Should Stimulus Dollars Fund 3G Deployment?
October 7, 2009
Should broadband stimulus funding go to third generation wireless? Cause 4G and LTE are just around the corner, right? We may not be able to afford to invest in lagging edge technology, in networks that may be duplicative, or in networks that may not be financially self-sustaining. Calling 3G a "lagging edge technology" might be a little extreme as it is providing true value today and should continue to do so for another couple of years, but even still it's hard to get excited about investing taxpayer dollars in technology that's going to arguably be outdated not long after it's deployed.
Should Stimulus Dollars Fund 3G Deployment?