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What is WIMAX

A leading edge wireless technology - provides high-throughput broadband connections over long distances, providing to a larger addressable market. WiMAX, or 802.16 allows a much further reach than Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g). Coverage zone is up to a 50km range.

How WiMAX affects the businesses today?  

What businesses today are looking for is mobility. Companies are striving to make their businesses as mobile as possible. This will make sure that the companies have a wider area of business around the world. Thus, WiMAX can play a very big role in this age. WiMAX is fast and cheap when compared to normal dial-up and ADSL technology. The area of coverage is also wider that even rural area can be able to access the Internet through the means of WiMAX. More coverage means more people will be able to access the business through Internet, thus could result in a greater revenue for the businesses. Moreover it is convenient for people as they don't need any cables or wires to help them get connected to the Internet. WiMAX is a high-speed wireless broadband technology, so it does not require any wiring to be involved. This even helps the businesses to cut cost on cablings and wirings all over their premises for Internet access.

WIMAX VS 3G

Both are the newest and best technologies that can be found for broadband networks. But WiMAX is faster and cheaper when compared to 3G. According to Sprint Nextel, a company that also owns a 3G network, the WiMAX is even cheaper when compared to their own pricing.

Intel is also playing a major role in the development of WiMAX standards by incorporating WiMAX into their laptop processors. It is strongly believed that the next generation markets and businesses is all about mobility. That is why Intel is pushing for WiMAX to be installed in the laptops since most of the users are going for laptops, which clearly indicates there is a need for mobility. Intel notices that WiMAX shows a great potential of bringing high-speed broadband Internet access to homes and businesses no matter where they are.

3G broadband services are costly, so it clearlly loses out to WiMAX when it comes to pricing. But 3G has already been in existence for the past few years and has developed a market for itself, whereas WiMAX is just coming into play. Whether any of these two technologies will have the upper hand over the other, fact remains that WiMAX and 3G will certainly have effect on the broadband network for a long time.

WiMAX Fundamentals TM

Workshop Description:

This workshop is designed for students in non-technical or semi-technical job titles, who require a well-rounded tutorial on WiMAX applications, services, operations, architecture, and technology. It is an ideal foundation course for students who will be planning, financing, managing, marketing, selling, or supporting a WiMAX product or service.

WiMAX Fundamentals gives a two-day briefing on the key characteristics of the variety of networks which feature WiMAX standard equipment. Whether you are planning fixed or mobile services, or backhaul or access services, or Line of Sight or non-Line of- Sight services, this course can give you an appreciation of the opportunities, issues and obstacles to each application.

WiMAX Products

• Product types
• Base Stations: 802.16, 802.16e, dual mode
• Subscriber Stations: outdoor, indoor, PCMCIA, PDA,  laptop
• WiMAX Certification process
• Government regulation and spectrum licensing
• Global view