today i read carefully - the statement mentioned they 'share spectrum' as well !!! not just share hardware infrastructure.

so next time we pick who offer cheapest plan among them (if confident to join this alliance).



This post has been edited by coolstore: Jul 17 2012, 08:58 PM

biz analyst lauded on the move redtone join maxis

now all eye on puncak semangat...

humble saying maybe... or in initial introduction phase, if such the speed forever, then no need run LTE in singapore, lol, hk far better with around 70mbps by LTE phone testing. 3g already can achieve 12mbps typical now...

or not all their LTE base station backed by fiber network?

This post has been edited by coolstore: Jul 23 2012, 11:40 PM

digi upgrading infrastructure throughout this year for LTE, so got problems. i also switch to umobile becoz of this reason, even phone call is degrading.

it is heard that telco can apply 'trial period' before official spectrum assigning date 1/1/2013, means near the end of this year, maybe october onwards, some telco can launch lte service, i think should be only some invited loyalty telco customers got chance to test them out.

then the telco can earn more through top-up plan

u know how lucrative of telecommunication biz is ...

hehe, telco won't allow that...

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Added on August 6, 2012, 1:15 pmnot quite accurate info.

any LTE modem with unlocked status and compatible LTE frequency band then can be used for local LTE. 2600MHz + 1800MHz. same with singapore. ipad/iphone with US LTE band then cannot use local LTE, run in 3G HSPA+ mode. btw, a LG LTE smartphone version now can support local LTE band as well.

some LTE modem now is even lower price than 3G mode only 42Mbps modem, particularly compared with the E372 rocket high price. we will wait see how much the 2nd hand resale value of E372 in 4 months later... some buying LTE modem now are not main concerned for LTE usage, but seeing a lower price of a 3G 42mbps instead.



This post has been edited by coolstore: Aug 6 2012, 01:15 PM

ya, more LTE products coming out towards this year end ... tablets... smartphone... (again a new market for them to sell again to (same) buyers when ppl upgrading their existing device)

next year may seeing new market trend that considering a smartphone without LTE support is just like buying a smartphone without 3G support now...

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Added on August 15, 2012, 11:46 amchange to other telco, if ur area covered by umobile, change to it - also competitive pricing and far better network performance (umobile also going to roam with maxis network october later)

This post has been edited by coolstore: Aug 15 2012, 11:46 AM

no worry, won't be simless like wimax devices. look at LTE modem/phone/tablet, already know simcard needed.

and would be all in 1 simcard - ie. if LTE network no in coverage, will auto switch to 3G. no need worry about this.

both 3G and LTE will stick together - (see our 3G network case- being running so long, still got ppl saying just getting EDGE signal). other countries also doing this way now.

and this is interesting part:

imagine u r the management of telco responsible of maximising 'value' for shareholders , not to get [replaced] should members not happy at agm, what would u do to maximising profits and keep company growing.. (hehe, then with this idea behind, u would probably know how telco will do)

similarly as streamyx vs unifi, as ppl claiming streamyx quality degrading due to (xxxxx), then ppl lean to sign up unifi fiber (get the idea?)


** btw, hotlink simcard now can use maxis 3g on usb dongle also? then i go get 1 try today - to help congest the network a bit **

This post has been edited by coolstore: Aug 16 2012, 01:22 PM

an optic shop boss told me that 'thanks to' these mobile tablets/smartphone with small screen & high resolution, causing ppl to always look closer to read words (less than 30cm range) and long hours stare at the screen watching movie/playing games, make his biz far better than last decade... LOL (eye drop need to be restock every week... new spectable biz also very good.. getting more children biz as their parent tend to buy them tablet to make them sit quietly...)

must avoid reflective screen ... matte screen + bigger size. and every hour a break and look at far subject - let the eye exercise.

i still remember an not long ago case from taiwan whereby a bz bizwomen no time to watch a tv drama series when it show on tv, so she bought the full dvd boxset and watch them over from 1st to last episod on 14" laptop (if not mistaken) in 1 day - no stop, keep watching - then 'BLIND' already... no joke!

maybe not to do with pricing...

that depends on how telco facilitate the plan, probably will have dedicated LTE+3G plan and 3G plan only separating. may or may not need to change simcard. device is definitely got to change for LTE support (modem/smartphone/tablet etc).

*noticing samsung galaxy SIII with LTE support appear in market already, right?

so better dont' commit to contract base plan now if planning to use LTE earlier next year.

updates:

the industry news that DiGi really will proceed with LTE trial @ 1800MHz at last quarter 2012 is pop up again in biz news section. postponed from Q3 to Q4.

maxis also supplied by huawei lte? then single RAN.

the risk of single RAN is once it is off service, all networks depends on it not available in that area at all, right?

i still remember last time celcom reported how many million money per year it loss to equipment thief (steal and sell to scrap metal dealer?)

yes, iphone5 quoted with LTE support, but is that US LTE band? hahaha... with LTE support in mind, apple really should make regional iphone5 version

so spotlight on the 1800Mhz, telco management definitely will look into this, they simply can't ignore iphone users and that market share. (how to bundle iphone5 with LTE plan then?)

digi with LTE 1800Mhz trial at Q4 2012, google it u will see a lot reports. (this also bring up again not long ago in biz report, although postponed from Q3 to Q4)

i always rely on biz section paper report rather than other source as those reporting are affecting company share price day to day, no play play, high accountability by biz news journalist, thus better reliability. all the time they has been talking about 2600MHz and 1800MHz of LTE locally, again, similar to neighbourhood singapore, roaming compatibility is serious biz.

digi really need to appreciate this golden opportunity now

and latest the scandal was surrounding whether huawei/zte build backdoor security loophole...