WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is the IEEE 802.16 standards-based wireless technology that provides MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) broadband connectivity. WiMAX is an Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems, also known as the IEEE WirelessMAN air interface. WiMAX-based systems can be used to transmit signals as far as 30 miles. So far,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: WiMAX
Wireless Broadband Network Rolls Across France
French vendor Altitude Telecom said Thursday it will launch a wireless broadband network across France using pre-WiMAX equipment from Alvarion Ltd. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Texas Instruments Is Unconvinced WiMax Will Replace DSL
Despite all of the hype surrounding WiMax, chip maker Texas Instruments remains unconvinced the technology will revolutionize the way that broadband Internet services are delivered to homes and offices, according to a company executive. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
Atmel Backs WiMAX
As part of its focus on the burgeoning broadband wireless market, Atmel Corp. today said it has joined the WiMAX Forum as a principal member, in order to help promote the interoperability and certification of broadband wireless products based on the IEEE 802.16 standard. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Targets 2005 For WiMax Roll Out
Intel Corp. has taken another baby step on its roadmap for broadband wireless chips, saying Tuesday that it is sampling its WiMAX chip to “strategic partners” in preparation for a wide-scale rollout in 2005. Via [eetuk.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Complexity Causing Problems
The complexity involved in adding mobility to the 802.16 WiMAX wide area networking standard has caught out some developers, according to one U.K. firm. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Has Valley Firms Reaching For Gold
Cellular changed the way we talk, and WiFi brought mobile computing to the masses. Now a new wireless technology called WiMax — Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access — is poised to cut the last set of cords binding businesses to the Internet. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Speakeasy Gets Wireless Funds From Intel
Broadband service provider Speakeasy has received an investment from Intel Communications Fund. The Intel investment will be used to fuel Speakeasy’s WiMAX (802.16) network endeavors. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Fujitsu Readies WiMAX SOC
Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. today said it is targeting early 2005 as the launch date for a single-chip WiMAX solution that integrates both PHY and MAC functionality. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Intel: WLAN, WiMAX Can Co-exist
WiMAX (world interoperability for microwave access), also known as IEEE 802.16, a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN) technology, will complement WLAN in the future, rather than squeeze it out of the market, according to Lin Long-song, president and general manager of the Intel Innovation Center in Taiwan, at a press conference on August 20. Via… Continue Reading
Startup Promises Pre-Standard WiMAX Mobility
A startup came out of stealth mode last week saying that it will offer wireless broadband systems based on the unratified 802.16e standard for mobile wireless broadband. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax: Coming Your Way Soon?
Research claims WiMax technology has a bright future, but BT says operators won’t be able to offer it without joining forces with each other. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
WiMax To Turbo Charge Alternative Carriers
A research note from Meta Group points to WiMax – just now becoming known as a broadband wireless standard that works over wide areas – as a way for some telcos to compete with incumbent local operators for voice services. It means they don’t have to use copper lines or voice over IP technology. Via… Continue Reading
WiMax Puts Citywide Wireless Broadband In Sight
Emerging broadband wireless technology gives users more room to roam. It offers flexibility, ease of use and built-in security. WiMax wants to be your wireless everything. With a line-of-sight range of up to 30 miles, WiMax is the next step in the evolution of the wireless local-area network concept of Wi-Fi, which has only a… Continue Reading
Extreme Wi-Fi
Take that wireless hot spot in the local java joint, jack it up on steroids and use it to connect an entire city full of computers. That, in short, is WiMax, a cutting-edge wireless technology that’s starting to prove its worth as a fast, cheap and easy networking option for businesses. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading