Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Comparing Verizon and Clearwire open developments

May 27, 2009

The WiMAX and LTE deployments pursued by Clearwire and Verizon are pivotal brew houses for the lon- fermenting mix of technologies and market factors of in-process 4G unified communications. Close on the heels of the introduction of Clearwire’s shell open development effort, Verizon launched their OpenDevelopment effort and device specification.

A lot of work still needs to be done: Clearwire’s site looks more like a shell for gathering ideas than a structure for innovation. Nonetheless, both Clearwire and Verizon are embarking on open access developments, the catalysts for creativity of both applications and new business methods that are needed to flesh out revenues for next generation networks...