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That's interesting to hear. I thought wimax equipment was too expensive
at this point for such a deployment scenario?!<br>
g-)<br>
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<div>GSM suppliers working on that already and implementing
softswitches in order to increase capacity and lower cost. However GSM
is circuit switched - not packet switched (except GPRS) and here is the
point cost can't really dropped.</div>
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<div>The way it will be more probably is that GSM CDMA might be used
in the furture in the suburbans and in metropolitan areas we will see a
WIMAX/VOIP scenario. This will result in a hybrid network for at least
a transitional period. We already experienced it with AMPS/TDMA to GSM
transition.</div>
<div>CDMA (spread spectrum) is almost dead because high cost and leck
of roaming capacity. WCDMA/UMTS (spread spectrum 3G) is very expencive
and hard to manage (in Europe the launch was delayed by 2 years because
hard and software problems). </div>
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<div>I recently started with a project (small scale) to setup such
WIMAX based networks. The aim is to develop a low cost
internet/phone network for rural communities in third world countries.
Anybody with routing experience who wants to join me on a professional
base is welcome.</div>
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<div>Regards Christian</div>
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