Here’s some interesting data that folks at Gizmodo did, speed testing of WiMAX versus 3G EVDO on various different locations in Portland.

I think it’s clear that WiMAX can be 10 times faster than 3G EVDO but we still will need to see more antennas and better coverage to be near where Korea and Japan are.

I am still complaining though, why is USA still 3+ years behind WiMAX when Korea and Japan has been enjoying perfect coverage?  Lol, I will let you ponder on that, not your fault, the big, evil telecommunication company’s fault.

Like most carriers, Clearwire takes advantage the many tall cell towers that line the highway, meaning you get WiMax’s sick bandwidth pretty much unbroken as you fly down the road at 60 or 70 miles per hour. In the following video—in 90 quick seconds—you’ll see the following:
• Speakeasy speedtest showing roughly 13Mbps at 60 miles per hour
• Skype voice call (sorry we didn’t do a video conference)
• Slingbox video that’s being uploaded via WiMax at Clearwire’s office, and downloaded via WiMax in the car
• Hulu, where we load up and begin watching a full-screen episode of The Daily Show, at 70 miles per hour

via gizmodo

Tags: 3 years, bandwidth, cell towers, daily show, evdo, fly, japan, korea, miles per hour, speakeasy speedtest, speed tests, telecommunication company, uploaded, video conference, wimax

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