What Is WiMax?

Wireless and broadband are considered driving forces behind modern internet. To deliver high speed broadband internet over a wireless connection, WiMax standard combines both wireless and broadband. It is an effective solution for broadband in homes and in places like college campuses, small communities and airports for creating wireless “hot spots”.

WiMax is based upon IEEE 802.16 Air Interface Standard. WiMax is considered to be the most effective method for carriers to provide broadband services to locations where setting up wireless connections are either costly or extremely difficult because WiMax delivers point to multipoint architecture. WiMax can also be used in rural or backward areas where high speed lines are not yet available. A WiMax connection can also be connected or routed to wireless or wired LAN (Local Area Network).

WiMax provides an efficient solution in areas where it is difficult to setup broadband. As compared to other technologies, WiMax does not require a direct line of sight between the sender and the end point. The service range of WiMax is 50 kilometers. Up to 70Mbps of shared data rate is provided by WiMax which is enough for thousand homes that require high speed broadband.

WiMax provides greater range and is more bandwidth efficient as compared to a similar wireless technology called WiFi. WiMax can be used in laptops to give users more mobility and can be used to provide connectivity to entire cities.

WiMax as cellphones, needs a tower which is connected to internet and the tower is further connected to standard wired connection like a T3 line. WiMax uses a microwave link to establish a connection whereas in case of traditional ISP (Internet Service Provider), the bandwidth is divided among customers with the help of a wired connection.

Significant amount of manpower can be saved in order to install WiMax as it does not cable dependent to connect each point and within a couple of days WiMax can be installed in a campus or a community.

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