Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Metcalfe on Broadband
Bob Metcalfe, founder of Ethernet and 3Com, states, "I'm rooting for the cable companies against the ILECs," he says. "That's just because I have this long-term grudge with the ILEC monopolies." "I'm not an expert on regulation but I'm pretty sure allowing AT&T to re-form -- allowing all the RBOCs to buy each other and re-form -- is probably a really bad idea. I don't know how we're letting that happen." WiMax could be the salvation of broadband, Metcalfe adds, not for its inherent coolness but because it would upset the status quo enough to squeeze progress out of telephone, cable, and wireless operators. "The mobile guys will be attacked, the wireline LECs will be attacked, and the cable companies will be attacked by WiMax -- and I’m really looking forward to that," he says.
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