Thanks to the eponymous Robert Berger for this updated price/performance comparison. Much of the rest of the world has had Massive Symmetric Bandwidth for years; the U.S. is falling farther and farther behind.
Second generation, Wave 2-ready device improves performance while reducing service provider network investments and support costs
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Building on its well-established lead as the premier supplier of WiMAX infrastructure and CPE products to network operators around the world, Motorola, Inc., (NYSE:MOT) today introduced the Motorola wi4 WiMAX CPEo 450. This new outdoor CPE has integrated VoIP for simplicity, reliability and enhanced transmit and receive capabilities for extended range and increased throughput. The CPEo 450 will be on display at Motorola’s stand (Hall 8, A159) during Mobile World Congress 2009.
Built from the ground up for hassle-free installations, the CPEo 450 incorporates design features that minimize the time, effort and cost of bringing broadband and voice service to new subscriber locations. The outdoor WiMAX CPE integrates VoIP functionality directly into the unit – a unique feature that eliminates the need for multiple boxes, providing a reliable, compact and cost-effective solution. Other features that improve total cost of ownership for operators include integrated pole mounting brackets for convenience in installation, visual signal quality indicators for reliable device orientation, and a new high-performance antenna and radio design for interference mitigation and increased service coverage.
The Motorola wi4 WiMAX CPEo 450 is WiMAX Forum(R) Wave 2 ready and will be commercially available for shipments beginning in Q2 2009 for the 3.5 GHz band with support for 5, 7, and 10 MHz channel bandwidths.
“The CPEo 450 offers best-in-class performance with both voice and data capabilities in a compact outdoor form factor that is easy to install and reduces support costs,” said Charles Riggle, senior director of strategy and business development, WiMAX devices, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. “Motorola’s CPEo 450 demonstrates once again that a superior performing CPE provides greater wireless coverage, increased throughput and network capacity, and higher service availability. These attributes translate into lower capex and operating cost for carriers, a faster ROI, lower churn and greater customer satisfaction.”
The CPEo 450 consists of an outdoor subscriber unit with integrated antennas and an indoor power adaptor incorporating an RJ45 Ethernet port and two RJ11 voice ports. All network configuration parameters come pre-loaded. When turned on, the network will automatically detect the CPEo 450 and perform all necessary authentication processes, allowing subscribers to immediately begin using voice and data services.
The CPEo 450, with highly sensitive receivers and cross-polarized antennas, achieves higher throughput further from an access point potentially reducing network infrastructure costs for operators. Motorola’s unique advanced power management design enhances system performance in outdoor installations typically used by remote and small enterprise customers where optimized speed and range are essential.
Motorola, a global leader in mobile WiMAX, has 25 contracts for commercial WiMAX systems with customers in 20 countries and has shipped more than 6,600 3-sector and 4-sector access points and hundreds of thousands of CPEs and USB broadband modems. Motorola’s WiMAX business for contract deployments, trials and other customer engagements covers 49 countries worldwide.
For more information on Motorola’s WiMAX solutions, please visit: http://www.motorola.com/wimax
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I live in Saratoga, CA, part of “High Tech” Silicon Valley. And my neighborhood STILL does NOT have ANY broadband services. None! (I don’t count unreliable wireless with less than 1Mbps for more than $100/month a viable consumer broadband offering).
Worldwide [broadband] speed tests don’t even have the US in the top 10.
I’m ashamed to admit, I just don’t think I’d have the energy to do it all over again.
Tech Policy in the Next Administration « The Guidewire
Tech Policy Central: If you were to name one tech policy area where you’d like to see greater federal government involvement, what would it be?
Chris Shipley: Broadband digital infrastructure is critical to the economic competitiveness of the United States. And, as importantly, it bridges the divide in the U.S. between those who have and those who have not. Access to information is and will continue to be a tremendously valuable currency. Investment in universal access to [symmetric] broadband infrastructure is an investment in a wide array of health and human services, including education, anti-poverty programs, public safety, crime prevention and the like.
Shocking, huh? And so totally unexpected. Yeah, I know.
Just got this email. Haven’t even read it yet, but from the gobbledy gook double-speak here, I suspect this can’t be good. As promised since the mid 1990′s, without an Open Access network, incumbent monopolists are free to tell YOU what you should or shouldn’t, can or can’t do with the Raw Bandwidth you pay for. Instead of increasing capacity, they are squelching usage and innovation; particularly, RIGHT AT THE POINT IN TIME when person-to-person HD-quality video is becoming a very practical reality. This is a pathetic and tragic outcome to a battle and war that should not have been lost, but was. I’m almost physically ill over this inexcusable final outcome of the Residential Information Infrastructure wars. In Tron-speak, strike another up for the MCP.
Comcast is committed to providing you with the best online experience possible.
One of the ways we do that is by managing the leading fiber optic network in the nation to ensure it is fast, safe and reliable. As part of our ongoing efforts to continuously improve the quality of our service, we are switching to a new network congestion management technique by the end of the year. It is focused on managing network congestion only when and where it may occur. It will also replace the current technique and will help ensure that all of our customers receive their fair share of network resources.
What does this mean for you? Probably nothing. We ran five market trials of this technique over the summer and found that less than one percent of customers were affected. So, the vast majority of customers will not notice any change to their Internet experience as a result of this new technique. During the times of busiest network use (which could occur at any hour, depending on your neighborhood), those very few extraordinarily heavy users – who are doing things like conducting multiple and continuous large file transfers – may experience slightly longer response times for some online activities until the period of network congestion ends.
As we transition to this new technique, we have amended our Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) and posted it on the Comcast.net Web site. For links to the amended AUP, as well as answers to Frequently Asked Questions and more information about this new technique or our network management efforts in general, please visit our Network Management Policy page at: www.comcast.net/networkmanagement.
Thank you again for choosing Comcast as your high-speed Internet provider.
Meet the New News, same as the Old News.
Kristina De Nike of Jiwire.com talks about the best way to share your wi-fi with your friends and neighbors…
Light Reading’s Cable Digital News reporting:
[FCC Chairman] Kevin Martin said yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that the FCC would investigate complaints that the cable company actively blocks certain types of peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic running across its network: “We’re going to investigate and make sure that no consumer is being blocked from a particular type of access in a discriminatory way.”
Be sure to add this one to the list.
What’s the point? Just get a 42″ or 108″ or whatever LCD and connect it to your slingbox-equipped laptop. DONE. Google, Panasonic to Launch Internet TVs.
While we’ve been TALKING about this, Meraki has been BUILDING IT.
Outstanding.
Our plug-and-play solution makes it easy to extend the reach of your Internet connection to every corner of your neighborhood. Our custom setup utility makes configuration a breeze and our repeaters are simple to install – all you have to do is plug them in.
In Sandoval County – Life begins @ 100Mbit/s 
eter Cochrane
