3G – Carlos Enrique

(Android G1) 3G’s main weakness: power usage

October 30, 2008 by ceo

Call it 3G’s weakness, its Achilles’ heel, or 3G’s worst enemy…. ==> Power consumption Ironic it is, having a 3G device, but forcing it to 2.5G, to have a usable handset over time… After a 1-day test running on EDGE vs. 3G/UMTS on my new Android G1, the battery did last much longer: the whole … Read more

Evolved EDGE

November 15, 2006 by ceo

Evolved EDGE has surfaced as an alternative to 3G – when the technology delivers 3G data rates using existing GSM spectrum licenses, it all sounds good. Maybe. Read Martin Sauter informative piece Evolved EDGE – The New Kid On the Block. I would like to add Cost and Timeframes as other factors to consider… would … Read more