Cringely : On, Why WiMax /3G Won't work

posted by   prashant (299)   29 months ago (www.pbs.org)

Cringely says WiMax/3G is all hype. He adds "So we have two communication giants fighting over our data service, overbuilding infrastructure with no failover except for whackos like me with both cable and DSL connected through twin-WAN routers. Now WiMax will enter the fray and 3G cellular, too, though 3G will never even try to compete on price and WiMax will probably only pretend to. And don't forget Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) which will eventually be here with the odd characteristic of 100 percent market penetration, since every home has electricity and every home will get a smart electric meter that speaks only IP."