What WiMAX Will Mean
Yesterday Sprint and Clearmobile announced that they will be teaming up with the support of Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner, and Brighthouse Networks to create a WiMAX network. WiMAX networks are greatly improved wireless data networks that promise to deliver at speeds far greater than even cable or DSL currently can. This will have a tremendous effect on just about every aspect of how we interact with the Internet. Suddenly Mobile Devices will be multi-media, internet kiosks, delivering everything from movies to social networks to phone calls. And add to that the enormous surge in users the Internet will see as greater numbers of people gain access through their mobile devices. In developing countries mobile access to the Internet will be the only point of access for millions of people who can’t afford a laptop or personal computer. This trend has already begun.
What WiMAX Will Mean for Next2Friends
A Live Broadcast from Mobile to Next2Friends
The exciting twist in this tale is that Mobile Social Networks like Next2Friends are sitting right at this crossroads. Fusing Mobile Technology with the Internet is easily the next chapter in the Internet’s biography and the promise of more robust networks will write this story. And here is why Next2Friends Live will thrive on a more robust network: Next2Friends Live is completely scalable. Unlike our competitors we do not utilize buffered streams. Our broadcasts are completely, totally and truly live from mobile. And as the amount of data the network can pass inflates, so does our video and audio quality. My Nokia N95 already can shoot 30 frames per second video, there is no reason that with a greater data pipeline on the scale that WiMAX is promising, Next2Friends Live can’t soon broadcast full 30 frames per second video with CD quality audio or greater. And then it’s anyone’s guess what comes after that…of course we have a few ideas:)
Real Life,
Real Time,
Real People,
Hans Erik
Content Marketing Director
Hans at Next2Friends dot com
