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WiMax to make it as a 'last-mile' broadband tech?

News WiMax could be used as a 'last mile' substitute tech for DSL broadband by 47 million people within five years, says a new report by analyst Juniper Research. Click here for all there is on wireless, from email to WiMax.

Tags: dsl, broadband, wimax

[01 Apr 2008]

WiMax Is Coming, and It's Going to Be Big

whitepaper WiMax, an evolving standard for point-to-multipoint wireless networking, is poised to do for the last mile of broadband what Wi-Fi has done for the last 100 feet of networking. Unlike other wireless technology standards, WiMax (Worldwide...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), wi fi, networking, mile

[10 Apr 2008]

WiMax WISP hits Warwick

News Pipex Wireless, the joint venture between Intel and ISP Pipex, is to set up its second deployment of WiMax in the UK. The number two rollout will take place in the city of Warwick, with the WISP (wireless ISP) working with National Grid Wireless...

Tags: pipex, pipex wireless, warwick, wimax

[18 Jan 2007]

Qualcomm: WiMax doesn't scare us

News Qualcomm has hit back at claims that the arrival of mobile WiMax will compromise the success of 3G. Jeff Belk, senior VP at Qualcomm, told silicon.com: "The WiMax guys are saying existing 3G is 'disruptive' in terms of performance.

Tags: qualcomm, wimax

[26 Oct 2005]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News WiMax could prove to be the winner in the 4G race against the long-term evolution of 3G, simply because the technology is here first. Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a panel discussion at this...

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

WiMAX at the Great Wall: Main Issues and Challenges in the Chinese Market

whitepaper This white paper introduces some of the main issues surrounding WiMAX in China. As operators, equipment makers as well as handset vendors are focusing their efforts on the 3G field, they cannot afford to invest in the R&D and commercialization of...

Tags: cellular equipment, china, wimax, vendors

[20 Sep 2007]

WiMAX - Unwiring the Last Mile

whitepaper As a standard-based technology WiMAX will serve as a wireless extension or alternative to cable and DSL for broadband access. Since WiMAX has been developed primarily for the best-effort transmission of larger data volumes at high speeds, it...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), cable, wimax, broadband access

[18 Jul 2007]

WiMax is hype, says Nokia

News The tech industry is getting overheated about the long-range broadband access technology WiMax, according to one Nokia exec. Markku Hollström, head of WiMax business programme at Nokia, said the technology had already been oversold: "WiMax is hype...

Tags: nokia, intel, 802.11, wimax

[13 Oct 2005]

Cheat Sheet: <strong>WiMax</strong>

Cheat Sheet: WiMax

Cheat Sheet WiMax? The WiMax cheerleaders are trying to find a way of fitting the service in to the already crowded microwave bands it's designed to use. WiMax is often described as super-powered Wi-Fi. So when can I can get me some of that WiMax?

Tags: nokia, intel, wimax

[12 Oct 2004]

WiMAX Forum Presents Unified Spectrum Front

whitepaper The WiMAX Forum announced it has created a regulatory working group to coordinate the forum? The mission of the group will be twofold: to push for the standardization across borders of spectrum already designated for broadband wireless and to find...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), spectrum, forum, deployment

[10 Apr 2008]

WiMax: All-conquering 3G killer or white elephant niche player?

News Wireless broadband technologies like WiMax and MobileFi could still end up winners - and possibly stymie 3G - even if the big mobile firms get cold feet over the tech, new research claims. Although some mobile operators are already dipping their...

[14 Dec 2004]

WiMAX Technology: LOS and NLOS Environments

whitepaper While many technologies currently available for fixed broadband wireless can only provide line of sight (LOS) coverage, the technology behind WiMAX has been optimized to provide excellent non line of sight (NLOS) coverage.

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, conditions, sight, coverage

[27 Jul 2007]

WiMax joins 3G fold

News WiMax has effectively been folded into 3G's future development, after the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) decision to include it in the IMT-2000 set of standards. Although WiMax and 3G have been battling it out as rival broadband...

Tags: itu, 3g, wimax

[22 Oct 2007]

QuickStudy: WiMax

whitepaper This paper explains QuickStudy: WiMax, which is the popular name of the 802.16 wireless metropolitan-area network standard that's currently being developed. WiMax, which will have a range of up to 31 miles, is primarily aimed at making broadband...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), digital subscriber line, name, limitations

[23 Jun 2004]

WiMAX Promises Breakthrough in Broadband Access

whitepaper A new wireless networking technology, called WiMAX, is poised to reshape the way that service providers offer broadband Internet access in the U.S.and other countries, holding out the promise that high-speed network services may take off in these...

Tags: broadband, range, wi fi, networking

[23 Jun 2004]

WiMAX Forum Establishes Working Group to Address Worldwide Regulatory Issues

whitepaper In an effort to create a regulatory environment favorable to the widespread global deployment of WiMAX Forum Certified systems, the WiMAX Forum has established a Regulatory Working Group (RWG). WiMAX friendly?

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), forum, wimax, wimax forum

[23 Jun 2004]

WiMAX, Portability, & Proprietary Market Analysis

whitepaper This paper is a bottom up look at the market and provides historical, current, and future trends for proprietary, WiMAX, and portable radios. It shows the cross over rate from proprietary radios to WiMAX, as well as the take-up rate for portable...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), rate, radios, cross

[23 Jun 2004]

Wimax 802.16 : New Radio Network Technology Ideal for Providing Wireless, Stationary, Nomadic, and Broadband Internet Access to Companies and Homes

whitepaper Siemens Mobile announced plans for a complete solution for WiMAX radio networks (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), expected to be available in the second half of 2005. Siemens has joined together with Intel and the WiMAX Forum...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), siemens, ieee, base

[20 Jun 2004]

Wi-Fi, WiMAX and 802.20: The Disruptive Potential of Wireless Broadband

whitepaper This paper talks about WiMAX, which has become the latest buzzword in the telecoms industry. However expectations about the potential of WiMAX are met, the combination of Wi-Fi, WiMAX and 802.20 will have a huge impact on the provisioning of...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), wi fi, wimax, tech

[19 Jun 2004]

Integration Solutions for the Communications Industry: WiMAX / WiFi Hotspot Usage Settlements Using XML Based IPDR and RADIUS

whitepaper This paper defines the business requirements for wholesale accounting and inter-operator settlement for 802.11 (WiFi) and 802.16 (WiMAX) wireless access services. That is, public accessible Wireless LAN access and IP-based services delivered over a...

Tags: wireless lan, accounting, service providers, wireless lan

[19 Jun 2004]

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