Friday, May 13, 2011

New 4G Networks with Verizon, AT&T and Sprint = The Need to Review Your Antenna / Modem Options

With new 4G networks becoming available this year and moving forward, it is time to review and consider updated antenna solutions and modems for your current deployment. AT&T and Verizon are currently deploying their new LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G technology that operates in the 700 MHz spectrum. Sprint has and continues to deploy their WiMax technology through their partnership with Clearwire. This is a complementary network to Cellular/PCS, which means that the modem and network will determine the fastest network that is available, and seamlessly connect users.

DH Solutions has partnered with vendors such as Antenna Plus and Sierra Wireless to bring to market antennas and modems capable of utilizing this new technology. Having some of our staff living in a 4G (WiMax) area, we have seen how this effects data speeds and are happy to report that it is a definite improvement over the current 3G options. That is one of the real catches with the whole 4G situation; you have to be in a covered area for the benefits to be seen. For those of you lucky enough to be in a 4G area; now may be the time to start looking at your current fleet and gauge whether or not an upgrade is both warranted and beneficial to your business.

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