After 3G Mobile, is it HSDPA or WiMAX?
After the mixed fortunes of 3G mobile phones, the mobile phone industry is facing a tough choice on which technology to adopt for the next generation of internet-enabled handsets, according to a new short report from ReportBuyer.com.
New developments for giving mobile phone users internet access and ‘data throughput’ are following two conflicting routes. The Wi-Fi concept, WiMAX, originally made for computers is super fast at 70 Mbps while HSPDA (high speed downlink packet access), based on cellular phone technology, only offers 3.6 Mbps at best. Mobiles using HSPDA reach the market next year. But the WiMAX method will require huge investment in network infrastructure to achieve its target speeds on a widespread basis.
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