John Dooley

The speed and reliability of 3G networks will make all the difference in determining how readily consumers adopt new services. Yet, meeting lofty performance goals in next-generation networks has been anything but easy. Rethinking the wireless medium itself may be the answer. The past decade has been a period of unprecedented expansion in the wireless telecommunications industry. In the years since the introduction of 2G services, mobile voice and data access has rapidly evolved from a costly luxury enjoyed by a privileged few to a ubiquitous necessity that readily crosses demographic boundaries. Today, the effects of increased frequency allocation and provider competition have manifested themselves in a wireless market where soaring licensing and infrastructure costs routinely clash with the realities of an especially challenging commercial environment. Characteriz... (more)