aLL aBOUT "wimax" tECHNOLOGY


WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a wireless broadband technology, which supports point to multi-point (PMP) broadband wireless access.


Range :  The IEEE wireless standard has a range of up to 30 miles, and can deliver broadband at around 75 megabits per second. This is theoretically, 20 times faster than a commercially available wireless broadband.


Application :  WiMax can be used for wireless networking like the popular WiFi. WiMax, a second-generation protocol, allows higher data rates over longer distances, efficient use of bandwidth, and avoids interference almost to a minimum. WiMax can be termed partially a successor to the Wi-Fi protocol, which is measured in feet, and works, over shorter distances.



 

As we learnt in the previous pages, that WiMax was formed to complement Bluetooth and WiFi technologies, let us look at the differences in each of these:






Parameters           WiMax                WLAN              Bluetooth


Frequency            2 ~V 11 GHz      2.4 GHz            Varies


Range                 ~31 miles            ~100 metres      ~10 metres


Data Transfer      70mbps             55mbps               55mbps
Rate


Users                 1000s                  > 10                  > 10


COMPARE THE SPEED....COMPARE THE WIMAX