Clearwire enjoys every bit of its WiMax extravaganza at the investors’ expense. Lately Intel and Google have written off more than $1.3 billion. Clearwire hasn’t blinked. It used to pitch WiMax as a mobile substitute of DSL. That never worked. Then it started claiming: WiMax is 4G and it will be better than the LTE of 3GPP camp. Noted. But now Clearwire has dropped the bomb – as par the agreement with Intel, it is not allowed to try LTE before November 2011. Knowing the fundamentals of technology is good. But being the fundamentalist of technology is bad, very bad. Nevertheless, Frost & Sullivan said, “With HSPA and LTE gaining momentum, it is now or never for WiMAX in APAC”. Don’t waste your weekend to figure out the fate of WiMax.
Abu Saeed Khan: Champion of Connectivity
Abu Saeed Khan has taken leave of us. We celebrate a life well-lived and mourn the loss of a valued friend and colleague.
Renowned Bangladeshi Telecom expert and LIRNEasia Senior Policy Fellow Abu Saeed Khan passes away
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Abu Saeed Khan, a renowned telecommunications expert, and Senior Policy Fellow at LIRNEasia. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
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