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A new study by Instat indicates a growing interest in WiMax in Asia Pacific. According to the analyst firm, WiMax will become a $4.3 billion market in the region by 2011, a big leap from the 2006 level of $106.4 million. In-Stat analyst Victor Liu said “no Asia Pacific service provider can ignore WiMax … Providers need either to evaluate the possibility of adding WiMax to their existing services portfolio, or to assess the competitive pressure from other WiMax service providers.” The study shows that deployments of WiMax networks are being undertaken in 13 countries, including India, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Via [vnunet.com]

Ofcom is studying a proposal to increase power limits for the 2.4GHz band and for fixed wireless links in the 5.8GHz lightly licensed band. The U.K. regulator is leaning towards raising the limit to 10W from 100mW in both spectra. Its sentiment ensued from an Ofcom-commissioned study, which found no issue against moving forward with plans to boost WiFi power levels. The organization is now asking for opinion on several options — allowing the increased power (a) everywhere, (b) only in rural areas with location awareness to reduce interference, or (c) anywhere except in large and major urban conurbations, with a registration scheme — under the plan.
Via [techworld.com]