WiMAX is a wireless digital communications system intended for wireless networks. WiMAX can be used for wireless networking in much the same way as the more common WiFi protocol. WiMAX is a 2G protocol that allows efficient bandwidth use, interference avoidance, and is intended to allow higher data rates over longer distances. The WiMAX Forum offers testing manufacturer's equipment for compatibility. WiMAX will be THE term to describe wireless Internet access throughout the world.
WiMAX provides metropolitan area network (MAN) connectivity at speeds of up to 75 Mb/sec. WiMAX systems can be used to transmit signal as far as 30 miles. Wi-Fi is is primarily suited for coverage over small areas. A single base station can service around a thousand users effectively covering a whole campus or a small town. Analysts say that while Wi-Fi was designed primarily keeping local area networks in mind, WiMax has been designed for metropolitan area networks. As WiMax can support data ranges across miles, it is well suited for a country such as India where telecom infrastructure is poor and last mile access is expensive. This ability lets ISPs players offer broadband access directly to homes without worrying about the problems of installing the last mile through optic fibre or cables. WiMax is also a big boon for telecom companies as it enables these companies to serve customers in rural areas without spending billions installing expensive infrastructure for minimal returns.
Not only is it used for normal laptop and pcs it is also being used now for mobile internets. I came across an article in which ,Sprint Nextel has created a unique business model designed to foster the rapid deployment and adoption of mobile WiMAX technology in the United States and abroad. Sprint Nextel is expecting to invest $1 billion in 2007 and between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in 2008 relating to the 4G mobile broadband network. The WiMAX technology to be deployed in the network is expected to offer a cost-per-megabit and performance advantage that reflects a substantial improvement in the comparable costs for the current 3G mobile broadband offerings.
Commitments from Intel, Motorola and Samsung in the areas of market development, mobile WiMAX devices and other contributions to Sprint Nextel's core business are expected to accelerate Sprint Nextel's goal of deploying services and market adoption. Motorola and Samsung will also support Sprint's current and CDMA/EV-DO network technologies by creating multimode devices that will support services on both the 4G network and the 3G network in areas outside the planned 4G coverage, and will provide voice service using the core 3G network. The 4G broadband network will offer a complementary, high-bandwidth service driven by data centric devices.
Sprint Nextel's long-term goal is to have a broad range of mobile WiMAX-enabled chipsets and modules and an array of portable data and consumer electronics devices available from multiple vendors which work seamlessly among Sprint's network offerings. To that end, Sprint Nextel and other leading consumer electronic companies are planning to form a strategic marketing and product alliance for the purpose of introducing innovative consumer electronic devices and multimedia content solutions using Sprint's 4G mobile WiMAX network.
In a general meeting of the International Telecommunication Union held on the 19th October, the United Nations Telecommunications agency reached an agreement to approve WiMax as a global third-generation communication standard.
After several obligation, negotiation, and deliberation by several countries that wanted their application included, the UN agency finally endorsed the WiMax to be among the IMT-2000 standard for advanced mobile technologies.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) radiocommunication assembly in Geneva has included WiMAX-derived technology in the framework of its set of standards.
The ITU said this agreement paved the way for the deployment of a range of voice, data and multimedia services to both stationary and mobile devices.
Senator Coonan said the decision effectively endorsed WiMAX wireless broadband as a world-class high speed broadband service.
Dialog Broadband Networks (DBN) this week became the first in Sri Lanka to introduce Broadband Internet, powered by WiMAX technology.
WiMax is an acronym for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and it has the ability of delivering wireless broadband connections at speeds of 70MB a second over an area of 65KM, compared the current fixed-line broadband connections that have speeds of about 2MB per second.
This decision has opened door to many opportunities. In one sense, it means rural areas denied of fixed-line broadband connections due to its high cost will be benefiting from the high-speed internet access for mobile telecommunicating can now choose to use their franchise to provide WiMax services to customers in place of slower technologies.
Definitely, the endorsement of WiMax by UN will open way for many International Telecommunication Union member countries to devote resources in improving on services in that respect
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WiMAX provides metropolitan area network (MAN) connectivity at speeds of up to 75 Mb/sec. WiMAX systems can be used to transmit signal as far as 30 miles. Wi-Fi is is primarily suited for coverage over small areas. A single base station can service around a thousand users effectively covering a whole campus or a small town. Analysts say that while Wi-Fi was designed primarily keeping local area networks in mind, WiMax has been designed for metropolitan area networks. As WiMax can support data ranges across miles, it is well suited for a country such as India where telecom infrastructure is poor and last mile access is expensive. This ability lets ISPs players offer broadband access directly to homes without worrying about the problems of installing the last mile through optic fibre or cables. WiMax is also a big boon for telecom companies as it enables these companies to serve customers in rural areas without spending billions installing expensive infrastructure for minimal returns.
Not only is it used for normal laptop and pcs it is also being used now for mobile internets. I came across an article in which ,Sprint Nextel has created a unique business model designed to foster the rapid deployment and adoption of mobile WiMAX technology in the United States and abroad. Sprint Nextel is expecting to invest $1 billion in 2007 and between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in 2008 relating to the 4G mobile broadband network. The WiMAX technology to be deployed in the network is expected to offer a cost-per-megabit and performance advantage that reflects a substantial improvement in the comparable costs for the current 3G mobile broadband offerings.
Commitments from Intel, Motorola and Samsung in the areas of market development, mobile WiMAX devices and other contributions to Sprint Nextel's core business are expected to accelerate Sprint Nextel's goal of deploying services and market adoption. Motorola and Samsung will also support Sprint's current and CDMA/EV-DO network technologies by creating multimode devices that will support services on both the 4G network and the 3G network in areas outside the planned 4G coverage, and will provide voice service using the core 3G network. The 4G broadband network will offer a complementary, high-bandwidth service driven by data centric devices.
Sprint Nextel's long-term goal is to have a broad range of mobile WiMAX-enabled chipsets and modules and an array of portable data and consumer electronics devices available from multiple vendors which work seamlessly among Sprint's network offerings. To that end, Sprint Nextel and other leading consumer electronic companies are planning to form a strategic marketing and product alliance for the purpose of introducing innovative consumer electronic devices and multimedia content solutions using Sprint's 4G mobile WiMAX network.
In a general meeting of the International Telecommunication Union held on the 19th October, the United Nations Telecommunications agency reached an agreement to approve WiMax as a global third-generation communication standard.
After several obligation, negotiation, and deliberation by several countries that wanted their application included, the UN agency finally endorsed the WiMax to be among the IMT-2000 standard for advanced mobile technologies.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) radiocommunication assembly in Geneva has included WiMAX-derived technology in the framework of its set of standards.
The ITU said this agreement paved the way for the deployment of a range of voice, data and multimedia services to both stationary and mobile devices.
Senator Coonan said the decision effectively endorsed WiMAX wireless broadband as a world-class high speed broadband service.
Dialog Broadband Networks (DBN) this week became the first in Sri Lanka to introduce Broadband Internet, powered by WiMAX technology.
WiMax is an acronym for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and it has the ability of delivering wireless broadband connections at speeds of 70MB a second over an area of 65KM, compared the current fixed-line broadband connections that have speeds of about 2MB per second.
This decision has opened door to many opportunities. In one sense, it means rural areas denied of fixed-line broadband connections due to its high cost will be benefiting from the high-speed internet access for mobile telecommunicating can now choose to use their franchise to provide WiMax services to customers in place of slower technologies.
Definitely, the endorsement of WiMax by UN will open way for many International Telecommunication Union member countries to devote resources in improving on services in that respect
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