802.16 Gets Final IEEE Approval

faie · 06-25-2004, 10:23 PM

C/Net and ZD Net reported that IEEE has officially approve the 802.16-REVd/D5 (WiMax). However, products based on the finalized 802.16d standard are months away from the consumer market.

WiMax is designed to compensate for the range limitation of Wi-Fi, which cannot go beyond 100-300 feet. WiMax's range goes from 25 miles in a fixed network to 1-3 miles in a mobile (802.16e) configuration. It can use inexpensive base stations, utilizing an Ethernet (IP) backbone which is unlike the proprietary cellular backend currently being used by WiFi access points. It can use licensed (2.6 & 3.5GHz) and unlicensed (2.4 & 5 GHz) bands.

Whether WiMax will deliver true DSL and cable modem competition remains to be seen.

Full story is at dailywireless.org

Colin Dunstan · 06-26-2004, 07:02 AM

Why would we need broadband wireless? I always thought that there was already enough "electronic smog" surrounding us.

Faie is right to mention it... from today's standpoint, I don't believe that WiMax will represent any true competition to neither DSL nor cable modem.

06-25-2004, 10:23 PM	#1
faie Member Posts: 10 Karma: 30 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Malaysia Device: TH55/T610	802.16 Gets Final IEEE Approval C/Net and ZD Net reported that IEEE has officially approve the 802.16-REVd/D5 (WiMax). However, products based on the finalized 802.16d standard are months away from the consumer market. WiMax is designed to compensate for the range limitation of Wi-Fi, which cannot go beyond 100-300 feet. WiMax's range goes from 25 miles in a fixed network to 1-3 miles in a mobile (802.16e) configuration. It can use inexpensive base stations, utilizing an Ethernet (IP) backbone which is unlike the proprietary cellular backend currently being used by WiFi access points. It can use licensed (2.6 & 3.5GHz) and unlicensed (2.4 & 5 GHz) bands. Whether WiMax will deliver true DSL and cable modem competition remains to be seen. Full story is at dailywireless.org

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06-26-2004, 07:02 AM	#2
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Why would we need broadband wireless? I always thought that there was already enough "electronic smog" surrounding us. Faie is right to mention it... from today's standpoint, I don't believe that WiMax will represent any true competition to neither DSL nor cable modem.

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