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Robert Syputa @robert ?

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  • Robert Syputa commented on the blog post Outsourcing Framework for Mobile Operators   5 days, 9 hours ago · View

    The phrasing might be ‘business framework’ that extends the concept of outsourcing for operators to building a flexible framework for conducting business. This should incorporate partnerships, new ventures/services incubators that seek out the best of breed innovations from open source development community and outsourced operations. The role of outsourcing will grow and shift to increasingly [...]

  • Robert Syputa commented on the blog post TD-LTE: The Next Frontier   1 month ago · View

    TD-LTE carries over more technology from WiMAX than from TD-SCDMA. To some extent, the endorsement by the Chinese of TD-LTE as an evolution of TD-SCDMA is a face-saving move due to the lack of international acceptance of the latter as the standard for next generation wireless networks. Despite some deployment in China, there has been [...]

  • ThumbnailOur attention focuses on recent and upcoming announcements that peg events for rapidly evolving next generation wireless competition.  From the view of the author, among the many events, the top two events that stand out most are: Sprint-Clearwire’s announcement of the HTC EVO Android 2.1, 4G WebPhone Qualcomm’s intent to bid on the India auction following April 9 th [...]

  • Robert Syputa commented on the blog post Digital Dividend for bridging Digital Divide   4 months ago · View

    I agree that this spectrum is a priority for regulatory changes and licensing. Among other factors to consider: 1. Over the course of the next 20 years of so, wireless will evolve to use multiple carriers across a wide range of now disparate spectrum. This is taken into account in ITU’s vision of IMT-Advanced. While [...]

  • Robert Syputa wrote a new blog post: What is the Difference Between WiMax and LTE ?   10 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    ThumbnailThe primary difference between LTE and WiMAX are the differences in upbringing: like close cousins, there are deep blood ties between the two standards, (similar frameworks of technology), but the ‘families’ that have raised them are different: different goals and different means.  But as each group has now prepared their standards to fulfill proposal requirements mandated [...]