What is “mobile broadband” anyway? The FCC is seeking the public’s help to define and test these speeds to ensure acceptable service and competition among carriers.
Define “mobile broadband.” Chances are that you have a vague description of what mobile broadband should mean, but don’t know exactly how to define it. In fact, a recent study says most people don’t actually care about what 4G does, even though the term often sways consumers into buying into a device or brand due to the name.
Mobile broadband has been a marketing term, as much as “4G” is — thanks to the different prevailing standards like WiMax, LTE, HSPA+ and the like. Unlike wireline services, though, there is no formal and technical definition of mobile broadband at this time.
Given this seeming confusion, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants consumers to have definite information on what “mobile broadband” should be. This way, you won’t be hoodwinked by a carrier into subscribing to a “mobile broadband” service, even if this is limited, throttled down, or is in fact poor in terms of point-to-point speed or latency.
The FCC is therefore seeking to define what mobile broadband should mean, and is asking the public for help through its Mobile Broadband Services Testing and Measurement Program.
The program aims to create “comparisons and analyses that are valuable to consumers and spur competition among service providers.” The move has already been given a commitment by major wireless carriers and the CTIA an international association for wireless telecoms industry.
The meetings will be open to the public, and the FCC wants to have access to expert inputs, especially from the research and academic community. Seating is limited, though, so if these public meetings are your thing, you pencil in 1:30PM to 3:30PM Eastern on September 21. Do call or email ahead. Details are on the press release below.
SOURCES Engadget
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