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Welcome to WiMAX Review
WiMAX Review provides broadband wireless access technology related news and resources
to industry professionals and wireless decision makers.
WiMAX is defined as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access by the WiMAX Forum,
formed in June 2001 to promote conformance and interoperability of the IEEE 802.16 standard,
officially known as WirelessMAN. The Forum describes WiMAX as "a standards-based technology
enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL".
WiMAX is the term used to describe the IEEE 802.16 standard,
in a similar way that the term Wi-Fi describes the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standard.
However, WiMAX is very different from Wi-Fi in the way it works.
The WiMAX specification provides symmetrical bandwidth over many miles and range with stronger encryption
(TDES or AES) and typically less interference. Wi-Fi is short range (hundreds of feet) has WEP or WPA encryption
and suffers from interference as in metropolitan areas where there are many users.
Wi-Fi Hotspots are typically backhauled over ADSL in most coffee shops therefore Wi-Fi access is typically
highly contended and has poor upload speeds between the router and the internet.
It provides connectivity between network endpoints without the need for direct line of sight.
WiMAX Review provides continuously updated WiMAX related news articles, WiMAX event and
conference information, as well as access to numerous WiMAX resources including books,
research papers, and reports.
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WiMAX Forum President to Retire At the End of the Month
The WiMAX Forum has announced that its Presdient, Mr. Ronald J. Resnick is retiring from the job at the end of this month. Declan Byrne will take up the role of Acting President in the meantime. Declan Byrne joined the WiMAX Forum in 2010 as the Senior ...
Is WiMAX 2 ITU nod too little, too late?
The next generation of mobile broadband officially has been standardized, and it may come as a surprise to some that WiMAX still has a role to play, at least according to the International Telecommunications Union. The ITU has approved its IMT ...
Cisco rolls more routers for smart grids
Data is sent back to utility substations over optional 2G, 3G or WiMax links. The routers were designed to work over wired or wireless IPv6 networks with Itron's Openway smart meter system as part of a partnership the two companies announced last year.
Greenpacket Launches Cutting-Edge Wireless Router that Compliments WiMAX Devices Worldwide
2012-01-26 08:15:23 - The WN makes it possible to extend connectivity of 4G and wireline broadband networks. It is portable and a convenient wireless solution, featuring a blend of USB and Ethernet port allowing users to plug in a WiMAX USB dongle or wired ...
Austin Technology Incubator Graduates Seven Wireless Companies Including Axelo, Famigo, GameSalad, Nitero, RFMicron, Unwired Nation and Wimax.com
Tonight, at a special graduation and alumni event, the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), a not-for-profit part of the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin (UT), will graduate 21 companies. Of those 21, seven companies were part of ATI's ...
Panasonic offers wireless broadband service to connect its products
Panasonic said its aptly named "WiMAX Service" will work with its wired TVs, audio equipment, refrigerators and washing machines, as well as future offerings in home energy management, health care and security. While electronics makers are pumping out more ...
Take Your Wi-Fi Broadband Router On The Road
Next-gen mobile broadband/networking solutions provider Greenpacket is marketing a portable Wi-Fi router dubbed WN Wi-Fi Network Extender, featuring a blend of USB and Ethernet ports that allow users to plug in a WiMAX USB dongle or wired ADSL ...
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