http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/04/15/verizons-lynch-lte-going-live-in-q4/ Cutting Reports from the Intersection of Telecommunications, the Internet and Public Policy Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/04/15/verizons-lynch-lte-going-live-in-q4/#comment-5858 mocoNews Quick Hits 04.16.2010 — paidContent Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:33:33 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=557#comment-5858 [...] »  Verizon CTO Dick Lynch says LTE services will launch by the end of the year. [Sidecut Reports] [...] […] »  Verizon CTO Dick Lynch says LTE services will launch by the end of the year. [Sidecut Reports] […]

]]> http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/04/15/verizons-lynch-lte-going-live-in-q4/#comment-3379 Paul Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:57:58 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=557#comment-3379 @wisertwin I have to agree... surprised we haven't seen someone throw a WiMAX Skype phone out there. Why not give it a try? @wisertwin I have to agree… surprised we haven’t seen someone throw a WiMAX Skype phone out there. Why not give it a try?

]]> http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/04/15/verizons-lynch-lte-going-live-in-q4/#comment-3377 wisertwin Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:34:07 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=557#comment-3377 The biggest irony in this 4G "arms race" among wireless telcos is that regardless of who wins, the technology makes charging for BOTH voice AND data ridiculous. After all, voice will be just another type of data. SIP phones based on VoIP are already gaining popularity amount tech savvy users, even though the latency and speed in 3G network are less than perfect. Just imagine what happens when 4G reaches its potential. That means a big chunk of the telco's revenue stream will be gone for good. Better yet, users will get used to Sprint's unlimited data real fast---that is, no more data overage charges. The biggest irony in this 4G “arms race” among wireless telcos is that regardless of who wins, the technology makes charging for BOTH voice AND data ridiculous. After all, voice will be just another type of data. SIP phones based on VoIP are already gaining popularity amount tech savvy users, even though the latency and speed in 3G network are less than perfect. Just imagine what happens when 4G reaches its potential. That means a big chunk of the telco’s revenue stream will be gone for good. Better yet, users will get used to Sprint’s unlimited data real fast—that is, no more data overage charges.

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