January 13, 2005

The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > For Wireless, the Beginnings of a Breakout

A neat primer on the third generation of wireless cellular technology soon to be available at high speeds in territories serving half of Verizon's voice customers. This is where we need to go. Now, I hope the price is right for consumers.

If it's priced right, it will beat WiFi hands down because of its ubiquity and data speeds.

"The introduction of broadband to the wireless consumer is no less important than the arrival of broadband in the wired Internet world; we will have hundreds of video updates available every single day," John Stratton, Verizon Wireless's chief marketing officer, said.

"For the business customer, especially the laptop guy, it's all about speed and ubiquity," Mr. Stratton added. "I think this really puts a hurt on the entire Wi-Fi concept for the business user."


Glenn Fleishman has a slightly different take on Verizon's statement and seems to be a big fan of SBC's strategy.

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