Friday, July 10, 2009

Vodafone: LTE viable competitor to fixed broadband - FierceBroadbandWireless

Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology will be a viable competitor to fixed broadband links, said Professor Michael Walker, group R&D director with Vodafone at the Wireless 2.0 conference in the UK.

He noted that the 100 Mbps of FTTH (fiber to the home) is the same as the theoretical maximum throughput of LTE, with wireless Internet providing a better and richer experience. That statement may give some hints as to how Vodafone might position the technology in the market...