with Clearwire's TD-LTE 40 MHz bandwidth plans. http://wireless.fcc....S-BandPlans.pdf AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadBroChillz Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I do not see this as a good idea, especially if they want to be a wholesaler. ATT/Verizon have said by 2014 many areas will become spectrally constrained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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