Mr. Nick Hamilton-Piercy

GLG News by Mr. Nick Hamilton-Piercy, Independent Consultant

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Continued comment on WiMAX from one associated with the current roll-out of WiMAX

December 17, 2007

Analysis of:The Road To WiMAX | www.businessweek.com

WiMAX is another "tetherless" tool not a panacea for data/video delivery. HSDPA rather than WiMAX is better suited to true "mobile" applications.

WiMAX is Great but a bit too late!

October 3, 2006

Analysis of:Goodbye Wi-Fi: wireless signals get maximized | money.cnn.com

WiMAX enables rich mobile broadband experienced but too late for cellular carriers.

 EV-DO & HSDPA are expensive implementations for far less broadband capability.

Switched Digital Video Provides Very Cost Effective Last Mile Cable Capacity

September 13, 2006

Analysis of:Cable Industry May Need to Spend Heavily on Broadband Upgrades | online.wsj.com

Cable Industry can achieve near limitless downstream capacity at moderate costs.

Delivering video programming has highest bandwidth demand and best provided by hybrid multicasting/unicasting

Cable data services of 20Mbps or greater can be provided today without significant Industry CAPEX

Right on Target:Not such a grim tale for MSOs

August 25, 2006

Analysis of:Right on Target:CATV MSOs Have no Choice | news.glgroup.com

High bandwidth demands drive CATV MSOs to revise their network architectures.
Substantal increases in bandwidth achieved at minimal CAPEX
Within a decade broadband networks (CATV & Telco) will look essentially similar.

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